Alcohol
Alcohol is Bad!
What is it?
Alcohol is a depressant, meaning it slows down vital functions resulting in slurred speech, unsteady movement, disturbed perceptions and an inability to react quickly
How is the drug used?
You drink it and it makes you drunk.
Short term Effects
Slurred speech, drowsiness, headaches
Long Term Effects
Increased injuries such as firearm injuries
liver disease
sexual problems
4 Facts/ Statistics about the drug
1.Alcohol kills more teenagers than all other drugs combined
of 3.9 million Americans who received treatment for a substance abuse problem in 2005
2.There are 1.4 million drunk driving arrest in the us every year.
3.36% of all traffic deaths involved alcohol in 2005