Alcoholics Anonymous
The only requirement for AA
What is the desire to stop drinking
The percentage of teens that drink before graduation
What is 75%
The definition of alcoholism
What is a long-term disorder that impairs health, career, job, and relationships
The organ that develops cirrhosis due to alcoholism
What is the liver
Although her sisters drink, this celebrity decides to abstain from alcohol
Who is Kim Kardashian
The number of steps involved in the AA program
What is 12
The current trend in teenage drinking
What is drink as much as possible as quickly as possible
The age under which the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 punished states allowing individuals to drink
What is age 21
The child is at a higher risk for developing this syndrome if the mother consumes alcohol during pregnancy
What is fetal alcohol syndrome
This celebrity, as a result of his alcohol abuse, was accused of making anti-Semitic comments, spousal battery, and abuse towards his girlfriend
Who is Mel Gibson
The year AA was founded
What is 1935
The average age of teen boys to first try alcohol
What is age 11
The year that prohibition went into effect nationwide in the U.S.
What is 1920
The part of the brain most affected by alcohol
What is the frontal lobe
This former first lady opened an alcohol abuse center
Who is Betty Ford
The name of the group for friends and family of alcoholics
What is Al-Anon/Alateen
The percentage of alcohol consumed by underage drinkers in the U.S. each year
What is 11.4%
The historical term describing the medical condition involving an uncontrollable craving for alcohol
What is dipsomania
Heavy drinking is associated with a three-fold increase in the risk of contracting this type of disease
What is sexually transmitted disease
This former singer, who refused to go to rehab, passed away from alcohol poisoning in 2011
Who is Amy Winehouse
The percentage of women in the total membership for AA
What is 35%
The number of emergency room visits by teens under age 21 for injuries and other conditions linked to alcohol reported in 2010
What is 189,000 cases
This Swedish physician coined the term "alcoholism"
Who is Magnus Huss
The two chemicals released in your brain when you drink causing slurred speech and feelings of pleasure
What are GABA and dopamine
This American musician/songwriter died from a respiratory arrest/asphyxia due to alcohol and barbiturate overdose in 1970
Who is Jimi Hendrix