ALCOHOL KNOWLEDGE SURVEY ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AS TRUE or FALSE ACCORDING TO YOUR CURRENT UNDERSTANDING (these 15 questions will serve as an outline for this first section)

1)Alcohol is a drug which acts upon the body as a depressant in the central nervous system (brain). True or False? 2) Alcohol is a stimulant to the central nervous system (brain). Alcohol survey questions 1-2

3)The reason drinking and driving can be dangerous is that alcohol prevents the brain from doing those normal functions required for driving? 4) The cerebrum is affected by alcohol first before other parts of the brain are affected? Alcohol survey questions 3-4

5) Drinking tends to make a person feel more self-confident even though his or her skills may be decreasing. Alcohol survey question 5

6) When people drink alcoholic beverages, they lose their muscular coordination before they lose their reasoning and judgmental abilities? Alcohol survey question 6

7)All the mental and physical abilities required to operate an automobile are affected if a person drinks enough? 8) Any person can become unconscious and even die from drinking too much? Alcohol survey questions 7-8

9) It takes at least 1 hour for the body to get rid of the effects of one can of beer? 10) There is no way to sober up quickly. Coffee, food, fresh air, exercise, or a cold shower will not help. Alcohol survey questions 9-10

11) If a person eats something before drinking, he or she won’t get drunk. Alcohol survey questions 11

13) How much a person drinks before driving should be their own decision. Alcohol survey questions ) The alcoholic causes most of the alcohol related fatalities on our roads and highways today.

14) If a friend is about to drive after drinking there is nothing you can do about it. 15) Teens should discuss the alcohol-driving problem with their parents and come to an agreement on what to do when problems arise. Alcohol survey questions These 15 questions will be considered as we cover various aspects of the drinking and driving problem.

Let’s begin with several facts about alcohol and driving…

ALCOHOL FACTS Alcohol is involved in about 40% of all fatal traffic crashes. It use to be over 50% …then declined …but now it is starting to increase again Alcohol is the #1 killer of teenagers and young people as a result of vehicle crashes and teenagers and young adults cause most of the alcohol related fatalities.

AGES Alcohol is the #1 killer of teenagers and young people as a result of vehicle crashes and teenagers and young adults cause most of the alcohol related fatalities Fatalities involving intoxicated drivers

CAN IT HAPPEN TO YOU ???

Inexperienced as drivers Inexperienced at drinking More susceptible to peer influences Teens drive in high risk situations - at night on weekends - at higher speeds Why are younger drivers involved in so many traffic collisions?

ALCOHOL FACTS Alcohol related crashes happen at all hours, but especially at night during weekends. Male drivers are three times more likely to be involved in a fatality than females. Statistically, most alcohol related fatalities occur after midnight on weekends and at holiday periods. When males drink they are are usually more aggressive drivers. Males are doing most of the driving during the high risk times. Many males are more susceptible to peer pressure to take chances and drive fast.

Review time…how much do you remember?

5) Many teens also drive at high-risk times, at night and on the weekends. They also have a tendency to drive:________ 2) True or False: Alcohol is the #2 killer of teenagers and young people as a result of vehicle crashes; and teenagers and young adults cause most of the alcohol related fatalities___________ 1) Alcohol is involved in about ______% of all fatal crashes. 3) Young people are involved in most alcohol related collisions because they are both inexperienced _________ and inexperienced __________ 4) Many teens are also susceptible to peer ___________

6) True or False: Statistically, most alcohol related fatalities occur after midnight on weekends and at holiday periods. _______ 8) When males, drink they are usually more _____________ drivers. 7) Females are three times more likely to be involved in a alcohol related fatality than males. True or False: ______ 9) True or False: If we do not take proper precautions, we increase the possibility of becoming a victim of a alcohol related crash. _______ 10) After what age, do alcohol-related crashes start declining? ________