Alcohol abuse and binge drinking not only damages an individual’s health, but also has consequences affecting those around them. Unfortunately, this is not enough to stop irresponsible drinking behavior, which can cause tragic accidents or painful diseases all around the world. It is important to know some facts about alcohol consumption, even if we consider ourselves only ‘casual drinkers’. One should be aware of what too much drinking means and where those limits are. In this presentation are listed 20 facts about alcohol consumption that we hope will increase awareness of the subject.

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2. 1. Women absorb alcohol into the
bloodstream faster and metabolize it
more slowly than men.
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3. 2. Alcohol is involved in one-third of
drowning accidents.
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4. 3. Alcohol goes directly into the
bloodstream, which is why it affects
every system in the body.
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5. 4. The path of alcohol in the body is:
mouth, stomach, small intestine,
heart, brain and the liver.
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6. 5. Alcohol misuse is associated with
one half of car accidents.
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7. 6. Only time will sober a person up.
Drinking energy drinks, exercising or
taking cold showers will not help.
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8. 7. A person is injured by drunk
driving every 2 minutes.
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9. 8. The highest rates of drunk driving
occur among drivers aged 21-24.
This age group makes up 35% of
alcohol-impaired drivers involved in
fatal collisions.
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10. 9. There are around 300,000 incidents
of drunk driving daily, but only about
3200 will be arrested as a result.
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11. 10. Traffic accidents are the leading
cause of death for teens. Roughly one
third of these accidents involve the
use of alcohol or another substance.
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12. 11. On average, those arrested for
drunk driving have done so up to 80
times before being caught.
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13. 12. Alcohol affects the body’s
responses. It slows down the brain
which in turn makes us more likely to
have an accident.
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14. 13. Alcohol dilutes itself in the water
volume of the body. This is why vital
organs that contain a lot of water
(such as the brain) are particularly
vulnerable to the effects of alcohol.
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15. 14. With a BAC (blood alcohol
content) level of .08 g/dL, it would
take approximately six hours after
drinking for the body to completely
eradicate alcohol from its system.
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16. 15. A driver with a BAC of .08 g/dL is
11 times more likely to be in a fatal
accident than a driver who has
consumed no alcohol.
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17. 16. Nearly one sixth of all deaths on
the road involve drivers who are
over the legal alcohol limit.
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18. 17. Among the European countries,
Finland tops in alcohol based road
accidents.
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19. 18. Approximately 17% of men and
8% of women will be dependent on
alcohol in their lifetime.
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20. 19. Men are about twice as likely as
women to drive under alcohol
influence and to be involved in a fatal
collision.
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21. 20. To determine if a driver is under alcohol
influence, a police officer will typically choose
to use a breathalyzer. A breathalyzer is a
machine that estimates a driver’s blood
alcohol content level by determining the
amount of alcohol in his or her lungs.
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