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What is the legal drinking age in the US?
21 years old or older
What is BAC or BAL?
Blood Alcohol Concentration or Blood Alcohol Level
What are the three types of alcohol?
Beer, liquor, and wine
What does alcohol do to the brain?
Depresses it
Is it true that nearly 4 million Americans meet the criteria for alcohol use disorders?
FALSE!!! Nearly 14 million Americans meet the criteria for alcohol use disorders.
What is 1 serving of liquor?
1.5 oz.
Any chemical that causes a change in a person's behavior is called a what?
A drug
What are some symptoms of a hangover?
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating, extreme thirst/dehydration, dizziness, fatigue, loss of appetite, sensitivity to light and/or sound, headache, fast heart rate, sleepiness, irritability, etc.
What happens to a person body temperature after a few drinks?
It drops
Is it true that approximately 95,000 people die from alcohol related causes every year?
TRUE
What is 1 serving of beer?
What is occasional excessive drinking called?
Binge Drinking
What type of drug is alcohol?
A depressant
What does alcohol slow down?
What president had a distillery?
George Washinton
What is 1 serving of wine?
5 oz.
What is "proof" in alcohol?
Twice the percentage of alcohol by concentration.
What is the legal blood alcohol level limit in New York State?
Anyone of 0.08% or more is legally considered drunk or intoxicated.
How long does it take for the brain to start to react to alcohol?
Approximately 6 minutes.
67.5% Alcohol
1 serving
What is the life threatening disease, that damages the liver due to long term alcohol use?
Cirrhosis
What happens it you drink alcohol everyday?
Can cause fibrosis or scarring of the liver tissue, inflammation of the liver, liver failure, etc.
The liver breaks down alcohol and turns it into what 3 things?
Energy, water, and carbon dioxide
What alcohol is hardest on your body?
Red Wine, because most red wines tend to be unfiltered which results to be most damaging for you skin.