Alcohol Facts
The type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages
What is ethanol?
The age at which you can first drink alcohol without breaking the law
What is 21?
The number of teens who are killed in the U.S. each day in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes
What is 11?
Physical and mental impairment resulting from the use of alcohol
What is intoxication?
This continues to rise, even after someone stops drinking or passes out
What is blood alcohol concentration (BAC)?
Periodic excessive drinking
What is binge drinking?
The leading cause of death among teens in the U.S.
What is driving while intoxicated?
The number of Americans who, in the past decade, have died in car crashes that resulted from alcohol use
What is a quarter of a million?
A series of painful physical and mental symptoms associated with recovery from an addictive substance
What is withdrawal
The repeated or excessive use of alcohol that continues despite negative physical, psychiatric, or social consequences.
What is alcoholism?
A dangerous toxic condition that occurs when a person drinks too much alcohol, leading to seizures, slowed breathing, hypothermia, coma and possibly death
What is alcohol poisoning?
A support group for people ages 12-20 whose parents, other family members, or friends have drinking problems
What is Alateen?
The ratio of legally drunk drivers to the total number of drivers on the road after midnight
What is 1:4?
A condition in which liver tissue is destroyed and replaced with useless scar tissue
What is cirrhosis?
Fat builds up and cannot be broken down, blocking the flow of blood to liver cells
What is fatty liver?
The group of psychoactive drugs that includes alcohol
What are depressants?
The approximate number of problem drinkers in the U.S. between the ages of 14-17
What is 5 million?
The percent of all teen-involved car crashes that are linked to alcohol
What is 85%?
The leading cause of intellectual disabilities in the U.S.?
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
From the stomach, alcohol moves to this organ, where it enters your bloodstream more slowly
What is small/large intestine?
Alcohol slows down this body system, impairing your judgment, coordination, and reaction time
What is central nervous system?
The odds that teen drivers are more likely to crash than adult drivers?
What is 4 times?
Every ________ (measurement of time), someone is killed in an alcohol related traffic accident
What is 30 minutes?
Long-term effects on this organ include Alzheimer's and stroke
What is the brain?
The process of learning to live an alcohol-free life
What is recovery?