ALCOHOL  INFORMATION QUIZ

Fight with Facts!

Use T for True and F for false.

Read and think about each statement.

_____ 1. Alcohol is the most widely used and abused drug by today's teens.

_____ 2. A person can die from alcohol poisoning.

_____ 3. Drinking and driving is the number one killer of teens.

_____ 4. Premarital sex is more common among teens who have been drinking.

_____ 5. The use of alcohol in college hinders many students.

_____ 6. All alcoholic beverages contain about the same amount of ethyl alcohol per serving.*

_____ 7. Drinking a variety of drinks does not make a person more intoxicated than drinking just                one kind of drink does.

_____ 8. There is no way to sober up a person quickly.

_____ 9. Alcohol will not make you smarter, a better athlete, popular, or successful.

_____10. A teenager can become an alcoholic.

All the items are true.  How did you score.  Read these facts so you will be accurately informed about a product that is fighting for your life.

1. Teens don't drink because they like the taste. They drink to get drunk. Binge drinking (five or more drinks in a short time) is drinking to get drunk.
2. More than 2.6 million students do not know that a person can die from an overdose of alcohol.
3. Alcohol-related traffic crashes are the number one killer of 16 to 24 year-olds. In 1992, more than 4,900 in this age group were killed in drinking and driving crashes.
4. High school students who drink are four times more likely to have had sexual intercourse and twice as likely to have had four or more sex partners. Sexually active teens who drink are less likely to use condoms. These behaviors increase the risk of HIV infection.
5. Alcohol use by college students is a factor in 40% of academic problems, 28% of dropouts, 80% of acts of vandalism, 90% of reported rapes on campus, and 95% of violent crime on campus.
6. Beer, wine, wine coolers, and whiskey contain about 0.6 ounces of alcohol by volume which is equivalent to 12 ounces of regular beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1 1/2 ounces of distilled spirits (80 proof).  This is the normal serving amount.    *Ice beers contain a much higher alcohol-content than regular beer. The alcohol content is deceptive because ice beers don't taste as strong.  If a person substitutes an ice beer (5.5% of alcohol by content) for beer (4.6% by content) a binge drinker would get 20% more alcohol from ice beer than regular beer.  Some ice beers have an alcohol content as high as 7% and may be packaged in quart containers, the equivalent of two servings.
7. The amount of intoxication is not determined by the kind of drink but by the amount of alcohol consumed.
8. Nothing has been found to sober up an individual more quickly - not a cold shower, coffee, exercise, fresh air, or anything else. It takes approximately one hour per drink for the body to rid itself of alcohol - a poison.  The metabolism is largely the responsibility of the liver.
9. If you believe any of these myths, think again.  The advertising propaganda of the alcohol industry has been successful!
10. There are about 4.5 million alcoholics between the ages of 12 and 20.  Those who begin drinking prior to age 21 can become alcoholics 10 times faster than if they wait until 21 for their first drink

Make a wise choice about alcohol Use these reasons to refuse.

``I want to be in control."

``I want to be a safe and responsible driver."

``I want to be someone my friends can count on."

``I don't want to get in trouble with - my parents, school, work, or the law."

``It's not for me."

``I have better things to do."

``No thanks."

``I'm in training."

``I've made a decision to leave alcohol out of my life."