Alcohol

What is alcohol?

• A colourless chemical liquid
• A liquid produced when sugars in fruit and grain ferment.
• A liquid when pure has no taste or colour.
• All of the above

Beer is weaker than rum or vodka.

• True
  Rum & Vodka only need a small amount to have an effect.
• False 
  It depends on the strength of the beer. The percentage of alcohol in drinks is indicated on the label.

Alcohol is digested the same way as food is digested in the body.

• True
  Alcohol goes through the same process as food
• False
   Alcohol is absorbed directly into the bloodstream from the stomach and small intestine

Because alcohol is a stimulant, it tends to pep you up.

• True
   Alcohol is a stimulant which therefore speeds up the body's functions
• False
  Alcohol is a depressant. It slows body functions down.

The liver is the organ responsible for ‘burning up’ the alcohol in the body.

• True 
  The liver breaks down alcohol in your body.
• False The stomach and pancreas are responsible for breaking down the alcohol in the body

BAC refers to the amount of kilojoules in an alcoholic beverage.

• True
  It stands for Bodily Alcohol Calories
• False.   It stands for blood alcohol concentration.

6.Black coffee and a cold shower can help to sober you up.

• True It allows the brain to reboot and function properly
• False.   The only thing that sobers people up is time.

It is possible to die from an overdose of alcohol.

• True 
• False

Alcohol does the greatest damage to the liver, brain and heart.

• True. All of these organs are heavily affected by alcohol.
• False. The stomach, liver and bowel are affected most by alcohol

Alcohol is high in calories and has no nutritional value.

• True. Alcohol can not be used as a source of fuel in the body.
• False There is an excess of energy in alcohol that the body can use.