Drinking and Driving
Underage Drinking Problems/Stats
Drinking and Violence
Short Term Effects of Alcohol Use
Long Term Effects of Alcohol Use
100
An estimated 32% of fatal car crashes involve an intoxicated driver or pedestrian.
What is True? (https://ncadd.org/about-addiction/driving-while-impaired-alcohol-and-drugs)
100
By age ____, more than ___ percent of teens have had at least one drink. A. 18, 70 B. 13, 30 C. 14, 60 D. 12, 10
What is A. 18, 70? (http://www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov/families/facts/statistics.aspx)
100
Up to 86 percent of homicide offenders, 37 percent of assault offenders, 60 percent of sexual offenders, up to 57 percent of men and 27 percent of women involved in marital violence, and 13 percent of child abusers have used alcohol.
What is True? (http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa38.htm)
100
Anemia (loss of red blood cells) is not a short term effect.
What is False? Anemia is a short term effect. (http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/alcohol/short-term-long-term-effects.html)
100
__________ for men is drinking more than 8 units of alcohol – or about three pints of strong beer. For women, it’s drinking more than 6 units of alcohol, equivalent to two large glasses of wine.
What is Binge Drinking? (http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/alcohol/short-term-long-term-effects.html)
200
Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens, and about a quarter of those crashes involve an underage drinking driver.
What is True? (https://ncadd.org/about-addiction/driving-while-impaired-alcohol-and-drugs)
200
Approximately 1 percent of 12-year-olds say they have used alcohol at least once. By age 13 that number triples. And by age 15, approximately 20 percent have had at least one drink.
What is False? 10 percent of 12-year-olds say they drank it once, by age 13 it doubles, and by age 15 approximately 50 percent have had at least one drink.(http://www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov/families/facts/statistics.aspx)
200
In 2007, males were not as likely as females to report being physically abused by someone under the influence of alcohol.
What is False? Males where twice as likely to report being abused. (http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/rip/1-10/04.html)
200
Slurred speech is a short term effect.
What is True? (http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/alcohol/short-term-long-term-effects.html)
200
Drinking alcohol for long periods of time can cause ______ A. Family Problems B. Alcohol poisoning C. Liver Damage D. All of the Above
What is D. All of the Above (http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/alcohol/short-term-long-term-effects.html)
300
In 2012, ______ people admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol – that’s more than the population of _____. A. 3.8 million, Mississippi B. 31.2 million, New York C. 29.1 million, Texas D. 1.1 million, Delaware
What is C. 29.1 million, Texas? (https://ncadd.org/about-addiction/driving-while-impaired-alcohol-and-drugs)
300
Teens drink _____ often than adults. But when teens do drink, they drink _____ than adults.
What is less and more? (http://www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov/families/facts/statistics.aspx)
300
Males are more likely to be involved in incidents of physical abuse in ___ and _____ or in the street, whereas for females, these incidents are more likely to be in their own ____. A. Clubs, Home, Pubs B. Pubs, Clubs, Home C. Homes, Clubs, Pubs D. Pubs, Clubs, Work Places
What is B. Pubs, Clubs, and home? (http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/rip/1-10/04.html)
300
What do you call the memory loss periods which are caused by drinking? A. Blackouts B. Whiteouts C. Blank Space D. Nothing
What is A. Blackouts (http://www2.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/saywhen/know-the-facts/consequences-of-drinking-short-term-effects)
300
Drinking alcohol for a long period of time does not cause permanent brain damage.
What is False? Drinking alcohol for a long period of time will cause permanent brain damage. (http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/alcohol/short-term-long-term-effects.html)
400
Someone is injured in a drunk driving incident every ___ seconds.
What is 120 seconds? (https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-driving-under-influence)
400
According to the 2013 NSDUH, approximately 5.4 million people (about 14.2 percent) ages 12–20 engaged in binge drinking (15.8 percent of males and 12.4 percent of females).
What is True? (http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/special-populations-co-occurring-disorders/underage-drinking)
400
Alcohol-related assaults most commonly occur between __ pm and __ am on Friday and Saturday nights.
What is 9 and 3? (http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/rip/1-10/04.html)
400
It takes ___ bottle/s of alcohol to cause short term effects.
What is One? (http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/alcohol/short-term-long-term-effects.html)
400
Long term effects of alcohol can be: Nerve damage, Ulcers, Cancer of the mouth and throat, and Malnutrition.
What is True? (http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/alcohol/short-term-long-term-effects.html)
500
Between 10 to 50% of the people who have had their licenses revoked due to driving under the influence drive illegally without their license.
What is False? 50 to 75% of people drive illegally without their license. (https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-driving-under-influence)
500
According to the 2013 NSDUH, approximately 1.4 million people (about 3.7 percent) ages 12–20 engaged in heavy drinking (4.6 percent of males and 2.7 percent of females).
What is True? (http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/special-populations-co-occurring-disorders/underage-drinking)
500
There is a relationship between seasonal changes, calendar events and major sporting events and the rate of reported incidents of violence, which can in part be explained by the increased level of alcohol consumed on these days.
What is True? (http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/rip/1-10/04.html)
500
The effects you notice after drinking are due mainly to the action of alcohol in the central nervous system (CNS) where it affects the balance of neurotransmitters (chemicals that send messages between nerves)
What is True? (http://www2.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/saywhen/know-the-facts/consequences-of-drinking-short-term-effects)
500
Heavy drinking takes a toll on the liver, and can lead to a variety of problems and liver inflammations including: Steatosis (or fatty liver), Alcoholic hepatitis, Fibrosis, and Cirrhosis.
What is True? (http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/alcohols-effects-body)
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