Boozey mates?

Test your mates with our true/false quiz!

1) Alcohol affects girls longer and more severely than boys.
 
2) Alcohol makes you better able to handle social situations.
 
3) A drink that is 40% proof is stronger than one that is 13%.
 
4) Drink makes you more attractive to boys.
 
5) The number of 11-15 year-olds in England who have NEVER drunk alcohol has increased — from 39% in 2003 to 46% in 2007.
 
6) Excessive drinking makes you more confident.

How did they do??

1) True. Girls’ bodies have less water than boys to dilute alcohol, and metabolism is different.

2) False. Actually, you are more likely to say stupid things and act inappropriately.

3) True. The higher the percentage, the stronger the drink.

4) False. You’re much more at risk of being exploited if you’ve been drinking. Someone worthwhile is more likely to be impressed by you being yourself.

5) True. But of the young people who have tried alcohol, the average weekly consumption has more than doubled since 1990.

6) False. Drinking affects your ability to be in control. You may appear more confident, but what is actually happening is that you are less in control and less able, therefore, to also use your judgement to avoid risky situations or people.

Get the facts on booze:

www.alcoholconcern.org.uk
www.ias.org.uk  
www.drugscope.org.uk
www.talktofrank.com
www.drugs.gov.uk

Think spot. . .

In the UK the legal age for buying alcohol is 18. Christians have differing views about drinking. Some Christians don’t drink at all, believing it is wrong. Others believe that there is nothing wrong in having the odd drink, but that it is only getting drunk that is a bad thing — because it allows something other than God to be in control.
 
Some denominations, like the Salvation Army, choose not to allow its members to drink at all. In so doing, they are taking a stand against addiction. Many of the people the Salvation Army work with have had drug or alcohol problems, and an alcohol-free pledge helps them to demonstrate the possibility of living a happy, healthy life without alcohol.
 
Why not look the following verses up, and chat to Christians you know about them.

Check these out:

Jesus’s first miracle was turning water into wine at a wedding in Cana. You can read the story at John 2 verses 1-11.
 
Ephesians 5 verse 18
“Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery, instead be filled with the Holy Sprirt.”