Alcohol-Related Risks
TRUE OR FALSE: Alcohol makes it harder to think clearly and make good decisions, which can lead to problems like unwanted pregnancy, STIs, or involvement in a crime.
True
People who binge drink frequently are ten times more likely to drive drunk than non-bingers.
True
TRUE OR FALSE: I can sober up quickly by taking a cold shower or drinking coffee.
False: Nothing can speed up the process, not even drinking coffee, taking a cold shower, or "walking it off."
TRUE OR FALSE: There is no difference in size between the brain of a teen that has never drank alcohol and the brain of a teen who drinks heavily.
FALSE: The average difference between a brain of a teen that has never drank alcohol and the brain of a teen who drinks heavily is about 10%.
Beginning to drink before you are 15 years old: A. Will help you learn how to drink properly when you are older B. Greatly increases the chances you will develop a serious alcohol problem later on C. Make you seem more grown-up and sophisticated
B. Greatly increases the chances you will develop a serious alcohol problem later on.
People who start drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to become dependent on alcohol than people who start drinking later in life.
Approximately what percent of binge drinkers have blacked out as a result of drinking? A. 10% B. 20% C. 40%
40%
TRUE OR FALSE: Beer will not do permanent damage to the body.
FALSE: All forms of alcohol present risks for the mind and body. Large amounts of alcohol, in any form, can do damage to the brain, heart, liver, and stomach.
TRUE OR FALSE: Alcohol lowers brain function and change the ability to learn.
TRUE: Just a few years of heavy alcohol use by a young person can lower brain function and change the ability to learn.
Alcohol slows down all the major functions of the central nervous system, causes slurred speech, mental confusion, blurry vision, memory loss, coordination and poor muscle control. Which organ is alcohol impairing?
the brain
Approximately what percent of all binge drinkers have done something they later regretted as a result of drinking? A. 20 % B. 50% C. 80%
50%
TRUE OR FALSE: Adults and adolescents can have drinking problems.
TRUE: An alcohol addiction can happen to anyone. In fact, the younger a person starts drinking, the GREATER the RISK of addiction.
Are young brains or adult brains more vulnerable to changes that can lead to alcohol addiction?
YOUNG BRAIN--Forty percent of alcoholics began drinking before the age of 15, while only 10 percent began drinking at age 21 or 22.
Consuming too much alcohol at one time can lead to blackouts, comas or death. This is known as…
Alcohol poisoning
Define binge drinking for men and women (aka how many drinks qualify men/women as "binge drinking"?)/ Hint: it's a different number for men and women!
5 drinks for women and 4 drinks for men in a short period of time (usually 2-3 hours)
TRUE OR FALSE: It is much worse for a teenager to use drugs (ex: cocaine, ecstacy/molly, marijuana) than to drink alcohol.
FALSE: Both are dangerous substances! Alcohol is a drug. In fact, it is the most abused drug in our society.
Can brain damage from drugs be reversed? A. Yes, always B. No, never C. In some cases
C. IN SOME CASES--Over time, the damage the drug did to the brain may heal, though evidence suggests that teenage brains do not recover as fully as adult brains do.