Laws
True or False: You must be over 18 to purchase alcohol.
False: You must be over 19 to purchase alcohol.
Can alcohol cause vomiting?
Yes, alcohol can cause nausea and vomiting.
Drinking alcohol improves memory.
True: You can not drive when you are impaired by substances.
Do your reflexes improve when you are drinking alcohol?
No, your reflexes become impaired when you are drinking alcohol.
Can alcohol cause brain damage?
Yes, chronic alcohol use can cause brain and nerve damage.
As a server, can I serve someone who is intoxicated (drunk)?
NO! It is illegal to serve someone who is intoxicated.
True or False: Alcohol cannot alter your mood or speech.
False. Alcohol can affect your judgement, mood, thinking, speech, and memory.
True or False: Alcohol can give you liver disease?
True. Alcohol can also give you diseases of the stomach, digestive system, heart, and pancreas.
True: The police can pull you over at any time to demand a breathalyzer test.
True or False: When people are drinking alcohol, they are more likely to make poor decisions.
True, alcohol impairs judgement.
True or False: If you chronically drink alcohol, you are going to be more prone to illness.
True. People who drink alcohol chronically become prone to infections due to decreased immune system functioning.
False. Impaired driving occurs when you drive under any type of influence.
True or False: Drinking alcohol lowers your blood pressure.
False. Drinking Alcohol increases your blood pressure.
How many people are killed everyday (in Canada) from drunk driving accidents?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
According to MADD Canada, 4 people are killed in Ontario everyday from drunk driving accidents.