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Alcohol Project

Alcohol Project. By: Hannah Shoengold Olivia Fischer Emily Sands. Teen Health on Alcohol. Legal drinking age is 21 Studies say that about 80% of high school students have tried alcohol Deciding to drink is a personal decision. How you can avoid drinking…. Say “no” without an explanation

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Alcohol Project

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  1. Alcohol Project By: Hannah Shoengold Olivia Fischer Emily Sands

  2. Teen Health on Alcohol • Legal drinking age is 21 • Studies say that about 80% of high school students have tried alcohol • Deciding to drink is a personal decision

  3. How you can avoid drinking… • Say “no” without an explanation • Say “no” and give an explanation • Blame your parents or another adult • If you know there will be alcohol plan your excuse in advance • Develop a signal with a friend when its time to leave • Make other plans

  4. What to do if you’re concerned about someone else's drinking… • Talk to a trusted adult (guidance counselor, relative, older sibling) • Professional organizations (Alteen) • Keep them from doing anything dangerous • Protect yourself (don’t get in a car/fight with them)

  5. Statistics • 11,956 alcohol-related crashes in 2012 • 75% of drinking drivers were male • Alcohol-related crashes are 4.2 more times likely to result in death than those not alcohol-related • About 85% of passengers in crashes with drinking drivers die • Most alcohol-related crashes occur on Saturday and Sunday • Every day… • …33 alcohol-related traffic crashes occur • …24 of which are injured

  6. Statistics cont. • Ages 21-25 have the highest drinking drivers in crashes • 18% of driver deaths (ages 16-20) were drinking • Drinking leads to crashes because: • Reaction time is slowed • Their vision is blurred • They think they’re fine • Alcohol-related crashes (gender) • Males- 8,782 • Females- 2,880

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