Alcohol Myths or Facts?
1. Coffee will sober you up.
2. Alcohol makes it easier for people to socialize.
3. Fizzy (carbonated) alcoholic drinks affect you faster than non-fizzy drinks.
4. Alcohol makes people feel happy.
5. The worst thing that can happen if you drink too much alcohol is a hangover.
6. Alcohol contains calories, but has little nutritional value.
7. Drugs are a bigger problem that alcohol.
8. Drinking makes you cool.
9. You are tough and cool if you can handle lots of alcohol.
10. Alcohol makes you sexy.
11. Everyone drinks alcohol.
12. Alcohol is a drug.
13. Mixing drinks makes you more intoxicated.
14. Switching between drinks causes a bigger hangover.
ANSWERS:
1. Coffee will sober you up.
The only way to “sober up” is time for your liver to go through oxidation the
alcohol
2. Alcohol makes it easier for people to socialize.
Alcohol is a depressant. In small quantities, it depresses your inhibitions. This
may make you feel braver.
3. Fizzy (carbonated) alcoholic drinks affect you faster than non-fizzy drinks.
This is true! The carbonation allows alcohol to enter the blood stream more
quickly.
4. Alcohol makes people feel happy.
Alcohol may loosen your inhibitions, but it is a depressant.
5. The worst thing that can happen if you drink too much alcohol is a hangover.
Alcohol use is a factor in many tragic accidents. It can also cause coma or death.
6. Alcohol contains calories, but has little nutritional value.
True! Alcohol has what is called “empty calories”. It has a lot of calories, but no
nutrition.
7. Drugs are a bigger problem that alcohol.
Alcohol causes illness, injuries, and death just like any other drug.
8. Drinking makes you cool.
Alcohol makes people less concerned about what they say or do. This can lead to
some embarrassing situations!
9. You are tough and cool if you can handle lots of alcohol.
The bigger you are, the longer it takes for alcohol to enter your bloodstream. That
does not make you tough or cool.
10. Alcohol makes you sexy.
It is not sexy when you are intoxicated and vomiting.
11. Everyone drinks alcohol.
This is not true, while many teenagers may try alcohol, not all teenagers drink
frequently or to excess.
12. Alcohol is a drug.
True. It is classified as a depressant because it depresses your central nervous
system.
13. Mixing drinks makes you more intoxicated.
It doesn’t matter whether you are drinking wine, beer or liquor. Alcohol is alcohol.
14. Switching between drinks causes a bigger hangover.
It is the amount of alcohol you drink that leads to a hangover, not switching
between types of alcohol.