Health Effects
List three health effects that can potentially result from alcohol consumption.
What is violence, liver problems, unintentional injuries, high blood pressure, some cancers, suicide, SIDS, etc.
What does BAC stand for?
What is Blood Alcohol Concentration
True or false: Beer or wine is safer to drink than liquor?
What is false; It’s the amount of alcohol that an individual consumes, not the type.
What is the age at which you can first drink alcohol without breaking the law?
What is 21
What is the legal BAC limit for operating a motor vehicle if you are over the age of 21?
Name one way alcohol affects the brain.
What is mood, behavior, concentration, coordination, black-outs, memory loss, slurred speech, etc
What is an alcohol craving?
What is a strong need or urge to drink
According to the CDC, 1 in ___ women have reported drinking while pregnant/may become pregnant.
What is 10
What classification of drug is alcohol?
What is a depressant
What are two ways that BAC can be measured?
What are a breathalyzer and a blood alcohol test
What organ is most affected from an overdose of alcohol?
What is the liver?
What is alcohol tolerance?
What is an individual's need to consume higher amounts of alcohol to experience the same effect
What drug is the most abused drug by minors?
What is alcohol
Which of the following is a standard drink: A. A full glass of wine B. 2 beers C. 1.5 ounces of 80 proof distilled liquor or spirits D. 11 ounces of malt liquor?
What is C. 1.5 ounces of 80 proof distilled liquor.
A standard drink is classified as 0.6 fluid ounces of alcohol. Examples are as follows: 5 ounces of wine, 12 ounces of beer, 8 ounces of malt liquor
True or false: About 1/3 of drunk driving accidents come from repeat offenders?
What is True; Individuals often repeat their actions, even if they do not hold a valid license.
Once alcohol is in the body, 20% of it will enter where?
What is the stomach
Name one organization that focuses on alcohol awareness
What is M.A.D.D., Alcoholics Anonymous, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Alcohol Awareness Council, or National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
How many drinks do males need to consume in a 2 hour time period to be considered binge drinking?
What is 5 or more
List 2 reasons why alcohol affects people differently.
What is age, gender, race, use of drugs, family history, amount of food consumed before drinking, physical condition, etc.
On average, someone is killed in a drunk driving accident every _____ minutes.
What is 53 minutes
True or false: When an individual has been drinking for a long period of time, it can take its toll on the liver of the person and may develop cirrhosis, which requires a liver transplant.
What is true
The ran-over-feeling you get the day after drinking is a ____?
What is a hangover
True or false: A woman will have a higher blood alcohol content after consuming the same amount of alcohol as a man.
What is True; Women absorb and metabolize alcohol differently than men.
Heavy drinking is defined as more than ___ drink(s) a day for men, and __ drink(s) a day for women on average.
What is 2 for men and 2 for women
Alcohol is the world's ____ largest risk factor for premature death, injury, disability, and loss of health.
What is 3rd