Alcohol Abuse - Fill in the Blanks

HINT: The sentences below can be found in the Safety Tips section under Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

Use the following words to fill in the blanks:

• alcoholic
• long
• drinking
• driving
• judgment
• deaths
• crashes
• percent
• illegal

1. In the short-term, alcohol can cause you to use poor _________.
2. In the _____-term, alcohol can reduce your learning ability.
3. Twenty-eight _______ of the suicides by children ages 9 to 15 could be attributed to alcohol.
4. Alcohol use is involved in about 25% to 50% of adolescent and adult ________ associated with water recreation.
5. You should not ride in a car when the driver has been __________.
6. About eleven million children in our country are growing up with at least one _________ parent.
7. Drinking and _________ are dangerous.
8. If you are under 21, it is _____________ for you to possess or drink alcohol.
9. About 29% of ________ killing young people involve alcohol.

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