Show:
TRUE/FALSE
BASIC FACTS
ALCOHOL ABUSE
MYSTERY
100
True/False Most Meadowview Middle School students do NOT drink alcohol
TRUE. The majority of Meadowview Middle School students have NEVER tasted alcohol
100
The _____________ you are when you start drinking, the more likely you are to have a problem with alcohol.
YOUNGER
100
What is binge drinking?
IT IS WHEN SOMEONE DRINKS SEVERAL DRINKS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
100
What is the legal age to buy and consume alcohol?
21
200
True/False Alcohol only hurts the liver, it does not affect the brain
FALSE, ALCOHOL AFFECTS THE BRAIN JUST LIKE TOBACCO, MARIJUANA AND OTHER DRUGS.
200
Alcohol affects _____ organs in the body.
ALL organs can be damaged by alcohol abuse.
200
Name 2 side effects of years of excessive drinking.
STOMACH/INTESTINAL PROBLEMS LIVER DAMAGE WEIGHT GAIN HEART PROBLEMS BRAIN DAMAGE
200
What is the number one killer of teens?
ALCOHOL RELATED ACCIDENTS
300
True/False Illinois has the highest number of binge drinkers in the nation.
FALSE. WISCONSIN HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF BINGE DRINKERS IN THE NATION.
300
Does alcohol make you happy or sad?
SAD - ALCOHOL IS A DEPRESSENT
300
Binge drinking can lead to permanent brain damage, coma then death and can happen in less than _________?
ONE HOUR
300
Wisconsin has almost ___ times more bars that grocery stores
THREE TIMES
400
Agents 4 Change teach younger students about the harmful effects of alcohol?
What is True! We also teach about the harmful effects of tobacco!
400
Alcohol is the most widely used drug in __________.
AMERICA
400
How many people die every year from excessive alcohol use?
88,000
400
What percentage of Meadowview Middle school teens have never even had a sip of alcohol?
78% of Meadowview Middle School students have never had a sip of alcohol.