Alcohol (9)

Tremors, hallucinations, delusions, and seizures are all symptoms associated with

alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Which of the following are signs of alcohol poisoning?

all of the answers are correct

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that about 2,200 people die each year simply from drinking too much alcohol. It is particularly dangerous to

begin drinking again after vomiting

Research studies in which half the participants are told they are drinking alcohol and half are not, with half of each group actually receiving alcohol and half not, are using the_________ design.

blind placebo

Which of the following statements about and date rape is true?

both rapists and rape victims are likely to have been drinking.

Which of these substances speeds up the absorption of alcohol?

carbonated liquids

When alcohol is formed, other related substances, known as_________, are also formed.

congeners

Which of the following is a syndrome related to alcohol withdrawal that includes symptoms such as tremors and hallucinations?

delirium tremens

Heating a solution of alcohol and water, then collecting the alcohol vapors and condensing them into a liquid with a higher alcohol content is called

distillation

A lower blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is required to impair the performance of a chronic, heavy drinker than to impair the performance of a moderate drinker.

false

Alcohol distributes evenly into fatty tissues, so a 180-pound lean person will have a higher blood alcohol concentration (BAC) than a 180-pound fat person who drinks the same amount of alcohol.

false

Despite changes in alcohol-related laws and rules, rates of binge drinking and driving after drinking among college students have substantially increased in recent years.

false

Hangovers are definitely caused by the presence of congeners in alcoholic beverages.

false

The alcohol concentration of most wines is about 40 percent.

false

Through a one-step process in the stomach, alcohol is converted directly to acetic acid (a non-toxic chemical).

false

Alcoholic beverages form when certain yeasts act upon sugars in the process of

fermentation

Growth retardation, small head circumference, small eyes, flattened bridge of the nose, and mental retardation are signs of

fetal alcohol syndrome

If one member of a pair of identical twins is dependent on alcohol, the other twin

has about a 50 percent chance of also being dependent on alcohol.

Total per-capita consumption of alcohol

has declined considerably from its peak in 1981.

_________ refers to the idea that people should drink beer or wine in moderation but drink no hard liquor.

temperance

Heavy drinkers with Wernicke's disease also usually exhibit memory deficits and other mental problems associated with

Korsakoffs psychosis

In a typical person, intoxication to the point of staggering and greatly impaired sensory perception occurs at about what blood alcohol concentration (BAC)?

0.25 percent

In most commercial beers sold in the United States, the alcohol content is about

4 percent

Although the exact mechanisms for alcohol's action in the brain are not completely understood, it is now believed that the most important of its many effects is

Correct answer: enhancing gamma-Aminobutyric acid's (GABA's) inhibitory effects.

The major factor determining differences in blood alcohol concentration (BAC) between two individuals of the same rate is:

Total Water Concentration (TWC) in the body.

Cirrhosis of the liver can result from drinking alcohol

in large amounts (the equivalent of a pint of whiskey a day) for ten years or more.

Alcohol is removed by the_________ at a constant rate of 0.015g/100ml/hour.

liver

Although national prohibition of alcohol did reduce alcohol-related deaths and hospitalizations, it was repealed partly because of the growth of organized crime and partly because

of a desire to reduce the income tax.

Which of the following is a behavioral effect of a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level of 0.35%?

surgical anesthesia

Breath samples to determine blood alcohol concentration (BAC)

provide an accurate but not perfect indicator of BAC across a wide range.

The alcoholic content of beverages is indicated by the term "proof," which is

roughly twice the percentage of alcohol

At a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08, the relative risk of being involved in a fatal automobile crash is about

three times as great for a sober driver

Alcohol is involved in about one-third of all suicides.

true

In Massachusetts, the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for driving under alcohol influence is 0.08 percent.

true

The first step of alcohol metabolism involves the conversion of alcohol into acetaldehyde.

true