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Moderate alcohol consumption is no more than ________ alcoholic drink(s) daily for adult women and up to ________ drink(s) daily for adult men.

1,2

Approximately how many college students die every year from binge drinking?

1825

Binge drinking is the consumption of ________ or more alcoholic drinks by men or ________ or more drinks by women, in a very short time.

5,4

Which of the following conditions is the second stage of alcoholic liver disease?

alcohol hepatitis

Drinking too much alcohol can interfere with the absorption and/or use of

all answers are correct

Which of the following areas of the brain is affected first by alcohol?

cerebral cortex

Which of the following recommendations regarding alcohol use during pregnancy is safe?

don't drink

Which of the following statements regarding the third stage of alcoholic liver disease is incorrect?

it is reversible

Which of the following statements about alcohol is incorrect?

its good for sleep

Which of the following statements about binge drinking is incorrect?

its normal in college

Alcohol is metabolized primarily in the

liver

Which of the following body systems in the fetus is seriously damaged when a pregnant woman drinks alcohol?

nervous

In addition to chronically drinking too much alcohol, which of the following lifestyle behaviors heightens the risk of esophageal cancer?

smoking

The enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase is located in the

stomach and liver

The effects of fatty liver can be reversed by

stop drinking

Which of the following statements concerning a hangover is correct?

time is the only remedy

Which of the following factors does not affect how quickly the body absorbs and metabolizes alcohol?

time of day