Drinking and Driving
Underage Drinking Problems/stats
Binge Drinking and Alcohol Poisoning Problems
100
OVER 1.1 MILLION DRIVERS WERE ARRESTED IN 2014 FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR NARCOTICS
100
Although drinking by persons under the age of 21 is illegal, people aged 12 to 20 years drink 11% of all alcohol consumed in the United States
200
EVERY DAY IN AMERICA, ANOTHER ____ PEOPLE DIE AS A RESULT OF DRUNK DRIVING CRASHES A. 28 B. 29 C. 27 D. 21
200
Over ____ of all 10th graders drink alcohol. A.75% B.50% C.40% D.55%
200
About one in seven teens binge drinks, yet only __ in 100 parents believe his or her teen binge drinks. A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4
What is A?
300
____ TO ____ PERCENT OF CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS CONTINUE TO DRIVE ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE.
300
In 2010, there were approximately __________ emergency rooms visits by persons under age 21 for injuries and other conditions linked to alcohol.
400
In 2013, this many people reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs in the past year.
What is 9.9 million? http://www.madd.org/statistics/
400
This percent of youth aged 12 to 20 years drink alcohol and 13% reported binge drinking in the past 30 days.
500
This amount of all drivers who were killed in crashes and tested positive for drugs also had alcohol in their system.
What is almost half? http://www.madd.org/statistics/
500
Youth who start drinking before this age are six times more likely to develop alcohol dependence or abuse later in life than those who begin drinking at or after age 21 years.