Alcohol is a drug.
What is True?
In the U.S., it is ___________ for a person under the age of 21 to consume alcohol.
What is Illegal?
In the U.S., it is illegal for anybody under what age to drink alcohol?
18
21
24
16
List three beverages which typically contain alcohol.
Beer
Wine
Spirits
mixed drinks
Drinkers of alcohol can feel the effects within a few minutes.
What is True
Teens might consume alcohol because of ________ pressure.
What is Peer?
Which of the following is a negative effect alcohol has on the brain?
Cirrhosis
Increased Urination
Slowed reaction time
high blood pressure
List three organs affected by long term alcohol abuse
Heart
Liver
Brain
one serving of wine has much more alcohol than one serving of beer.
What is false?
One of the long term effects of drinking alcohol is _________ loss.
What is memory?
Which of the following is not a form or alchol?
Beer
Wine
Dab
Mixed Drink
List the four factors that impact the affects of alcohol consumption on a person.
How much or how fast the alcohol is consumed
Size and Gender
Food in stomach
Other substances in body
The body will absorb alcohol faster if the stomach is full.
What is false?
________ down a drink raises the level of alcohol in the body.
What is gulping?
Which of the following factors impacts the affects of alcohol on a person?
Size
how fast a person drinks
Other substances in the body
all of the above
What are two possible results of drinking and driving?
Arrested
Car accident
Motor vehicle death
It is against the law to drive when intoxicated.
What is true?
Even one alcoholic beverage begins to impair ________ and can make driving unsafe.
What is the name of the illness characterized by a persons need to consume alcohol?
Alcohlism
Drug Abuse
THC
Blackouts
What are three signs that somebody might suffer from alcoholism?
Get drunk often
Drink Alone
Will not admit to how much they drink
Blackouts