Alcohol

Short term effects of alcohol use

100

In high doses of alcohol, the body is more relaxed and also has uncontrolled urination.

What is false? http://www2.courtinfo.ca.gov/stopteendui/teens/resources/substances/alcohol/short-and-long-term-effects.cfm low doses

200

a. when you are drunk, you have the ability to run up stairs and not injure yourself or others. b. when you are drunk you might have slurred speech and blurred vision. c. when you're drunk you may exhibit mood swings and extreme emotions d. you might have a faster heart rate.

What is true? http://mapi.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/saywhen/know-the-facts/consequences-of-drinking-short-term-effects B or C

300

When you drink in high doses, your cardiovascular system will... a. become inflamed, causing diarrhea. b. affect the production of all types of blood cells. c. disrupt a protein that keeps fluid out of lungs. d. cause irregular heartbeats.

What is the missing blank? http://mapi.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/saywhen/know-the-facts/consequences-of-drinking-short-term-effects D

400

People with mental illness use alcohol to avoid the positive side effects of medication.

What is false about the statement? http://mapi.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/saywhen/know-the-facts/consequences-of-drinking-alcohol-and-mental-health negative effects

500

slowing of the heart a. 15-20% b. 70-80% c. 10-15% d. 25-40%

At what percent of alcohol intake does slowing of the heart rate occur? https://www.alcoholrehabguide.org/alcohol/effects/ D

Long term effects of alcohol use

100

It causes unorganized sleep patterns and causes fetal alcohol syndrome in unborn children.

What is true? http://www2.courtinfo.ca.gov/stopteendui/teens/resources/substances/alcohol/short-and-long-term-effects.cfm fetal alcohol syndrome

200

drink for a long period of time (over the course of several days) a. you are fine, nothing will happen. b. you might feel sick a little bit, but otherwise you're fine. c. your brain will slowly start to erode away. d. after 3+ months your body will get used to it.

What is the most likely to happen should you drink for a long period of time (over the course of several days)? C

300

Long-term heavy alcohol use is a leading cause of Cardiac arrhythmia and osteoporosis.

What is true about this statement? http://mapi.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/saywhen/know-the-facts/consequences-of-drinking-short-term-effects http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155646.php cardiac arrhythmia

400

mixing alcohol and drugs a. they might become a little stronger but nothing too serious. b. increase the side effects of other drugs, such as increasing the risk of gastrointestinal damage after taking painkillers. c. will not effect the person at all. d. death.

What is the main problem with mixing alcohol and drugs? http://mapi.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/saywhen/know-the-facts/consequences-of-drinking-alcohol-and-other-drugs B

500

consequence of long-term drinking a. a lot of hangovers b. cardiomyopathy, stroke and sudden cardiac death. c. a slight irregular heartbeat. d. a little memory loss, but nothing too serious.

What is a consequence of long-term drinking? https://www.alcoholrehabguide.org/alcohol/effects/ B

Drinking & Violence

100

__ percent of alcohol users participate in child abuse. a. 20% b. 30% c. 13% d. 10%

What is the answer? https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa38.htm C

200

By impairing information processing, alcohol can also lead a person to misjudge social cues, thereby overreacting to a perceived threat. Simultaneously, a narrowing of attention may lead to an inaccurate assessment of the future risks of acting on an immediate violent impulse.

What is the reason a person gets violent while drunk? https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa38.htm

300

Research using real and mock alcoholic beverages shows that people who believe they have consumed alcohol begin to act... a. normally, as they have before. b. a little tipsy. c. aggressively, as if they were truly drunk. d. they will commit murder.

What is missing from this statement? https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa38.htm C

400

a child is raised in a home where alcohol is abused a. the child will grow up happy and learn to hate alcohol. b. they'll join a gang. c. violence, crime, and other behavioral problems by age 18 d. they will learn to act the way they have been treated.

What is most likely to happen if a child is raised in a home where alcohol is abused? https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa38.htm C

500

domestic violence a. the man/woman made their significant other angry. b. they had a few drinks and their morals were lose, they don't mean anything by it. c. decreased physical capacity, compromised decision-making and isolation in unsuitable settings. d. they might want to leave them.

What is one reason of domestic violence? http://www.ias.org.uk/uploads/pdf/Women/bs_alcohol_violence.pdf C

Drinking & unplanned pregnancies/rape

100

About 5% of pregnant women drink alcohol.

What is false about this statement? https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/womens-health.htm 10%

200

Binge drinking is a risk factor for sexual assault, especially among young women in college settings.

What is the number one reason a women is raped? https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/womens-health.htm

300

Alcohol-related expectancies that promote male aggressiveness, combined with the widespread perception of intoxicated women as sexually receptive and less able to defend themselves, could account for the association between drinking and date rape.

What is the main reason women who are intoxicated get raped the most? https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa38.htm

400

Excessive drinking increases a woman’s risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, and premature delivery.

How does drinking effect a women who is pregnant? https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/womens-health.htm

500

men are imprisoned for rape a. 40% b. 58% c. 67% d. 33%

What is the percent of men are imprisoned for rape? http://www.ias.org.uk/uploads/pdf/Women/bs_alcohol_violence.pdf B

Underage Drinking problems/stats

100

What percent teenagers in America consume alcohol? a. 20% b. 16% c. 13% d. 11%

What is the answer? https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/underage-drinking.htm D

200

A. Lowering the drinking age will encourage young people to be responsible consumers rather than drink at uncontrolled, private parties. B. More than 40 percent of individuals who start drinking before the age of 13 will develop alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence at some point in their lives.

What is false? http://www.madd.org/underage-drinking/why21/myths.html#responsibility A

300

students start to drink alcohol at an early age a. they will not be effected. b. they might start doing poor in a few classes but nothing too serious. c. higher risk for suicide and homicide. d. they'll start getting into fights, but they won't really do anything too rash.

What is the most likely to happen should students start to drink alcohol at an early age? https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/underage-drinking.htm C

400

Europeans let their kids drink at an early age, yet they do not have the alcohol-related problems we do.

What about this statement is false? http://www.madd.org/underage-drinking/why21/myths.html#responsibility

500

The law only makes youth want to drink because it’s a “forbidden fruit.” However, this enables responsibility and less likely to drink a lot in the future.

What is false? http://www.madd.org/underage-drinking/why21/myths.html#responsibility