Study of Alcohol use first exam

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Following prohibition, per capital consumption increased by:

50%

What percent of people stop drinking on their own (no AA or rehab)?

52%

What are the heaviest drinking ages?

18-30

When was Prohibition in effect?

1920-1933

Public inebriation was a crime until:

1971

Alcohol consumption peaked in the:

1980s

What year started the decline in per capita consumption due to changes in age distribution?

1997

What is the drinking age in the US?

21

What percent of Americans do not use alcohol at all?

30%

What is the alcohol content of 86-proof bourbon?

43%

Historically, cannabis was known in:

China as early as 3000 BCE

All drinking problems can be considered _____ or _____

chronic or acute

Methanol can cause:

blindness

Which of the following organs is most sensitive to the acute effects of alcohol?

brain

What does alcohol overdose cause?

coma, death, decreased levels of serotonin (increases dopamine)

Individuals working full-time are more likely to _____ alcohol, not overuse

consume

In 1997, alcohol consumption:

declined

Drinking large amounts of alcohol within a very short period of time can lead to all of the following EXCEPT: coma death decreased levels of serotonin decreased levels of dopamine

decreased levels of dopamine

The Harrison Act:

defined some drugs as controlled substances.

Less alcohol is metabolized in women's stomach. This is the primary reason for:

differences in short term differences ?

What is the chemical name for alcohol safe for human consumption?

ethanol

18 is considered the legal drinking age. T/F?

false

About 90% of American adults consume alcohol. T/F?

false

Alcohol is a stimulant. T/F?

false

Body fat absorbs alcohol. T/F?

false

Digestion must occur before the effects of alcohol can be felt. T/F?

false

Prohibition banned the possession of alcoholic beverages. T/F?

false

Those who use drugs and those who use alcohol are distinct populations. T/F?

false

building breweries in developing countries contributes to the growth and development of these countries. T/F?

false

Are male or female heavy drinkers more likely to develop liver disease?

female heavy drinkers

Methanol is toxic when ingested due to formation of:

formaldehyde and formic acid

If an individual who drinks alcohol has not been eating well, he or she may experience weakness, sweating, headache, and tremor because of the inadequate amount of _____ present in the liver

glycogen

What is the central goal of alcohol policy?

harm reduction

What is the new term for excessive use?

hazardous use

Chronic alcohol use will impair the:

immune system

Alcohol use increases with:

income

Statistically, within the US population, the proportion of drinkers increases as _____ increases

income

Tobacco use was:

initially popularized by cigar users OR preferred in powdered form among the European upper classes ???

A heavy drinker with the same BAC as a less experienced drinker will appear to be:

less intoxicated due to tolerance

What percent of Americans consume 50% of alcohol?

less than 7%

What is the first organ to metabolize alcohol?

liver

Which of the following organs handles the first step in alcohol metabolism?

liver and stomach

What happens to someone who doesn't eat before drinking?

low glycogen can cause ill-tremor, headaches

The person who has drank alcohol more rapidly will have a _____ level of functioning than someone with the same BAC who has consumed it slowly

lower

What is the new term for moderate use?

lower-risk use

Which phrase is suggested by The Who to characterize the drinking style attributed to social or moderate drinkers?

lower-risk use

What type of alcohol is toxic when ingested?

methanol

What is produced by alcohol's depressant effects?

mild delirium

Does digestion have to occur to feel the effects of alcohol?

no

Does exercise speed metabolization of alcohol?

no

When males and females are at the same BAC, do intoxication levels appear to be different when tested on various tasks?

no

How many drinks does the liver process in one hour?

one standard drink (1/2 oz of pure alcohol)

Alcohol and the other socially legal drugs, nicotine and caffeine, are used far more widely than any other drug. T/F?

true

Alcohol taxes tend to have an impact on patterns of consumption and the levels of problems resulting from drinking. T/F?

true

Alcohol use prior to engaging in a sport can slow reaction time. T/F?

true

An individual would still be legally drunk after 6 hours of consuming 10 drinks in the span of one hour. T/F?

true

Distilled liquor has a higher alcohol content than fermented beverages. T/F?

true

Expenditures that result from fetal alcohol syndrome is a health care cost. T/F?

true

Most of the alcohol is removed from the body through metabolic processes. T/F?

true

One of the liver's key functions is the maintenance of blood sugar levels in the body. T/F?

true

Only 1% of all impaired drivers are arrested for driving under the influence. T/F?

true

People's expectations of alcohol's effects can help explain drinking motives. T/F?

true

The ability of chronic alcohol use to suppress the immune system has been clearly established. T/F?

true

The approach by Andrew Weil to explain alcohol use claims that people have a need for transcendent experiences. T/F?

true

The clear goal of the beverage industry is to sell alcohol through advertising. T/F?

true

The costs for medical and nursing care for a person paralyzed after an alcohol-related auto accident are referred to as "quality-of-life costs." T/F?

true

The family unit as well as the alcohol-troubled person has higher health-care costs. T/F?

true

The higher the BAC, the higher the risk of injury from a fall. T/F?

true

When drinking the same amount of alcohol, women have higher blood alcohol concentrations than men because women have less _____ in their bodies.

water

What is the reason why women have a higher BAC compared to men when they drink the same amount of alcohol?

water mass

In 2017, the smallest proportion of alcohol consumed came from:

wine

When drinking the same amount of alcohol, women have higher blood alcohol levels than men because:

women have lower levels of a particular stomach enzyme when compared to men

Does alcohol have calories?

yes

Alcohol-related deaths may run as high as _____ of all deaths annually

10%

Social costs of alcohol include:

treatments for alcoholism

What was the first group to promote the treatment of alcoholism?

Washington Temperance Society

The alcohol industry's advertising budget for 2019 was:

$1.9 billion

The annual bar tab for underage drinking is:

$22.5 billion

What is the BAC of someone who is legally drunk?

0.08

Alcohol related deaths may run as high as _____ of all annual deaths in the US

10%

Alcohol makes its way into the bloodstream through:

absorption

Fermentation is a naturally occurring process that produces:

alcohol

Perpetrators of violent crimes are most likely to be using:

alcohol

Never consume alcohol in combination with:

other drugs or medications, even OTCs

The majority of new _____ cases in the US are young adults under the influence of alcohol

paralysis

The emergence of alcohol counselors is intertwined with:

prohibition of alcohol ?

Costs of caring for new paralysis cases due to alcohol are known as:

quality of life costs

In the decade following Prohibition, per capita consumption:

rapidly increased by more than 50%

Which of the following practices was used by the early American settlers to test the strength of liquor?

saturating gunpowder with alcohol and igniting it

What are Alcopops?

single servings in test tube shaped vials

Define a heavy drinker

someone who has had 5 or more drinks on at least 5 occasions in the past month

Define a current drinker

someone who has had a drink in the past month

Define a binge drinker

someone who has had at least 5 drinks on any one occasion (24 hour period) in the past month

The brain is very sensitive to:

the acute effects of alcohol

The early American temperance movement was part and parcel of:

the humanitarian movement

In 2017, of the total alcohol consumed from all beverages:

the smallest proportion of alcohol came from wine

What cost is part of the economic cost of alcoholism?

treatment cost


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