Short term effects of alcohol use
Drinking and Driving
Binge drinking and alcohol poisoning problems
Drinking and unplanned pregnancy and rape
Long term effects of alcohol use
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_________ alters a person's perceptions, emotions, movement, visions, and hearing.
100
True or False: A consequence for drinking and driving is a higher insurance rate or a cancelled insurance policy.
What is true? (Glencoe Health, pg. 579)
100
True or False: The most life-threatening consequence of binge drinking is alcohol poisoning.
100
FAS stands for ______________?
What is Fetal alcohol syndrome? Glencoe Health pg. 580
100
Alcohol poisoning is a ________ effect of using alcohol?
200
Alcohol is a _________, which means it slows the function of the central nervous system.
200
Almost ______ of all 10th graders drink alcohol. A. All B. 1/2 C. 2/3 D. 1/4
200
The heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time is known as _________?
200
True or False? The effects of FAS are both severe and long lasting.
What is true? Glencoe Health pg. 580
200
___________ is a long-term effect of alcohol use? A. Nerve damage B. Liver disease C. Increased family problems D. All of the above
300
Physical and ____ impairment begin after the first drink of alcohol and increase when more alcohol is consumed.
What is mental? (Glencoe Health, pg. 568)
300
DWI stands for _________?
What is driving while intoxicated? (Glencoe Health, pg. 579)
300
If you engage in binge drinking in high school, you are more likely to __________ by the time they are 24. A. be overweight B. have alcohol poisoning C. have high blood pressure D. A and C
300
About _____ of all pregnancies are unplanned. A. 25% B. 15% C. 30% D. 40%
300
Alcohol use can have long-term effects on a user's mental, physical, and __________ health.
What is physical? Glencoe Health pg. 569
400
Alcohol ______________ . A. slows reaction time B. impairs vision C. diminishes judgment D. All of the above
What is D. all of the above? (Glencoe Health, pg. 567)
400
True or False: BAC stands for blood alcohol concentration.
What is true? (Glencoe Health, pg. 578)
400
Excessive drinking can lead to difficulty concentrating, memory lapses, and ____________?
400
True or False: FAS is not one of the leading preventable causes of mental retardation.
What is false? Correct answer: FAS is one of the leading preventable causes of mental retardation. (True) Glencoe Health pg. 580
400
True or False: Increase in blood pressure, which may lead to a heart attack or stroke is a long-term effect of alcohol use.
What is true? Glencoe Health pg. 569
500
True or False: Body size, gender, food, rate of intake, amount, and medicine are all factors that influence alcohol's effects.
What is true? (Glencoe Health, pg. 567)
500
1/5 of all teen drivers involved in fatal car accidents have a blood alcohol concentration of _____ percent. A. 0.01 B. 0.03 C. 0.05 D. 0.08
What is A. 0.01? (Glencoe Health, pg. 578)
500
True or False: Some signs that someone may have alcohol poisoning include: - Extreme confusion - Inability to be awakened - Seizures - Vomiting
500
Infants born to mothers who drink during pregnancy are at risk of: A. Blood alcohol concentration B. Fetal alcohol syndrome C. alcohol abuse D. alcoholism
What is B. Fetal alcohol syndrome? Glencoe Health pg. 580
500
True or False: A long-term effect of drinking alcohol is swelling of the pancreas lining.
What is true? Glencoe Health pg. 570