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PUKE - alcohol and you


         The Bedford PUKE team

You may know that alcohol can affect people in different ways, they could:

  • fall out with friends
  • make an idiot of themselves
  • wet themselves or worse
  • be sick
  • have an accident
  • get into trouble

PUKE knows all about this…

PUKE is a dedicated young people’s service that offers information and support about alcohol and other drugs           and where you can get help
PUKE stands for Prevention, Understanding, Knowledge and Education
PUKE is for you – if you are aged 12 – 19
PUKE is based in Bedford and Luton
PUKE is also for anyone who lives in the Mid Beds area
PUKE will listen to you if you are concerned about your own, a friend or a family members use of alcohol PUKE can be found at Youth Clubs, Fun Days, Youth Pubs and Libraries around Mid Beds…and on the
          end of a phone!

How well do you think you will do at our short alcohol quiz?

1. Drinking 1 shot of vodka is more dangerous than drinking half a pint of ordinary strength beer

  1. True
  2. False

2. How long does it take a healthy adult body to get rid of one unit of alcohol?

  1. 10 minutes
  2. one hour
  3. two hours

3. Which of these will successfully sober people up?

  1. fresh air
  2. black coffee
  3. time
  4. being sick

4. Which of the following is alcohol NOT?

  1. a drug
  2. an anaesthetic
  3. a poison
  4. a stimulant

5. The body breaks down alcohol through which of these:

  1. liver
  2. bloodstream
  3. kidneys
  4. sweating

6. Which drug kills more young people per year?

  1. heroin
  2. alcohol
  3. cocaine
  4. ecstasy

Answers

1. 2 – false. They both contain one unit of alcohol
2. 2 – 1 hour. It takes one hour to clear one unit of alcohol from a healthy adult
3. 3 – time. The others will possibly make you feel better, but only time will clear the body of alcohol.
          Being sick will only empty the contents of your stomach
4. 4 – it is NOT a Stimulant. Alcohol is a depressant
5. 1 – the liver
6. 2 – alcohol. 33,000 people a year die due to alcohol related incidents and illnesses compared to 3,000 illicit           drug deaths per year

How did you do? Did you know your stuff on the UK’s favourite drug?

If you are worried about your own or someone else’s alcohol use and would like to speak to someone in confidence, we can be contacted on: 01234 344133 (Bedford) or 01582 723434 (Luton)

Or, you could come along to the PUKE Music Workshop in Bedford on Wednesday evenings between
6pm and 8pm (see pic).

Or you can visit us at:                             or
32, St. John’s St                                          26 – 30 John Street
Bedford                                                       Luton
MK42 0DH                                                   Beds LU1 2JE

On top of everything else – PUKE knows how to have fun!

 
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