Quiz – Alcohol

Alcohol is the most commonly used substance among youth in Arizona. Alcohol is a depressant (a substance that reduces the activity of bodily systems). Alcohol use during childhood and adolescence can interfere with normal brain development, impacting emotional regulation, learning and memory.

When young people drink, they sometimes binge drink, consuming on average 5 drinks on a single occasion. Binge drinking can be a dangerous way of drinking that can result in serious injury and potentially death.

Drinking alcohol can cause you to make poor decisions and engage in risky/harmful behavior that can result in a variety of serious consequences such as injuries, sexual assault, legal trouble, and even death.

Your brain doesn’t stop developing until you’re 25 years old! Underage alcohol use can impair the development of the parts of your brain that control memory, emotional regulation, learning, and decision making.

Those who choose to begin drinking before age 15 are 3.5 times more likely to develop a drinking problem at some point in their lives than those who wait to begin drinking at age 21 or older.