Alcohol Warm-Up Quiz True or False 1. Alcohol can travel freely in the blood, but mixes only with water. F 2. Alcohol does not need to be digested in the small intestine. T 3. The liver can process only 1 oz. of alcohol per hour (1/2 oz pure alcohol) T 4. Alcohol is a stimulant. F 5. Alcohol makes you think you are warm, but you are really losing body heat. T
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Alcohol Warm-Up Quiz True or False
1. Alcohol can travel freely in the blood, but mixes only with water.
F 2. Alcohol does not need to be
digested in the small intestine.T
3. The liver can process only 1 oz. of alcohol per hour (1/2 oz pure alcohol)
T4. Alcohol is a stimulant.
F5. Alcohol makes you think you are
warm, but you are really losing body heat.
T
Warm-Up Quiz True or False
6. Alcohol affects the deeper brain centers that control emotions.
T7. Alcohol is a toxin that affects
the liver first.F
8. Formaldehyde forms when the body breaks down alcohol.
T9. FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome) is
the longest-term damage done to the fetus by alcohol.
T
•Estimated 14 million alcoholics in the United States. • And about 2 million are teenagers.•Definition of an alcoholic: •one who cannot not drink.
The Problems of Alcohol
Alcohol and Teens
Alcohol related car crashes are the #1 killer of teens
80% of high school teens have used alcohol
50% one drink in the last month
33% been drunk in the last month
Linked to suicide, fights, drop outs, family problems
What is Alcohol?
A liquid drug known as “ethanol”
It is a central nervous system depressant
It first acts as a stimulant (a buzz) and then slows the body down