Alcohol Review M-R

What type of drug is alcohol?

• Stimulant

• Depressant

• Club Drug

• Marijuana

If someone is passed out or unconscious, has pale or bluish skin, and is cold and clammy what might this be a sign of?

• Malnutrition

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

• Alcohol Poisoning

• BAC

Which ISN'T a short term or immediate effect of alcohol use?

• Cirrhosis of the liver

• Impaired judgment

• Decreased coordination

• Slurred speech

There are three main ways your body gets rid of alcohol. One way is your liver burning it up. Another way is through urinating it out. What is the last main way?

• Breathing it out

• Taking a cold shower

What impacts how fast alcohol is absorbed or how fast one becomes intoxicated (or drunk)?

• How fast you drink it

• If there is food in the stomach

• How strong the drink is

• All the above

The ___ ___ ___ in a person will allow police or doctors to know how much alcohol a person consumed.

• BAC

• DUI

• FAS

The legal limit for adults to be able to drive is ___ and below.

• .8

• .18

• .08

• All of the above

Why is drinking alcohol quickly and in large amounts do dangerous?

• The liver cannot break it down fast enough

• Impaired vision

• Delayed reaction time

• Impaired judgment

Binge drinking is..

• A process in which your body needs more and more of the drug to get the same effect

• Consumption of large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time

How can a baby be affected if its mother drinks when pregnant?

• Can get FAS

• Can be deadly

• Can have problems developmentally and intellectually

• All of the above