Behind the Buzz
This organ is responsible for metabolizing 90% of the alcohol consumed.
What is the Liver?
Using one of these to buy alcohol when you are 21 can result in an automatic one-year suspension of your driver's license.
What is a Fake ID?
This is the phenomenon where a person remains conscious but has no memory of events while intoxicated.
What is a Blackout?
This is the standard "serving size" for a typical 5% ABV beer.
What is 12 fluid ounces?
This lung condition, often linked to vaping, is named after a buttery-flavored snack.
What is Popcorn Lung?
Alcohol is classified as this type of drug because it slows down the central nervous system.
What is a Depressant?
This is the legal term for driving while impaired by any substance, including prescription meds or marijuana.
What is DUI (Driving Under the Influence) or DWI (Driving While Impaired/Intoxicated)?
This term describes the dangerous practice of excessive alcohol consumption, like consuming five or more drinks in about two hours.
What is Binge Drinking?
This is the amount of time it takes, on average, for the body to process one standard drink.
What is one hour?
One standard vape pod can contain as much of this addictive chemical as an entire pack of 20 traditional cigarettes.
What is Nicotine?
This area of the brain, responsible for decision-making and impulse control, isn't fully developed until age 25.
What is the Prefrontal Cortex?
Even if a state has legalized this substance, it remains a federal crime to possess it on any federally-funded college campus.
What is Marijuana (or Cannabis)?
This "look-alike" drug is often secretly added to counterfeit pills and is 50-100 times stronger than morphine.
What is Fentanyl?
This life-threatening condition occurs when the BAC is so high that the brain's life-support functions shut down.
What is Alcohol Poisoning?
This popular brand of "pouch" placed between the lip and gum is often marketed as a "cleaner" alternative to vaping, but still remains highly-addictive and can lead to nicotine dependency in teens.
What are Zyns?
This specific measure of alcohol content is exactly double the percentage of alcohol in the bottle (e.g., 40% alcohol is 80 _____).
What is Proof?
Under "Zero Tolerance" laws, a minor can lose this privilege even if they weren't driving at the time of the citation.
What is a Driver's License?
This is the life-saving medication used to rapidly reverse an opioid overdose.
What is Narcan (Naloxone)?
This is the scientific term for the body needing more of a substance to achieve the same "high."
What is Tolerance?
This chemical "messenger" is released in the brain by nicotine, creating a cycle of craving and temporary reward.
What is Dopamine?
This is the specific type of alcohol found in beer, wine, and spirits (not to be confused with isopropyl).
What is Ethanol?
This law protects people who call 911 to report an overdose from being prosecuted for drug possession.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
Mixing alcohol with these types of prescription medications (often for ADHD) can mask alcohol’s effects, leading to a much higher risk of alcohol poisoning.
What are Stimulants (like Adderall or Ritalin)?
When a person is "blacked out," this specific part of the brain has stopped recording new long-term memories.
What is the Hippocampus?
This is the sticky, toxic substance formed when tobacco or vape liquids are heated and inhaled.
What is Tar?