How Much Do You Really Know? Test Your Alcohol IQ How Much Do You Really Know? With permission from

What is your alcohol IQ? Less than 10% of students report getting into a car with someone who’s been drinking True False With permission from

FALSE Almost 1/4 of students in Ontario (28% females and 21% males) report that they’ve been a passenger with a driver who has been drinking With permission from

What is your alcohol IQ? Alcohol is the most commonly used drug among students from grades 7 to 12 True False With permission from

TRUE 55% of students report that they drink alcohol, compared to the next most popular drug - high caffeine energy drinks at 49% and 22% for cannabis With permission from

What is your alcohol IQ? Alcohol affects brain functioning the same in teens and adults True False With permission from

FALSE = Negative consequences Teen brains are different from adults because they are still developing + Not many past experiences to weigh consequences + Alcohol clouds judgement and lowers inhibitions + Tendency to take risks = Negative consequences With permission from

What is your alcohol IQ? Mixing alcohol with coffee or energy drinks will make a person more alert True False With permission from

FALSE + = Energy drinks contain caffeine & other stimulants Alcohol alert and wired groggy and slow + = Cocktail that’s cause for concern With permission from

What is your alcohol IQ? Mixing alcohol with pain killers poses a double risk True False With permission from

TRUE = The warnings on the over-the-counter medications are for real! Even riskier if mixing with prescription medication = With permission from

What is your alcohol IQ? Females metabolize alcohol differently than males, which means that they get drunk faster True False With permission from

TRUE Females generally have less body water than males, so the alcohol is less diluted when they drink As a result, females will feel the effect of the alcohol faster With permission from

What is your alcohol IQ? If a person drinks too much, then vomits, it means that the alcohol has left their system and they are okay True False With permission from

FALSE Drinking too much and too quickly results in vomiting (defense mechanism) Doesn’t always solve the problem: alcohol that is already absorbed can cause unconsciousness, coma or even death With permission from

What is your alcohol IQ? Binge drinking is defined as 8 or more drinks on one occasion True False With permission from

FALSE Binge drinking is actually having 5 or more drinks on one occasion Rates of binge drinking climb by grade, and reach peak in grade 12 With permission from

What is your alcohol IQ? 1/3 of students in grades 11 and 12 show some signs of not being able to stop drinking when they start True False With permission from

TRUE Hazardous drinking is when students find themselves drinking to the point where they can’t stop, where they have a hard time remembering what they did or where they were, due to the influence of alcohol With permission from

What is your alcohol IQ? Males are more likely to drink and drive True False With permission from

FALSE There is no difference in the % of males and females when it comes to drinking and driving With permission from

BE SMART WHEN IT COMES TO ALCOHOL You can choose not to drink More than 1/5 of grade 12 students don’t drink at all If you choose to drink, set yourself some rules to keep safe ALWAYS drink responsibly ALWAYS separate alcohol from medication ALWAYS plan your ride with a designated driver ALWAYS DRIVE SOBER With permission from