DB&S Test 3
Which age group shows the highest rates of current tobacco use?
18-34
Which of the following age group has the highest rate of current alcohol use?
21-29
What % of the population fo the United States uses tobacco?
24%
Which is true about distilled and fermented beverages?
Beer and wine have a lower alcohol content than distilled beverages
Which of the following contains the most caffeine?
Black tea
T/F, Elephants and baboons sometimes seek out alcohol-containing fermented fruits
true
T/F, Finland is the top coffee consuming country in the world
true
T/F, alcohol acts as a diuretic
true
T/F, beer is made from fermented grains
true
T/F, by dry weight, tea contains more caffeine than coffee does
true
T/F, caffeine is the world's most commonly used psychoactive drug
true
T/F, ethanol easily crosses the BBB
true
T/F, if a type of liquor is 40% alcohol, it is 80-proof
true
T/F, in the 1970s, Americans consumed more coffee than soft drinks
true
T/F, men are more likely to use tobacco than women are
true
T/F, nicotine binds to receptors located on acetylecholine, dopamine, GABA, and glutamate receptors
true
T/F, nicotine is one of the most toxic drugs
true
T/F, one out of every three cigarettes worldwide is smoked in China
true
T/F, rum is distilled from molasses
true
T/F, those who are age 21-25 have the highest rates of binge drinking
true
T/F, tobacco partially financed the American Revolution
true
T/F, when posed with challenging mental tasks, extroverts perform better when using caffeine, but introverts perform more poorly
true
T/F, with chronic alcohol consumption, the activity of one enzyme that metabolizes alcohol increases, which in part explains tolerance in heavy drinkers
true
What is true about the prevalence of tobacco?
About 20% of the global adult population uses tobacco
Which is true about caffeine consumption in the United States
About 58% of 2-5 year old in the United States have caffeine every day
What is true about the metabolites of caffeine?
Caffeine is broken down by the cytochrome P450 system
Which is false about caffeine?
Caffeine is found in about 5 different species of plants
Which is true about the pharmacokinetics of alcohol?
A and C A: Food in the stomach decreases the absorption of alcohol C: Given 2 people of equal body weight, the person with a higher percentage of body fat will have a higher BAC than the person with more muscle
Which is true about alcohol use among college students?
A and C A: Male college athletes are likely to consume more alcohol compared to non-athletes C: Underage students are more likely to binge drink than students who are 21 or older
What is true about nicotine?
A typical cigar contains enough nicotine to kill 2 adults
Which is true about alcohol consumption in the United States?
College graduates are more likely to drink compared to those who didn't graduate high school
Which is true about ethanol's effects on neurotransmitters?
In the ventral tegmental area, ethanol indirectly decreases GABA transmission
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that alcohol use was popular thousands of years ago?
It is an antibiotic and antiviral that helped cure people of diseases such as the plague
Which is true about prohibition?
It was the first addition to the US Constitution to restrict rights rather than expand them
Which is true about the history of coffee?
King Charles II of England tried to outlaw coffee houses since he considered them to be places where his enemies would conspire against him
Which of the following countries has the highest per capita alcohol consumption?
Russia
What is true about tobacco?
Tobacco smoke contains carbon monoxide
Which is true about the alcohol content of different drinks?
Wine has a higher percentage of alcohol than beer
T/F, caffeine helps to sober up an intoxicated individual
false
T/F, during prohibition, the number of drinking spots in NYC was 1/5 what it was before prohibition
false