If a person drinks too much, their vision may become....
blurry
100
What is the most common and abused drug in the United States?
Alcohol
100
In the United States, what is the legal drinking age?
21 years old
100
What does BAC stand for?
Blood Alcohol Content
100
What is the substance in tobacco that turns your lungs black?
Tar
200
True or False:
When a person drinks alcohol, their heart rate and blood pressure decrease.
False!
200
Fill in the blank:
More than _____ in 10 people who begin drinking before the age of 15 eventually become alcoholics.
4
200
Place the following types of alcohol in order from the lowest percentage of alcohol to the highest:
Wine (5 fl oz)
Beer (12 fl oz)
Hard liquor (1.5 fl oz)
Beer, Wine, Hard Liquor
200
A person's BAC is a measure of what?
The amount of alcohol in a persons bloodstream
200
Two part question:
1.What is the substance in tobacco that causes a person to become addicted to it?
2. What is the colorless, odorless, poisonous gas that is produced when a cigarette burns?
1. Nicotine
2. Carbon Monoxide
300
What is one short-term effect that alcohol has on the kidneys?
It causes the kidneys to produce more urine
300
Fill in the blank:
The use of tobacco is the single most ___________ cause of death in the U.S. today.
preventable
300
If a person drinks heavily over a long period of time, they may develop a disease of the liver. What is this disease called?
Cirrhosis
300
What are three signs someone may have been poisoned by alcohol?
Drinks excessively (4 or 5 drinks in one sitting)
Does not respond to being talked to or physical contact
Vomits while sleeping or passed out
Cannot remain standing
Won’t wake up
Has slow or irregular breathing
Has flushed or clammy skin
Drinks after using medications or other drugs
The body breaks down about 0.5-1 oz of alcohol per hour. Which organ in the body is responsible for breaking down alcohol?
The liver
400
Fill in the blank:
Almost ____% of all adult smokers began smoking before the age of 18.
90%
400
If you were being offered alcohol, what are 4 refusal skills that you could use to effectively say no?
Say no firmly
Repeat yourself
Suggest an alternative
Give an excuse
Give a personal reason
Reverse the pressure
Change the subject
Walk away
400
What are three things you should do if you think someone has overdosed on alcohol?
Call 911 for an ambulance
Keep victim from choking on vomit
Remain with the victim
Tell the medics how much the victim drank and symptoms
Don’t be embarrassed to go for help—A person who has passed out may die.
400
Secondhand smoke is a combination of what two types of smoke?
Sidestream and mainstream smoke
500
Alcohol is absorbed in the stomach. If someone was a heavy drinker for several years what effect might that have on their stomach? (two effects)
It may cause stomach cancer or ulcers
500
Fill in the blanks:
_____ in _____ (more than 443,000) deaths in the United States is tobacco-related
1 in 5
500
Alcohol is derived from the fermentation of sugars in what three food groups?
Fruits, vegetables, and grains
500
What are 4 factors that may affect a persons BAC?
Alcohol content, body weight and type, drinking time, fatigue, food, gender, medication.
500
In children, what are two complications that secondhand smoke has been associated with?
Sudden infant death syndrome
Ear infections
Asthma attacks