2. Click on the answer to see how much you really know
about alcohol, the effects and the law!
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3. Question 1
‘Younger people are more likely to have
an alcohol-related accident than older
people’
TRUE
FALSE
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4. Correct!!
This could include:
- drink driving
- fights
- risk taking behaviour
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5. Wrong - The answer was True!
This could include:
- drink driving
- fights
- risk taking behaviour
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6. Question 2
‘It is legal for an adult (18+) to
buy alcohol for a child’
TRUE
FALSE
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7. Correct!
It is against the law:
• To sell alcohol to someone under 18 anywhere.
• For an adult to buy or attempt to buy alcohol on behalf of someone under 18. (retailers can
reserve the right to refuse the sale of alcohol to an adult if they’re accompanied by a child and
think the alcohol is being bought for the child.)
• For someone under 18 to buy alcohol, attempt to buy alcohol or to be sold alcohol.
• For someone under 18 to drink alcohol in licensed premises, except where the child is 16 or
17 years old and accompanied by an adult. In this case it is legal for them to drink, but not
buy, beer, wine and cider with a table meal.
• For an adult to buy alcohol for someone under 18 for consumption on licensed premises,
except as above.
• Penalty notices for disorder are given for offences like:
- shoplifting
- possessing cannabis
- being drunk and disorderly in public
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8. That’s wrong! The answer is False!
It is against the law:
• To sell alcohol to someone under 18 anywhere.
• For an adult to buy or attempt to buy alcohol on behalf of someone under 18. (retailers can
reserve the right to refuse the sale of alcohol to an adult if they’re accompanied by a child
and think the alcohol is being bought for the child.)
• For someone under 18 to buy alcohol, attempt to buy alcohol or to be sold alcohol.
• For someone under 18 to drink alcohol in licensed premises, except where the child is 16
or 17 years old and accompanied by an adult. In this case it is legal for them to drink, but
not buy, beer, wine and cider with a table meal.
• For an adult to buy alcohol for someone under 18 for consumption on licensed premises,
except as above.
• Penalty notices for disorder are given for offences like:
- shoplifting
- possessing cannabis
- being drunk and disorderly in public
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10. Correct!
Alcohol may temporarily have a positive impact on mood.
However, in the long term it can cause big problems for our mental health. It’s linked to a
range of issues from depression and memory loss to suicide.
Our brains rely on a delicate balance of chemicals and processes. Alcohol is a depressant,
which means it can disrupt that balance, affecting our thoughts, feelings and actions – and
sometimes our long-term mental health. This is partly down to ‘neurotransmitters’,
chemicals that help to transmit signals from one nerve (or neuron) in the brain to another.
But, as you drink more, more of the brain starts to be affected. It doesn’t matter what mood
you’re in to start with, when high levels of alcohol are involved, instead of pleasurable
effects increasing, and it’s possible that a negative emotional response will take over. You
could become angry, aggressive, anxious or depressed.
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11. False!
Alcohol may temporarily have a positive impact on mood.
However, in the long term it can cause big problems for our mental health. It’s linked to a
range of issues from depression and memory loss to suicide.
Our brains rely on a delicate balance of chemicals and processes. Alcohol is a depressant,
which means it can disrupt that balance, affecting our thoughts, feelings and actions – and
sometimes our long-term mental health. This is partly down to ‘neurotransmitters’, chemicals
that help to transmit signals from one nerve (or neuron) in the brain to another.
But, as you drink more, more of the brain starts to be affected. It doesn’t matter what mood
you’re in to start with, when high levels of alcohol are involved, instead of pleasurable effects
increasing, and it’s possible that a negative emotional response will take over. You could
become angry, aggressive, anxious or depressed.
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12. Question 4
Drinking alcohol relaxes you
and therefore helps you
remember things more easily.
TRUE
FALSE
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13. That’s correct!!!
Drinking alcohol slows your brain processes and your
memory can be impaired. After large quantities of alcohol
the brain can stop recording in the ‘memory store’.
That’s why you can wake up the next day with a ‘blank’
about what you said or did and even where you were. This
short-term memory failure or ‘black out’ doesn’t mean that
brain cells have been damaged, but frequent heavy
sessions can damage the brain because of alcohol’s
effect on brain chemistry and processes.
