Facts and Statistics
_______________________ is one of the 5 most addictive substances.
What is alcohol?
Some people don't drink because they want to ____________________________ and not regret their actions later.
What is Stay in control?
Alcohol is a __________________ and can affect your emotional and mental health.
What is Depressant?
You can get the same kind of "high" from drugs, alcohol, exercise, art, and music.
What is FACT
True, but art, music, dance etc give people a natural high that also improves physical and mental health.
Alcohol's high wears off and leaves the person in a depressed state.
What does alcohol do to your vision?
What is Alcohol blurs your vision, making it harder to see?
Physical dependence is a type of __________________________ in which the body itself feels a direct need for a drug.
What is addiction?
Some people don't drink because they need to stay in shape for_____________________.
What is Sports?
Only ______________ rids the body of alcohol.
What is Time
There is more alcohol in a shot of liquor (like Vodka or Tequila) than in a glass of wine or can of beer.
What is MYTH?
A can of beer, a glass of wine and a shot of liquor contain the same amount of alcohal.
What does Alcohol do to messages that are being sent to the brain?
What is Blocks them?
How many drinks does it take for someone to reach the legal Blood Alcohol Limit?
A. 2-3 drinks
B. 4-5 drinks
C. 6-7 drinks
D. More than 7 drinks
What is B, 4-5 drinks?
Some people don't drink because it's ____________________________ and they don't want to get caught.
What is Illegal?
Mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy may give birth to infants with ________________ __________.
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or brain damage.
Binge drinking (drinking large amounts of alcohol in a short time) can cause someone to not remember what they did or said.
What is TRUE
Drinking large amount of alcohol can cause blackouts, erasing a person's memory of events.
Alcohol disrupts the parts of the brain responsible for memory and __________________________.
What is Problem-solving or Decision-making?
What percent of American adults DON'T drink alcohol?
A. 5 percent
B. 35 percent
C. 50 percent
D. 75 percent
What is B, 35 percent?
Some people don't drink because they don't want to look _________________________.
What is Stupid or Foolish?
Behavioral effects of drinking alcohol include __________________- and ___________________.
What is
-Fighting/arguing
-Talking too loudly
-Giggling/silliness at inappropriate times
-Foolish or obnoxious behavior
Someone who is addicted to alcohol will always be addicted to alcohol.
What are FACT
Drunk Driving Accounts for _____% of all traffic incidents
A. 5-10 percent
B.11-20 percent
C. 21-30 percent
D. More than 30 percent
What D. More than 30%
About 40% of drunk driving accidents involve drunbk driving.
What percent of high school students would approve of someone who drank regularly (daily)?
A. more than 75 percent
B. about 50 %
C. About 25%
D. Less than 20 %
What is D, less than 20 percent.
Only 13% of high school students said they would approve of someone who drinks regularly,
Some people don't drink because its against their _____________________ or _________________ values.
What is family or religious?
Drinking alcohol can cause people to take unhealthy ______________________, putting their own safety in jeopardy.
What is Risks?
Drinking alcohol can make people sleepy.
What is Fact...........
but the sleep is not restful and people tend to wake up feeling tired, grouchy and nervous.
Heavy drinking damages the heart muscle. List one of the heart conditions that can result from this?
What is Heart Attack or Stroke?