Drinking
The legal age to drink is...
21 Years Old
True or False: Alcohol is very safe and improves your health.
False: Alcohol is not safe and damages your health.
In a 1973 study, how many volunteers got drunk once a week?
20 volunteers
True or False: Hangovers can be cured with remedies and medicine.
False: They can only be cured with time, and can be prevented by limiting alcohol intake.
The 2 parts of the brain mainly affected by the consumption of alcohol are...
The Hippocampus and Prefrontal Lobe
The earlier you start drinking...
The more likely you are to have problems in the future
If someone offers you a drink at a party, what do you do?
Politely decline the drink.
True or False: Alcohol kills more people in the U.S. than opioids do.
True: Alcohol kills more than 140,000 Americans each year.
This is the molecule responsible for hangovers.
Ethanol (AKA Alcohol)
Alcohol can cause...
Slurred Speech, Poor Judgement, Confusion, Slowed Reaction Times, Worsened Motor Performance, Blurry Vision
Just because alcohol is legal doesn't mean it's...
Safe
True or False: It is possible to say NO to alcohol.
True: You don't have to be addicted. you just have to say NO.
During hangovers, these three things can be impaired.
Attention, Decision-Making, Muscle Coordination
Symptoms of dehydration include...
Thirst, Dry Mouth, Weakness, Lightheadedness, Headache
How does alcohol cause hangovers?
It slows down the communication between neural cells
If you get drunk, you should not do this.
Drive