Alcohol and Drugs Review Guide

Alcohol is a _________, or a type of drug that slows down the central nervous system.

• Vasopressin

• Stimulant

• Depressant

• Hormone

Alcohol can negatively impact the cerebral __________, which controls thought processing and consciousness.

• Cortex

• Medulla

• Cerebullum

• Hypothalamus

Once alcohol is consumed, it stays in the body until the liver can break down, or ___________ the alcohol.

• Inhibit

• Metabolize

• Suppress

• Depress

There is a relationship between alcohol use and the number of accidents and violence incidents in the United States.

• True

• False

____________ is a medical emergency caused when a high blood alcohol concentration suppresses the central nervous system and can result in loss of consciousness, low blood pressure, low body temperature, and difficulty breathing.

• Cirrhosis

• Zero-tolerance policy

• Binge drinking

• Alcohol poisoning

The buildup of scar tissue in the liver is called ____________.

• Dementia

• Neurology

• Cirrhosis

• Alcohol poisoning

___________ describes a drinking pattern in which a female consumes no more than one drink per day on average and a male consumes no more than two drinks per day on average.

• Problem drinking

• alcoholic

• alcoholism

• moderate drinking

People who are moderate drinkers continue to drink even when their use of alcohol causes serious problems with their physical, mental, and social health, and family or job responsibilities.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a sign of alcoholism?

• Experiencing blackouts

• Developing a high tolerance for alcohol

• Experiencing alcohol-related problems that interfere with physical, mental, and social health

• All of the above

Which of the following is not an example of treating alcoholism?

• detoxification

• medications

• group support

• enabler