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14. That’s incorrect!!!
Drinking alcohol slows your brain processes and your
memory can be impaired. After large quantities of alcohol
the brain can stop recording in the ‘memory store’.
That’s why you can wake up the next day with a ‘blank’
about what you said or did and even where you were. This
short-term memory failure or ‘black out’ doesn’t mean that
brain cells have been damaged, but frequent heavy
sessions can damage the brain because of alcohol’s
effect on brain chemistry and processes.
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16. Correct!!
Alcohol can increase your risk of:
1. Liver cancer
2. Bowel cancer
3. Breast cancer
4. Mouth cancer
5. Pharyngeal cancer (Upper throat)
6. Oesophageal cancer (food pipe)
7. Laryngeal cancer (voice box)
Liver and Bowel cancer are most associated with drinking alcohol.
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17. That’s incorrect!
Alcohol can increase your risk of:
1. Liver cancer
2. Bowel cancer
3. Breast cancer
4. Mouth cancer
5. Pharyngeal cancer (Upper throat)
6. Oesophageal cancer (food pipe)
7. Laryngeal cancer (voice box)
Liver and Bowel cancer are most associated with drinking alcohol.
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18. Question 6
The number of young people needing
treatment in A&E departments because
of alcohol is:
27,000
49,000
65,000
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19. That’s Correct!
Have you heard of stomach pumping?
Stomach pumping is the process of cleaning out the contents of the
stomach. It has been used for years as a means of eliminating poisons
from the stomach. Such devices are normally used on a person who
has ingested a poison or overdosed on a drug such as alcohol.
How gastric lavage works:
A tube is inserted through the nose or mouth, down the food pipe
(oesophagus), and into the stomach. Sometimes you may be given a
numbing medicine to reduce irritation and gagging caused by the tube.
The inside of the stomach is rinsed with a saline (salt water) solution.
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20. That’s incorrect- the answer is almost 65,000 young people
Have you heard of stomach pumping?
Stomach pumping is the process of cleaning out the contents of the
stomach. It has been used for years as a means of eliminating poisons
from the stomach. Such devices are normally used on a person who
has ingested a poison or overdosed on a drug such as alcohol.
How gastric lavage works:
A tube is inserted through the nose or mouth, down the food pipe
(oesophagus), and into the stomach. Sometimes you may be given a
numbing medicine to reduce irritation and gagging caused by the tube.
The inside of the stomach is rinsed with a saline (salt water) solution.
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21. Question 7
Alcohol is a factor in what
percentage of street crimes?
22%
35%
50%
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22. That’s correct!!
Alcohol is a depressant which slows down the brain and affects the body’s responses. If
you’ve been drinking you are more likely to take risks. Combined, these reactions increase
the chance of accidents happening.
Drinking alcohol can:
- Affect our judgment and reasoning
- Slow down our reactions
- Upset our sense of balance and coordination
- Impair our vision and hearing
- Make us lose concentration and feel drowsy.
- Make us lose our inhibitions and act impulsively
A lot of crime is committed when people are under the influence of alcohol and a significant
amount of violent crimes are linked to alcohol misuse. It is important to be aware of this in
order to keep ourselves safe and prevent criminal behaviour that could lead to prosecution.
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23. That’s incorrect! The answer is 50%
Alcohol is a depressant which slows down the brain and affects the body’s responses. If you’ve
been drinking you are more likely to take risks. Combined, these reactions increase the chance
of accidents happening.
Drinking alcohol can:
- Affect our judgment and reasoning
- Slow down our reactions
- Upset our sense of balance and coordination
- Impair our vision and hearing
- Make us lose concentration and feel drowsy.
- Make us lose our inhibitions and act impulsively
A lot of crime is committed when people are under the influence of alcohol and a significant
amount of violent crimes are linked to alcohol misuse. It is important to be aware of this in
order to keep ourselves safe and prevent criminal behaviour that could lead to prosecution.
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25. Question 8
Mixing alcohol and Cocaine
does not have any adverse side
effects.
TRUE
FALSE
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26. That’s Correct!!
