Alcohol

Alcohol Basics

100

Name 2 things that can change the affect alcohol has on an individual.

Body Size    Gender   Time Frame   Amount   Food  Medicine

200

What percentage of alcohol is in a standard beer?

5%

300

What type of drug is alcohol?

Depressant

400

Alcohol related birth defects?

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

500

What is the term for drinking a large amount of alcohol in a short period?

Binge Drinking

Alcohol & the Body

100

What organ is primarily responsible for processing alcohol?

Liver

200

What is the term for the percentage of alcohol in a person's bloodstream?

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

300

The first place alcohol is absorbed?

The mouth

400

Long-term alcohol use can lead to what liver disease?

Cirrhosis

500

Which body system does alcohol slow down, making it dangerous to drink and drive?

(Central) Nervous System

Could be anything

100

a progressive chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol.

Alcoholism

200

A dangerous condition when someone drinks excessive amounts of alcohol in a short period of time is known as

Alcohol Poisoning

300

Alcohol is a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in _______, _________, ________

fruits, vegetables, and grains.

400

Physically and mentally impaired by alcohol

Intoxicated

500

What is the only way to get alcohol out of your system?

 Time

Alcohol and the Law

100

The legal limit for someone 21 years or older?

.08

200

What is the term for laws that penalize minors who are caught with alcohol in their system while driving?
 

zero-tolerance laws?

300

The liver changes alcohol into water & ________?

Carbon Dioxide

400

What is the term for being caught with alcohol as a minor, even if you aren’t drinking it?
 

 Minor in Possession [MIP]?

500

What is one possible punishment for underage drinking?

 a fine, community service, or loss of driver's license

Your Best Guess

100

What percentage of high school students drink alcohol in the last 30 days?

22% - According to the CDC

200

How many people die from alcohol-related accidents each year?

2024 had more than 13,000 Deaths from Alcohol-Related Crashes for the Second Straight Year - MADD

Every day, about 37 people in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes — that's one person every 39 minutes.

300

What is one impact of alcohol can have on society?

How can it effect those around you?

• Economic costs: increased healthcare, lost productivity, and legal costs
• Health consequences: accidents, injuries, and violence connected to alcohol use
• Legal consequences: increased crime, drunk driving accidents, and other issues with law enforcement 
• Family effects: child abuse, neglect, intimate partner violence
• Educational costs: lower academic performance and achievement

400

Name an organization that works to prevent alcohol abuse.

• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) 

• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) 

• Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) 

500

What is the best way to avoid a hangover?

Don't drink alcohol