1. ALCOHOL by The Barenaked Ladies Alcohol, my permanent accessory Alcohol, a party time necessity Alcohol, alternative to feeling like yourself O Alcohol, I still drink to your health. I love you more than I did the week before I discovered alcohol. Forget the café lattés, screw the raspberry iced tea A Malibu and Coke for you, a g&t for me Alcohol, your songs resolve like my life never will When someone else is picking up the bill I love you more than I did the week before I discovered alcohol.

2. ALCOHOL by The Barenaked Ladies O Alcohol, would you please forgive me, But while I cannot love myself I'll use something else I thought that alcohol was just for those with nothing else to do I thought that drinking just to get drunk was a waste of precious booze But now I know that there's a time and there's a place where I can choose To walk the fine line between self control and self abuse (Go, go, go, go, go, etc) I love you more than I did the week before I discovered alcohol.

3. ALCOHOL by The Barenaked Ladies Would you please ignore that you found me on the floor trying on your camisole. O Alcohol, would you please forgive me, But while I cannot love myself I'll use something else. Would you please forgive me?

4. ALCOHOL and DRINKING Alcohol is: - a central nervous system depressant Ethyl alcohol is:- the intoxicating ingredient in alcoholic drinks The amount of alcohol in a drink varies with the type of drink. A Standard Drink is:1.One 12 ounce bottle of beer or wine cooler 2.One 5 ounce glass of wine 3.One 1.5 ounce shot of liquor

5. How Alcohol Affects Us Alcohol… needs no digesting to affect your body is absorbed directly through the walls of the stomach and small intestine into the bloodstream Our bodies are over 60% water and depending on how much fat and muscle we have, as well as our metabolism…. 4 drinks in less than an hour, on an empty stomach could give a blood alcohol level of: 0.06% in a large man (109 kg) 0.15% in a small woman (45 kg) 0.08% in a lean man (68 kg)

6. Alcoholism Alcoholism is: a physical and psychological addiction to alcohol a hereditary physical illness in which changes occur that damage a person’s physical and mental wellness

7. Pressures to Drink Alcohol has been part of our life for thousands of years. Today many people still regard alcohol as a necessary part of social life and celebration. Part of growing up involves experimenting with things that adults do and learning to handle them in an adult way. Why do teens decide to try alcohol?