Alcohol + Cocaine = Increased risk of heart attacks,
fits and sudden death!
The two drugs interact to produce a highly toxic
substance in your liver called cocaethylene.
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27. That’s incorrect!
Alcohol + Cocaine = Increased risk of heart attacks,
fits and sudden death!
The two drugs interact to produce a highly toxic
substance in your liver called cocaethylene.
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28. Question 9
If someone is experiencing alcohol
poisoning, it is best for them to be
sick and then sleep it off.
TRUE
FALSE
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29. That’s correct!
Your body can only process 1 unit of alcohol in 1 hour. Drinking a lot in a short
space of time can stop the body from working properly. It can:
• Slow down your brain functions so you lose your sense of balance.
• Irritate the stomach which causes vomiting and it stops your gag reflex from
working properly – you can choke on, or inhale, your own vomit into your lungs.
• Affect the nerves that control your breathing and heartbeat, it can stop both.
• Dehydrate you, which can cause permanent brain damage.
• Lower the body’s temperature, which can lead to hypothermia.
• Lower your blood sugar levels, so you could suffer seizures.
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30. NEVER!!!!
• Leave someone to sleep it off. The amount of alcohol in someone’s blood continues to rise
even when they’re not drinking. That’s because alcohol in the digestive system carries on
being absorbed into the bloodstream. Too much alcohol in the blood stops the body
working properly.
• Give them a coffee. Alcohol dehydrates the body. Coffee will make someone who is already
dehydrated even more so. Severe dehydration can cause permanent brain damage.
• Make them sick. Their gag reflex won’t be working properly which means they could
choke on their vomit.
• Walk them around. Alcohol is a depressant which slows down your brain’s functions and
affects your sense of balance. Walking them around might cause accidents.
• Put them under a cold shower. Alcohol lowers your body temperature, which could lead to
hypothermia. A cold shower could make them colder than they already are.
• Let them drink any more alcohol. The amount of alcohol in their bloodstream could
become dangerously high.
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31. That’s incorrect!
Your body can only process one unit of alcohol an hour. Drink a lot in a short
space of time and the amount of alcohol in the blood can stop the body from
working properly. It can:
• Slow down your brain functions so you lose your sense of balance.
• Irritate the stomach which causes vomiting and it stops your gag reflex from
working properly – you can choke on, or inhale, your own vomit into your lungs.
• Affect the nerves that control your breathing and heartbeat, it can stop both.
• Dehydrate you, which can cause permanent brain damage.
• Lower the body’s temperature, which can lead to hypothermia.
• Lower your blood sugar levels, so you could suffer seizures.
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32. Question 10
Since 2005 HMRC has seized how
many million litres of illegally produced
alcohol
7 Million
15 Million
22 Million
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33. That’s Correct!
Fake alcoholic drinks can be produced using other cheaper types of alcohol which
can have serious adverse effects on your health.
Drinkaware’s Chief Medical Advisor Professor Paul Wallace explains: “Commonly
used substitutes for ethanol include chemicals used in cleaning fluids, nail polish
remover and automobile screen wash, as well as methanol and isopropanol which
are used in antifreeze and some fuels. These other types of alcohol can produce
similar effects to ethanol in terms of making you feel tipsy. But they are also
potentially very dangerous.”
Affects include: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, abdominal pain, drowsiness.
Drinking it can lead to kidney or liver problems and even coma. Methanol,
the substance recently found in fake vodka can cause permanent blindness.
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34. That’s Incorrect! The answer is 15 million litres
Fake alcoholic drinks can be produced using other cheaper types of alcohol which
can have serious adverse effects on your health.
Drinkaware’s Chief Medical Advisor Professor Paul Wallace explains: “Commonly
used substitutes for ethanol include chemicals used in cleaning fluids, nail polish
remover and automobile screen wash, as well as methanol and isopropanol which
are used in antifreeze and some fuels. These other types of alcohol can produce
similar effects to ethanol in terms of making you feel tipsy. But they are also
potentially very dangerous.”
Affects include: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, abdominal pain, drowsiness.
Drinking it can lead to kidney or liver problems and even coma. Methanol,
the substance recently found in fake vodka can cause permanent blindness.
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