Short Term Effects
Long Term Effects
Underage Drinking Problems/Stats
Drinking and Driving
Drinking and violence
100
Alcohol is a __________ that slows down the function of the central nervous system
100
Teens who drink are more likely to be______ A) Successful B) Sexually Active C) Unhealthily Lose Weight D) None of the Above
What is B? (kidshealth.org)
100
True or False? Each day more than 300,000 people drink and drive, yet only 150,000 get arrested.
100
DUI stands for _____
100
True or False? A person that is intoxicated could become angry and aggressive.
200
People who have overused alcohol may, A) Lose Their Coordination B) Stagger C) Slur their Speech D) All of the above
200
Use of Alcohol greatly increases the risk of car crashes, _________, or suicides.
What is homicides? (kidshealth.org)
200
The average person metabolizes about _ drink(s) every hour.
200
Drinking and Driving puts ___ of people at risk A) 0% B) 25% C) 50% D) 100%
200
Each year about 1,600 homicides are the result of ________
What is Underage drinking? (http://abovetheinfluence.com/drugs/alcohol/)
300
True or False? People who drink are in complete control of their actions.
What is False? People who drink are never in complete control because drinking effects the decision center of the brain and slows down motor functions. (http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/alcohol-use.htm)
300
Alcohol travels through your bloodstream and causes damage to... A) Brain and Stomach B) Muscles C) Liver and Kidneys D) All of the Above
300
___ Percent of Convicted Drunk Drivers continue to drive on a suspended license. A) 50 to 75 B) 40 C) 0 D) 25 to 50
300
True or False? Two thirds of all 10th graders drink.
What is False? One Third of all 10th graders drink. (http://www.madd.org/statistics)
300
People who drank heavily in college were, A) Too drunk to be violent B) Less likely than occasional drinkers to be violent C) Completely Non- Violent D) None of the above
What is D? People who drink heavily are more likely to be violent than occasional or light drinkers. (http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/research/niaaa-research-highlights/its-all-timing-college-drinking-and-dating-violence-vary-men-and)
400
Drinking heavy amounts of alcohol at one time can lead to _________
400
True or False? Alcohol abuse can lead to heart failure.
What is True? (Glencoe Health Pg. 570)
400
About ____ of all drowning deaths among teen guys are related to alcohol use.
400
The legal limit for a person's Blood Alcohol Concentration is...
What is 0.08 percent? (Previous knowledge)
400
True or False? Teen alcohol use kills 4,700 people each year, more than all illegal drugs combined.
500
True or False? Teens who drink are more likely to become sexually active.
500
A long term effect of alcohol use can be high _____ pressure?
500
True or False? Drinking has no chance of leading to mental problems like depression and anxiety.
500
True or False? Males are more likely to drink and drive than females.
500
True or False? Many violent situations (homicide, suicide, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence) are the result of excessive violence.
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