Alcohol

Question 1

Females consuming 8 or more drinks in a week
Males consuming 15 or more drinks in a week

Answer 1

Heavy Drinking
(can lead to alcohol dependence)

Question 2

Percentage of alcohol in a person’s blood

Answer 2

Blood Alcohol Concentration

Question 3

Rule that results in punishment of young people caught driving with ANY level of alcohol in their system

Answer 3

Zero Tolerance Policy

Question 4

Process of completely stopping all alcohol use to remove the substance from the body

Answer 4

Detoxification

Question 5

Addictive drug that alters brain function and affects a person’s body, thinking, and behavior; known as a depressant

Answer 5

Alcohol

Question 6

Self-control that keeps people from taking dangerous risks

Answer 6

Inhibition

Question 7

Self-help program for people with an alcohol use disorder to help them change how they think about drinking

Answer 7

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

Question 8

Females consuming no more than 1 drink in a week
Males consuming no more than 2 drinks in a week
Also called “social drinking”:

Answer 8

Moderate Drinking

Question 9

Support group where young people who have loved ones with an alcohol use disorder come together to share their experiences and learn ways to cope with challenges

Answer 9

Alateen

Question 10

Support group where family members and friends who have loved ones with an alcohol use disorder come together to share their experiences, receive encouragement, and learn ways to cope with challenges

Answer 10

Al-anon Family Groups

Question 11

Females consuming 4 drinks on the same occasion
Males consuming 5 drinks on the same occasion

Answer 11

Binge Drinking

Question 12

Type of substance use disorder in which a person has an addiction to alcohol and continues to consume it despite negative health effects

Answer 12

Alcohol Use Disorder

Question 13

Encouraging a person’s unhealthy behaviors, either intentionally or unintentionally

Answer 13

Enabling

Question 14

Alcohol is a type of drug known as a ________

Answer 14

depressant

Question 15

For moderate drinking, how many alcoholic drinks can females and males consume on the same occassion?

Answer 15

Females - no more than 1
Males - no more than 2

Question 16

TRUE or FALSE
Drinking eight or more drinks in a week for females and 15 or more drinks per week for a male can lead a person to become dependent on alcohol

Answer 16

True

Question 17

A person with a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of ______ or above is considered intoxicated or drunk

Answer 17

0.08

Question 18

TRUE or FALSE
Alcohol affects and is associated with health issues in every organ and body system.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Describe some harmful effects of alcohol use disorder

Answer 19

Physical:
impaired vision
impaired balance
drowsiness

Mentally:
Reduced inhibition
Memory loss
difficulty concentrating

Question 20

What impact can self-medication have on anxiety or depression?

Answer 20

Self-medication can help for a bit, but the anxiety and depression won’t go away…It can actually worsen these mental health conditions.

Question 21

Developing and practicing _______ skills can help you say “no” when someone offers you alcohol.

Answer 21

Refusal skills

Question 22

What is the most obvious and effective government approach to prevent alcohol use among young people?

Answer 22

The legal drinking age is 21

Question 23

Name three effective treatment methods for an alcohol use disorder…

Answer 23

Support groups
Detoxification
Self-Management

Question 24

Is “enabling” a positive thing or negative thing?

Answer 24

Negative - unhealthy behaviors are being encouraged

Question 25

The most well-known and widely used support group for people with alcohol use disorder…

Answer 25

Alcoholics Anonymous

Question 26

What is the subgroup of Alcoholics Anonymous that helps young people come together to share their experiences of having been affected by someone else’s drinking?

Answer 26

Alateen