Health 2
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- Alcoholics usually have
- a poor self concept. They don't think they are a good person.
- How many drinks per hour would cause theis person to feel slightly warm?
- 1 Drink
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True or False
Alcoholism is affected by both heredity and environment. - True
- True or False Large amounts of alcohol in the liver cause damage in the form of scar tissue.
- True
- Which contains equal amounts of ethanol?
- a can of beer and a shot of whiskey
- The most common cause of death among teenagers is drowning.
- False
- Ethanol is made from
- grains and fruits
- Liquor contains isopropyl alcohol?
- False
- The Student Assistance Program helps students who are abusing alcohol.
- True
- How much would this person have to weigh in order to reduce the effects of alcohol by one-half?
- 280 Pounds
- How many drinks per hour would this person have to drink in order to be legally intoxicated in all states?
- 5 drinks (many people would be very drunk at five drinks!!)
- Under what category of drug is ethanol classified?
- Alcohol is a depressant.
- At what BAC is death likely.
- .60 percent
- How does alcohol move through the body?
- in the circulatory system
- The process that changes sugar into ethanol (alcohol) is called
- fermentation
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Which has the higher percentage of alcohol?
80 proof liquor 12 percent wine
6 percent beer 40 proof liquor - 80 proof liquor
- Which of the following does not affect a person's BAC (blood alcohol level, how much alcohol in your blood)?
- how smart the person is
- The illness a person feels as his or her body rids itself of alcohol is
- a hangover.
- Which of the following has not been associated with alcoholism?
- emphysema, it is a disease of the lungs caused by smoking.
- A tolerance to alcohol that results in emotional and physical dependency is called. Addicted to alcohol.
- alcoholic
- Which of the following is not a symptom of a hangover?
- high blood pressure is not a symptom of a hangover.
- Women who drink alcohol during pregnancy may give birth to babies with
- fetal alcohol syndrome. They have birth defects and may even be retarded.
- What is the first step in making a responsible decision about a problem? (drinking problem or any problem)
- First you must realize that a problem exists and that a decision needs to be made.
- Which of the following is a program to help the families and driends of alcoholics?
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Al-Anon
Alcoholics Anonymous is for the alcoholic himself.