Underage Drinking/Stats
Drinking and Driving
Long Term Effects of Alcohol Use
Drinking and Violence
Drinking and Unplanned Pregnancy and Rape
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OVER 40% OF ALL 10TH GRADERS DRINK ALCOHOL.
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IN 2014, TWO TIMES AS MANY MALES WERE ARRESTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING AS FEMALES
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PEOPLE WHO BINGE DRINK THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE OVERWEIGHT AND HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE BY THE TIME THEY ARE 24.
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DEPENDING ON THE PERSON, INTOXICATION CAN MAKE SOMEONE VERY AGRESSIVE AND ANGRY.
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FERTILITY AWARENESS IS A RELIABLE WAY TO PREVENT PREGNANCY FOR MOST TEENS.
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THE LEGAL DRINKING AGE IS _____. A. 21 B. 20 C. 18
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DRIVING ______ THE ONLY MOTOR SKILL THAT'S IMPAIRED. A. IS B. ISN'T C. IS ALMOST ALWAYS
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_______ IS THE MOST LIFE-THREATENING CONSEQUENCE OF BINGE DRINKING. A. ALCOHOL POISONING B. A HANGOVER C. IMPAIRED JUDGEMENT
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ALCOHOL IS CREATED WHEN GRAINS, _____, OR VEGETABLES ARE FERMENTED. A. FRUITS B. YEASTS C. SEEDS
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THE PERSON WHO GETS RAPED IS ____ TO BLAME. A. ALWAYS B. HARD C. NOT
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OVER HALF OF 8TH GRADERS HAVE TRIED ALCOHOL.
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KIDS WHO START DRINKING YOUNG ARE SEVEN TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE IN AN ALCOHOL-RELATED CRASH.
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ALCOHOL CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE BRAIN AND BODY SHORTLY AFTER THE LAST DRINK HAS BEEN FINISHED.
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ONE STUDY FOUND THAT, IN JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL, TEENS WHO DRANK ALCOHOL BEFORE AGE 13 WERE MORE LIKELY TO BE BOTH VICTIMS AND ABUSERS WHEN IT COMES TO __________. A. DRUG ABUSE B. PHYSICAL DATING VIOLENCE C. SEXUAL ASSAULT
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UNINTENDED PREGNANCY MAINLY RESULTS FROM NOT USING _______.
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ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CENTER ON ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ALMOST _____ OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE TRIED ALCOHOL. A. 80% B. 30% C. 60%
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USE OF ALCOHOL GREATLY INCREASES THE CHANCE THAT A TEEN WILL BE INVOLVED IN A ________ HOMICIDE, OR SUIDIDE. A. SCHOOL PLAY B. CAR CRASH C. JAIL
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PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE DRINKING HEAVILY WELL TO ADULTHOOD RISK DAMAGING THEIR ORGANS, SUCH AS THE LIVER, HEART, AND ______. A. ARMS B. HAIR CELLS C. BRAIN
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TEENS WHO DRINK ARE MORE _____ TO GET INTO FIGHTS AND COMMIT CRIMES THAN THOSE WHO DON'T. A. UNLIKELY B. LIKELY C. PRESSURED
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______ TEENS WHO GET PREGNANT IN THE UNITED STATES DIDN'T PLAN ON IT. A. MOST B. VERY LITTLE C. ALL
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YOUTH WHO START DRINKING BEFORE AGE 15 ARE ___ TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE OR ABUSE LATER IN LIFE THAN THOSE WHO BEGIN DRINKING AT OR AFTER 21 YEARS.
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ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT CHECKPOINTS CONSISTENTLY REDUCE ALCOHOL-RELATED CRASHES, TYPICALLY BY ___. A. 9% B. 20% C. 15%
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BY _____ TOO MUCH, YOU CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF THESE SHORT- AND LONG- TERM HEALTH RISKS. A. DRINKING B. SMOKING C. NOT DRINKING
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12-OUNCES OF BEER HAS A ___ ALCOHOL CONTENT. A. 7% B. 10% C. 5%
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IN 2006, ___ OF PREGNANCIES WERE UNINTENDED. A. 49% B. 39% C. 53%