Situations
How does a family history affect someone's risk of being an alcoholic?
Both genes and growing up in a home with alcoholics affects risks.
What is blood alcohol concentration?
The proportion of alcohol to blood in the body as someone drinks.
How can medications affect a drinking person?
Many medications make a person get drunk faster than they otherwise would.
What is tolerance of alcohol?
It is the need for increasing amounts of alcohol before feeling any effects.
Which of the following is not necessarily a possible sign of alcoholism?
A) Drinking five or more drinks on any one occasion.
B) Being annoyed by people who criticize your drinking.
C) Feeling that you should cut down on your drinking.
D) Having a drink first thing in the morning or get rid of a hangover.
e) Feeling bad or guilty about your drinking.
A) Drinking five or more drinks on any one occasion.
True or False: Drinking stimulates, or speeds up, brain and body functions.
False
Which of the following situations does not contribute to binge drinking?
A) Drinking in a group versus drinking alone.
B) Ordering pitchers rather than ordering by the bottle or glass.
C) Drinking beer versus drinking hard liquor.
D) Being served by a bartender.
E) Paying a flat rate for "all-you-can-drink"
Being served by a bartender
What blood alcohol concentration level is considered legally intoxicated in most states?
0.08%
How can you tell if a person is sober enough to drive safely?
A) If they can recite the alphabet backwards touch their finger to their nose with their eyes closed, and walk in straight line.
B) If they feel sober
C) If an hour has passed since their last drink.
D) If an hour has passed for each drink they have had.
D) If an hour has passed for each drink they have had.
How many people die each year in alcohol-related car crashes in the US?
around 11 000