What is the main component in alcoholic beverages? - ANSWER Ethanol
What is the nation's most popular and widely abused drug? - ANSWER Alcohol (two fac-
tors about it)
Alcoholic beverages act as stimulants, but are officially what? - ANSWER Depressants
What happens to the body when alcohol enters the bloodstream? (7) - ANSWER 1 - The
body is temporarily stimulated
2 - The brain is stimulated to release dopamine
3 - Metabolized alcohol stimulates the adrenal glands
4 - High levels of adrenaline, excitement, exhilaration, and emotion come about
5 - Hormones and sugar are released into the bloodstream
6 - The ultimate feature is to depress the central nervous system which includes the organs,
brain activity, coordination, reflexes, memory, speech, judgement, reasoning abilities which
all become impaired
7 - These depressing properties increase as more and more alcohol is consumed
What things affect how alcohol gets concentrated in the blood? (8) - ANSWER 1 - age
2 - gender
3 - weight, body mass
4 - muscle to fat ratio
5 - exhaustion level, fatigue
6 - mood/mental health, physical health
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What is the nation's most popular and widely abused drug? - ANSWER Alcohol (two fac-
tors about it)
Alcoholic beverages act as stimulants, but are officially what? - ANSWER Depressants
What happens to the body when alcohol enters the bloodstream? (7) - ANSWER 1 - The
body is temporarily stimulated
2 - The brain is stimulated to release dopamine
3 - Metabolized alcohol stimulates the adrenal glands
4 - High levels of adrenaline, excitement, exhilaration, and emotion come about
5 - Hormones and sugar are released into the bloodstream
6 - The ultimate feature is to depress the central nervous system which includes the organs,
brain activity, coordination, reflexes, memory, speech, judgement, reasoning abilities which
all become impaired
7 - These depressing properties increase as more and more alcohol is consumed
What things affect how alcohol gets concentrated in the blood? (8) - ANSWER 1 - age
2 - gender
3 - weight, body mass
4 - muscle to fat ratio
5 - exhaustion level, fatigue
6 - mood/mental health, physical health
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