Alcohol

What is the legal drinking age in the United States?

• 16

• 18

• 21

• 25

TRUE or FALSE: Alcohol affects the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord)

• TRUE

• FALSE

What type of drug is alcohol classified as?

• Stimulant

• Depressant

• Hallucinogen

What does it mean for a drug to be classified as a depressant?

• It slows down your central nervous system

• It speeds up your central nervous system

• It does not affect your central nervous system

• It makes you hallucinate

When someone is under the influence of alcohol, what happens to their reaction time?

• It speeds up

• It slows down

• It stays the same

Which organs are negatively affected by heavy alcohol consumption? Check ALL that apply.

• Brain

• Heart

• Liver

___ will help you sober up faster.

• a cold shower

• a cup of coffee

• time passing

• run it off

You will get a DWI at ___ BAC or higher.

• .05

• .08

• 1.0

• 1.5

What does FAS stand for?

• fetal alcohol syndrome

• fetal alcoholism symptoms

• forced alcohol susceptibility

• female alcohol susceptibility

Ethyl (ethanol) alcohol, the only alcohol used in beverages, is produced by the fermentation of...

• grains, fruits or vegetables

• meats

• vitamin E and vitamin K

• cannabis