TLSAE ALL ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SURE A+
✔✔Drugs and alcohol are all absorbed into the body differently depending upon the
alcohol, drug and its classification. True or false? - ✔✔True.
✔✔Alcohol does not require decomposition to be absorbed and can enter the
bloodstream from the mouth, esophagus or stomach. True or False? - ✔✔True.
✔✔The sooner alcohol reaches the large intestine, the faster the alcohol can be
absorbed. True or False? - ✔✔True.
✔✔When alcohol enters the system and makes its way down to the liver, it is cycled
through the body while the liver slowly degrades the alcohol and releases it from our
system. True or False? - ✔✔True.
✔✔Carbonated beverages increase the rate of alcohol absorption. True or False? -
✔✔True. Carbonated beverages increase the rate of alcoholic absorption due to the
carbonation triggering the pyloric valve to open, resulting in an increase in the speed at
which the alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream.
✔✔Food in your stomach decreases the rate of alcohol absorption. True or False? -
✔✔True. Food already in your stomach actually slows down the rate of absorption. The
food slows down the rate of movement into the small intestine.
✔✔When does alcohol absorption begin? When does it end? - ✔✔Alcohol absorption
begins when the individual starts to drink and ends when all of the alcohol is absorbed
into bodily fluids.
✔✔When does alcohol elimination begin? - ✔✔Alcohol elimination begins when the
alcohol reaches the liver and the liver begins to break down the alcohol.
✔✔The liver eliminates all of the alcohol in ones system. True or False? - ✔✔Though
the liver eliminates approximately 90% of the alcohol from ones body, it does not do all
the work.Other bodily functions that eliminate alcohol include
, The lungs through breathing eliminate 2-4% of the total amount of alcohol.
The skin through sweating eliminate 2-4% of the total amount of alcohol.
The kidneys through the production of urine eliminate 2-4% of the total amount of
alcohol.
✔✔Why do some people break down alcohol faster than others? - ✔✔Some people
break down alcohol faster than others due to a variation in the quantity of enzymes
responsible for breaking down alcohol.
✔✔What are the two enzymes responsible for the breaking down of alcohol in ones
body? - ✔✔The two enzymes responsible for breaking down alcohol are alcohol
dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase.
✔✔What does BAC stand for? - ✔✔Blood Alcohol Level.
✔✔What does B.A.C stand for? - ✔✔Blood Alcohol Concentration.
✔✔How is BAC measured? - ✔✔BAC is measured by the amount of alcohol in grams of
100 mL of blood or 210 mL of breath.
✔✔What is the number one problem in most teenagers' lives? - ✔✔peer pressure
✔✔Substances that people use which lead to taking other drugs - ✔✔gateway drugs
✔✔Exists when a drug is so central to a person's thoughts, emotions, and activities that
it is extremely difficult to stop using it or even stop thinking about it - ✔✔psychological
dependence
✔✔Drug addiction is a ___ disease - ✔✔Brain
✔✔How much is one "drink" referred to as? - ✔✔One "drink" is referred to as
12 oz of beer
5 oz of wine
1.5 oz 80 proof alcoholic beverage.
✔✔The greater the amount of alcohol you drink, the faster it is absorbed into the
bloodstream and the greater the effect on the body. True or False? - ✔✔True.
✔✔How quickly does the average body take to eliminate one "drink"? - ✔✔The average
human body eliminates approximately one "drink" per hour.
✔✔How can synergistic effects in relation to drugs and alcohol be defined? -
✔✔Synergistic effects is defined as the effects that occur when two or more drugs act
together.
✔✔Drugs and alcohol are all absorbed into the body differently depending upon the
alcohol, drug and its classification. True or false? - ✔✔True.
✔✔Alcohol does not require decomposition to be absorbed and can enter the
bloodstream from the mouth, esophagus or stomach. True or False? - ✔✔True.
✔✔The sooner alcohol reaches the large intestine, the faster the alcohol can be
absorbed. True or False? - ✔✔True.
✔✔When alcohol enters the system and makes its way down to the liver, it is cycled
through the body while the liver slowly degrades the alcohol and releases it from our
system. True or False? - ✔✔True.
✔✔Carbonated beverages increase the rate of alcohol absorption. True or False? -
✔✔True. Carbonated beverages increase the rate of alcoholic absorption due to the
carbonation triggering the pyloric valve to open, resulting in an increase in the speed at
which the alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream.
✔✔Food in your stomach decreases the rate of alcohol absorption. True or False? -
✔✔True. Food already in your stomach actually slows down the rate of absorption. The
food slows down the rate of movement into the small intestine.
✔✔When does alcohol absorption begin? When does it end? - ✔✔Alcohol absorption
begins when the individual starts to drink and ends when all of the alcohol is absorbed
into bodily fluids.
✔✔When does alcohol elimination begin? - ✔✔Alcohol elimination begins when the
alcohol reaches the liver and the liver begins to break down the alcohol.
✔✔The liver eliminates all of the alcohol in ones system. True or False? - ✔✔Though
the liver eliminates approximately 90% of the alcohol from ones body, it does not do all
the work.Other bodily functions that eliminate alcohol include
, The lungs through breathing eliminate 2-4% of the total amount of alcohol.
The skin through sweating eliminate 2-4% of the total amount of alcohol.
The kidneys through the production of urine eliminate 2-4% of the total amount of
alcohol.
✔✔Why do some people break down alcohol faster than others? - ✔✔Some people
break down alcohol faster than others due to a variation in the quantity of enzymes
responsible for breaking down alcohol.
✔✔What are the two enzymes responsible for the breaking down of alcohol in ones
body? - ✔✔The two enzymes responsible for breaking down alcohol are alcohol
dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase.
✔✔What does BAC stand for? - ✔✔Blood Alcohol Level.
✔✔What does B.A.C stand for? - ✔✔Blood Alcohol Concentration.
✔✔How is BAC measured? - ✔✔BAC is measured by the amount of alcohol in grams of
100 mL of blood or 210 mL of breath.
✔✔What is the number one problem in most teenagers' lives? - ✔✔peer pressure
✔✔Substances that people use which lead to taking other drugs - ✔✔gateway drugs
✔✔Exists when a drug is so central to a person's thoughts, emotions, and activities that
it is extremely difficult to stop using it or even stop thinking about it - ✔✔psychological
dependence
✔✔Drug addiction is a ___ disease - ✔✔Brain
✔✔How much is one "drink" referred to as? - ✔✔One "drink" is referred to as
12 oz of beer
5 oz of wine
1.5 oz 80 proof alcoholic beverage.
✔✔The greater the amount of alcohol you drink, the faster it is absorbed into the
bloodstream and the greater the effect on the body. True or False? - ✔✔True.
✔✔How quickly does the average body take to eliminate one "drink"? - ✔✔The average
human body eliminates approximately one "drink" per hour.
✔✔How can synergistic effects in relation to drugs and alcohol be defined? -
✔✔Synergistic effects is defined as the effects that occur when two or more drugs act
together.
