FACTS ABOUT ALCOHOL AND ADDICTION -
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- Alcohol consumption by college students is linked to at least 1,400 student deaths and 500,000 unintentional injuries each year
- Evidence links a high proportion of deaths from falls, fires and burns and drownings to drinking
- A common cause of fire among intoxicated people is falling asleep or passing out before extinguishing a cigarette
- Alcohol use is implicated in one-third of drownings
- 8% of all ER visits each year for illness or injuries are associated with alcohol
- Alcohol goes directly to the bloodstream, which is why it effects every system in the body
- Excessive drinking can decrease the amount of testosterone in a man's body and cause impotence
- The peak Blood Alcohol Level occurs 60 to 90 minutes after ingestion when the stomach is empty
- The presence of food in the stomach slows the rate of alcohol absorption. However the amount of alcohol absorbed remains unchanged
- Birth control pills slow down the rate at which alcohol is eliminated from the body
- Individuals with more muscle are less affected by alcohol because the muscle contains water that absorbs the alcohol from the bloodstream
- Binge Drinking is more common in men than in women
- One third of all twelfth graders have been drunk in the past 30 days
- Among high school seniors, whites are most likely and blacks least likely to be heavy drinkers
- Nearly four out of every five students (77%) have consumed alcohol by the end of high school
- Perceived availability of alcohol by 12th graders has remained very high at 95%
- The age of 19 to 24 is associated with the highest prevalence of periodic heavy alcohol consumption during the life span
- Alcohol is the #1 misused drug in the U.S
- One third of homicides are associated with alcohol misuse
- One half of car accidents are associated with alcohol misuse
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