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Facts about Alcohol
Influence and Peer Pressure
Legal Risk and Damage to Brain
Overdoses (and one question on risks of underaged drinking)
Other
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Are you more likely to become an alcoholic when you start drinking at an older age?
No, you have more of problem with alcohol if you start drinking at an early age
100
What is one way to avoid a high pressure situation?
1. Do not drive under the influence of any alcohol 2. Never be in a car with someone under the influence
100
What type of cells does alcohol kill?
Brain Cells
100
Do drinkers assume that they will pass out before drinking a fatal amount, yes or no?
Yes most do
100
Does gender have an affect on BAC?
Yes, males metabolism is more efficient
200
What type of drug is alcohol?
A depressant
200
What is one way to reject drinking alcohol?
Say NO with confidence
200
Do the cells that the alcohol damage usually grow back?
No they do not usually grow back.
200
What is an overdose?
Taking or drinking an excessive amount of a drug that leads to a coma or death is called an overdose
200
What is a hangover?
The after-affect of drinking too much alcohol.
300
What number out of 3 is alcohol associated with date rape?
2/3
300
What is one way that teens are pressured into drinking
1. To fit in 2. They believe that everybody else is drinking 3. To feel grown up and to prove they are 4. Curiosity
300
What happens to people who drink and drive? List one thing
Fines, Drivers license can be taken away, go to prison, and other consequences.
300
Does binge drinking affect teens or adults more?
Teens
300
Alcohol is involved in about _% of motor vehicle crashes
40%
400
What does a depressant do to your body?
A depressant is a drug that slows down your body's reactions
400
What is one reason teens do not drink?
Many teens do not drink because they may know people with drinking problems and do not want to end up like them
400
What happens to minors that are found with the possession of alcohol? List one.
1. Heavy Fines 2. Seized property
400
How long is it until alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream?
30-90 minutes after the drinkers last drink
400
What does intoxication cause? List one thing.
1.Decreases natural fears 2. Poor judgement and self-control
500
What is alcohol caused by? What is this called and what is the definition?
Fermentation-When microorganisms called yeast feed on the sugars in foods such malted grains, grapes, or berries.
500
What are all four reasons that we named that make teens drink?
1. To fit in 2. They believe that everyone else is drinking 3. To feel grown up and to prove that they are grown up by drinking alcohol 4. Curiosity
500
List two ways how alcohol damages your brain
1. Damages brain cells 2. Memory Loss 3. Worse ability to make sound judgement 4. Harder to concentrate
500
What are the two main risks of underaged drinking?
1. Being injured or killed in an accident 2. Long term brain damage or becoming a criminal
500
What are the three out of the four symptoms we named of a hangover?
1. Nausea 2. Upset Stomach 3. Headache 4. Sensitivity to noise