Alcohol Facts & Statistics
Drugs Facts & Statistics
True or False?
Long term/Short term effects
Bonus
100
21 years old
What is the legal drinking age?
100
Any substance which when absorbed into a living organism may affect one or more bodily functions
What is a drug?
100
There are less than 100 chemicals in tobacco
False Actually, there are over 4,000 (yes, four THOUSAND) chemicals found in tobacco products, 69 of which can cause cancer.
100
Nausea, vomiting, changes of blood pressure
short term effects of alcohol
100
having too many drinks in one sitting
What is binge drinking?
200
your bloodstream
When your drinking alcohol, where does it go?
200
exposure that causes disease and premature death in children and adults who do not smoke
What is second-hand smoke?
200
Marijuana can stay in your system for up to a month
True The active ingredient, THC, can absorb into organs, and slowly fades away
200
memory loss, nausea and constipation
short term effects of drugs
200
First group of people to use tobacco
Native Americans
300
a potentially fatal condition, which can be recognized by cold, clammy skin, erratic or shallow breathing, and an inability to be awakened
What is alcohol poisoning?
300
a habit-forming drug that may lead to the use of other addictive drugs
What is a gateway drug?
300
If it's a prescription drug, then it must be safe
False A drug is a drug!
300
respiratory problems, lung damage, and cancer
long term effects for drugs
300
the process of using yeast or bacteria to change the sugars in the food into alcohol
What are fermenting?
400
when alcohol causes changes in the brain
What is intoxication?
400
an excessive and dangerous dose of a drug
What is an overdose?
400
Alcohol is not a drug
False Alcohol is a substance that negatively affects the body's functions, making it a drug
400
Mouth, esophagus, throat, liver, and breast cancers
long term effects of alcohol
400
drinking even before going out to drink
What is pre-gaming?
500
4,700 teens
How many teens annually die from injuries involving underage drinking?
500
leading type of cancer death from smoking
What is lung cancer?
500
Alcohol is the most widely used drug America
True Just looking at young teens, about 65% have tried alcohol, as opposed to about 30% who have tried other drugs like marijuana.
500
increased risk of heart attacks, brain damage, death
long term effects of both drugs and alcohol
500
Scientific name for marijuana
What is cannabis?
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