Alcohol

Question 1

What type of drug is alcohol?

Answer 1

A depressant.

Question 2

What are the long term health effects of alcohol?

Answer 2

• Liver, brain and heart damage
• Reduced fertility
• Stomach issues
• Mental Health Issues

Question 3

What are the main types of alcohol?

Answer 3

• Beer
• Cider
• Table wines
• Fortified wines
• Liqueurs
• Distilled drinks (spirits)

Question 4

Explain a fact about alcohol.

Answer 4

The proportion of the population who consumed alcohol daily declined between 2007 (8.1%) and 2010 (7.2%).

Question 5

How does alcohol leave the body?

Answer 5

91% of the alcohol is broken down by the liver (approximately 7-10 grams per hour) and 9% of alcohol leaves the body via breath, sweat and urine (from the kidney).

Question 6

How can people sober up?

Answer 6

Time

Question 7

What the first guideline?

Answer 7

Reducing the risk of alcohol-related harm over a lifetime - no more than 2 standard drinks in Australia.

Question 8

What’s the second guideline?

Answer 8

Reducing the risk of an injury on a single occasion of drinking - no more than 4 drinks on a single occasion.

Question 9

What’s the third guideline?

Answer 9

Children and young people under 18 years of age - they’re not permitted to drink.

Question 10

What’s the fourth guideline?

Answer 10

Pregnancy and breastfeeding - not drinking is the safest option when pregnant or breastfeeding.