Alcohol 101
This is created naturally when sugars in grains, vegetables and fruits are fermented.
What is Alcohol?
This is the legal age to purchase alcohol and tobacco products in Texas.
What is 21 years old?
“I can’t. I have work tomorrow.”
“I don’t like the taste.”
“It’s just not for me.”
are all examples of…
What are ways to refuse alcohol, tobacco or other drugs?
You should never do anything you don’t want to do, including drinking alcohol.
Alcohol abuse can affect brain development and growth. The brain stops fully developing during this timeframe.
What is your mid-twenties?
It’s important not to drink alcohol if you’re younger than 21 years old because your brain is still developing and underage alcohol consumption can affect its development.
True or False: Athletic performance can be impacted by alcohol use
What is true?
Alcohol consumption can cause muscle cramps, decreased endurance level and a slowed reaction time.
True or False: The way your body reacts to alcohol is different between males and females.
What is true?
This organization regulates and monitors the supply and sale of alcohol in Texas.
What is Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission: TABC?
Not hesitating with your answer, looking directly at the person, and keeping your response short, clear and simple are examples of this.
What are strategies to successfully refuse peer pressure to use alcohol?
True or False: If I get into legal trouble due to substance use this can affect my decision to join the military
What is true?
In addition to legal consequences, illegal substance use can lead to disciplinary actions in your career.
BAC stands for this.
What is Blood Alcohol Concentration?
BAC is the amount of alcohol that is present in the bloodstream. Too much alcohol in your bloodstream is called alcohol poisoning and can even lead to death.
This organ that metabolizes, or breaks down, alcohol.
What is the liver?
True or False: Parents cannot be held legally responsible for providing alcohol to someone to under the age of 21.
What is false?
Parents can be held legally responsible for providing alcohol to someone under the age of 21 years old. Legal consequences can include: up to one year in jail and/or a $2,500 fine.
BADD, DD, MADD, and SADD
What is Bikers Against Drunk Driving, Designated Driver, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and Students Against Drunk Driving?
High blood pressure, stroke, irregular heartbeat and blood clots are heart related issues that can be caused by…
What is heavy, long-term alcohol consumption?
Alcohol reduces this stage of sleep the stage where dreams occur.
What is REM (Rapid Eye Movement)?
Disruptions in REM sleep may cause daytime drowsiness, poor concentration, and rob you of needed rest.
This is defined for males as drinking 5+ drinks in a two hour period and for females drinking 4+ drinks in a two hour period.
What is binge drinking?
Binge drinking can lead to alcohol poisoning.
True or False: Statewide Texas saw a total of 24,725 Crashes in 2019 due to DUI.
What is true?
CITE: According to the Texas Dept. of Transportation
Plan ahead to stay in control
What is "Know your no"?
Long-term alcohol use can have the following effects to this system in your body, which controls: balance and coordination, memory, sleep, nerves and behavior.
What is the Nervous System?
Approximately 1,519
What is the number of college students between the ages of 18 and 24 that die by alcohol poisoning each year?
CITE: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
True or False: The standard drink size for a Beer is 14oz
What is false? In the United States the standard size of a beer is 12oz.
True or False: You can only be charged with a DUI if your BAC level is 0.08 or above.
What is false?
You can be charged with DUI if an officer believes your driving is impaired even if your BAC level is below 0.08.
Keeping a non-alcoholic drink with you during the party is an example of...
What is a pre-planned response?
This way, whenever anyone tries to offer you a drink, you can say you already have one.
Severe scarring of the liver
What is cirrhosis ?
This serious condition can be caused by many forms of liver diseases and conditions, such as chronic alcoholism, or hepatitis.
The inability to make good decisions and inability to process information through asking “why,” “what” and “how” questions due to alcohol consumption is called this.
What is a lowered reasoning ability?