True or False
Answer the following true or false questions to figure out how much you have learned while reading our website!
1. T F
You can only drink alcohol at the legal age?
You can only drink alcohol at the legal age?
2. T F
Alcohol is a central nervous system stimulant.
Alcohol is a central nervous system stimulant.
3.T F
Alcohol and aspirin taken together raises Blood Alcohol Levels.
Alcohol and aspirin taken together raises Blood Alcohol Levels.
4.T F
Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are different problems.
Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are different problems.
5.T F
A large quantity of alcohol affects respiration and heart rate.
A large quantity of alcohol affects respiration and heart rate.
6.T F
An average mixed drink contains nearly twice as much alcohol as a
12-oz. beer.
An average mixed drink contains nearly twice as much alcohol as a
12-oz. beer.
7.T F
Everyone eliminates alcohol from their body at the same rate.
Everyone eliminates alcohol from their body at the same rate.
8.T F
A glass of wine is absorbed into the bloodstream faster than a "gin and tonic."
A glass of wine is absorbed into the bloodstream faster than a "gin and tonic."
9.T F
At a high content of alcohol, some drinks are flammable?
At a high content of alcohol, some drinks are flammable?
10.T F
Drinking coffee will help you "sober up."
Drinking coffee will help you "sober up."
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2) F - Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant.
3) F - Aspirin has no effect on Blood Alcohol Level.
4) T - Alcohol abuse is a problem and continued alcohol abuse can lead to dependence problems, but abuse and dependence are different problems.
5) T - Alcohol is a central nervous system depressent that affects both respiration (breathing) and heart rate. In large quanities it can depress both functions to the point of stopping the heart and breathing, resulting in death.
6) F - A mixed drink with one shot of alcohol has the same total alcohol content as a 12 oz. bottle of beer or a 4-5 oz. glass of wine.
7) F - The rate that your body eliminates alcohol is effected by several things, including body size, the amount of food and sleep you have had and other factors. Everyone eliminates the alcohol from the body differently.
8) F - Carbonated beverages in a drink will cause a faster absorption of the alcohol into the body, so a gin and tonic will enter the bloodstream somewhat faster than than a glass of wine. However, the type of alcohol consumed does not affect the rate that the body metabolizes the alcohol.
10) F - Drinking coffee will not make a person "more sober." Only time can "sober" a person.
2) F - Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant.
3) F - Aspirin has no effect on Blood Alcohol Level.
4) T - Alcohol abuse is a problem and continued alcohol abuse can lead to dependence problems, but abuse and dependence are different problems.
5) T - Alcohol is a central nervous system depressent that affects both respiration (breathing) and heart rate. In large quanities it can depress both functions to the point of stopping the heart and breathing, resulting in death.
6) F - A mixed drink with one shot of alcohol has the same total alcohol content as a 12 oz. bottle of beer or a 4-5 oz. glass of wine.
7) F - The rate that your body eliminates alcohol is effected by several things, including body size, the amount of food and sleep you have had and other factors. Everyone eliminates the alcohol from the body differently.
8) F - Carbonated beverages in a drink will cause a faster absorption of the alcohol into the body, so a gin and tonic will enter the bloodstream somewhat faster than than a glass of wine. However, the type of alcohol consumed does not affect the rate that the body metabolizes the alcohol.
10) F - Drinking coffee will not make a person "more sober." Only time can "sober" a person.