1. How many Americans drink? 70%

2. How many people killed in car wrecks are legally drunk? 43%

3. Is alcohol a drug? Yes, the most abused drug in our society!

4. What is the drug called? Ethyl alcohol or ethanol- There are many different kinds of alcohol and all of them are poisonous to man (propyl, methyl, etc.)

5. How is alcohol produced? It is produced during fermentation- Take yeast cells, a sugar source like grape juice, and water. The yeast eat the sugar and give off alcohol as a waste product “yeast pee pee” Fermentation stops when the alcohol content is 14%

6. What is distillation? The process of making a drink with more than 14% alcohol like whiskey or rum The fermented liquid is boiled to vaporize the alcohol which is then cooled to produce liquor

7. What is proof? A measure of the alcohol content

8. How is proof related to percent? Proof is 2X the percent

9. What beverage has the lowest alcohol content? Beer- 6-8% (wine is about 14% and liquor can be up to about 100%)

10. How is alcohol digested? It can go straight through the lining of the stomach and into the blood and is removed and broken down by the liver (food has to go all the way to the small intestine to get into the blood)

11. How does alcohol get into the blood so quickly? By going through the stomach lining

12. What decreases the absorption of alcohol? 1. food in the stomach 2. Mixed drinks instead of straight liquor

13. Why does alcohol cause fat to build up in the liver? The liver converts alcohol into fat and stores it

14. What is BAC and what factors influence it? Blood Alcohol Concentration- how much alcohol is in the blood Body size, gender, amount of fat and protein in the body

15. How many drinks could you have and stay below the legal intoxication limit? Answers will vary Legally drunk is.08 BAC

16. What effect does alcohol have on the body? It is a depressant-slows heart rate, breathing rate, slows brain function

17. What are the psychological effects of alcohol Lessens inhibitions, may increase depression

18. What positive effect does alcohol have on the body Positive effects exist only when alcohol is consumed in small amounts and include relaxation, lowering blood pressure, lowering cholesterol

19. What is a diuretic? Something that increases urination Alcohol is a diuretic so it causes dehydration

20. How does alcohol cause headaches? When the blood vessels in the brain get dehydrated, that causes headaches

21. What is sludging? Red blood cells become “sticky” and move more slowly through the circulatory system

22. What is fetal alcohol syndrome? Birth defects including mental retardation and delayed development

23. How do babies get F.A.S.? The mother drinks alcohol while pregnant

24. Who pays the cost of babies with F.A.S.? TAXPAYERS!!!!!!!!!!!

25. Chronic drinking has what effect on the heart and circulatory system? High blood pressure Irregular heart beat Chest pains Coronary artery damage

26. What happens to the liver? Hepatitis Cirrhosis

27. What happens to the nervous system? Kills brain cells Interferes with sleep, neurotransmitters

28. What happens to the reproductive system? Decreased testosterone Increased impotence FAS

29. What happens to the muscular system? Muscle cells are killed by excessive amounts of alcohol

30. What is chronic alcohol use? Long term heavy drinking above a moderate amount