Alcohol
Health Risks
Underage Drinking
Binge Drinking
Drinking & Driving
100

Is produced by the fermentation of yeast, sugars, and starches.

Alcohol

100

This is when the stomach releases matter through the mouth from drinking too much. 

Vomiting

100

This is the legal drinking age in the United States.

21

100

According to the CDC, this type of drinking is the most common, costly and deadly pattern of excessive alcohol use in the United States.

Binge drinking

100

Every day, about 28 people in the United States die in these type of crashes.

Drunk Driving

200

The intoxicating ingredient found in beer, wine and liquor

Ethanol

200

Alcohol does this to perception and coordination.

Decreases

200

The state of Texas has this type of policy for under age drinking.

Zero Tolerance

200

4 plus drinks for this gender in 2 hours is considered binge drinking.

Women

200

A device that measures the amount of alcohol in a driver's breath. 

Breathalyzer

300

This means that it slows down brain functioning and neural activity 

Depressant

300

Develops as a  result of long term alcohol use, which causes sharp pains in your abdominal area and requires antibiotics.

Ulcer

300

A fine up to this amount is issued to a minor on their 1st offense of DUI.

$500

300

Men need this number of drinks in 2 hours to be considered binge drinking.

5

300

According to NHSTA, this type of driving is drunk driving.

Buzz driving

400

This type of alcohol use is responsible for more than 95,000 deaths per day.

Excessive

400

Long term alcohol use can cause permanent damage to this organ.

Brain

400

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a clinical diagnosis of this, or alcohol addiction. 

Alcoholism

400

Binge drinking can lead to this, which can be fatal.

Alcohol poisoning

400

Cameron County has this program that is a law enforcement policy that addresses driving while intoxicated.

No Refusal Policy

500

In 2019, the CDC reported that the number of deaths due to this alcoholic disease was 24,110.

Liver

500

A late stage of scarring of the liver due to excessive alcohol consumption.

Cirrhosis

500

True or False. There are other states where it is legal to drink under 21. 

False

500

Blood alcohol concentration needs to be 0.08g/dL or this to be considered binge drinking. 

Higher

500

It is also illegal to drive this while intoxicated in Texas, aka (BWI).

Boat