The number of current alcohol users in America.
What is 138.5 million?
It is illegal for any person to operate a vehicle with a BAC of this amount.
What is .08%?
The two substances that account for the majority of deaths in the western world.
What are alcohol and tobacco?
What is Step Four?
The two diseases people who inject drugs are most at risk of contracting.
What are AIDS and hepatitis?
The number of Americans over the age of 12 that have a SUD.
What is over 20 million?
What is twice as likely or 50%?
The leading cause of PREVENTABLE death.
What is tobacco?
The leading cause of death for Americans under age 50.
What is a drug overdose?
The body part that absorbs alcohol fastest.
What are muscles?
The number of Americans who use illicit drugs.
What is 13.6 million?
Binge drinkers account for this percentage of the total cost of alcohol misuse.
What is 75%?
The addictive drug found in tobacco.
What is nicotine?
The chemical in the brain released by alcohol.
What is dopamine?
Name 3 signs of alcohol overdose.
What are vomiting, blacking out, passing out, cold/clammy skin, death, slurring, lack of muscle coordination?
The number of Americans classified as binge drinkers.
What is 61.6 million?
What is 5-10 minutes?
The most abused prescription drug.
What is oxycontin?
What is September?
What are emphysema, cancer of the esophagus, cancer of the larynx, etc?
For the best chance of staying sober, this is the minimum length of time a person should stay in treatment.
What is 90 days?
The amount of middle school students who currently smoke.
What is 10%?
Heroin is broadly classified as this.
What is an opiate or pain killer?
The mutual support program for those impacted by alcohol.
What is Al-Anon?
Excessive alcohol use can increase these.
What are risk of stroke, liver cirrhosis, alcoholic hepatitis, cancer, etc?