Alcohol Test Study Guide – Practice Questions, Safety Rules & Exam
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What kind of drug is alcohol? - ANS ✔✔A depressant drug
What is a drug? - ANS ✔✔A chemical substance that is taken to cause changes in a person's
body or behavior
What is a depressant? - ANS ✔✔A drug that slows brain and body reactions
When alcohol slows the body's normal reactions, alcohol may cause: - ANS ✔✔confusion
decreased alertness
poor coordination
blurred vision
drowsiness
Many schools have adopted a zero-tolerance policy to alcohol where... - ANS ✔✔students face
stiff consequences starting with the first time they are caught with alcohol or other drugs
Who influences underage drinking? - ANS ✔✔Peers, family, and the media
Why do some teens drink? - ANS ✔✔To fit in or to do what their classmates seem to be doing
Who is an important influence on teens decisions about alcohol? - ANS ✔✔Parents and family
members
TV commercials and magazine ads often show drinkers in.... - ANS ✔✔beautiful outdoor settings
, fun-filled parties
enjoying sports
Alcohol ads are not required to... - ANS ✔✔list the negative effects
Alcohol ads give the false impression that drinking will make you... - ANS ✔✔more popular and
attractive
Risks of underage drinking: - ANS ✔✔~being injured or killed in a car crash
~committing or being the victim of sexual assault or other violence
~long term brain damage
~problems with alcohol later in life
~suspension from school, sports teams, or other school activities
Legal risks of underage drinking: - ANS ✔✔~laws prohibiting minors from buying or possessing
alcohol are enforced with heavy fines and lawful seizure of property
~selling alcohol to someone under the age of 21 is a criminal offense for the seller
~driving under the influence can result in driver's license being taken away or face other stiff
penalties, such as going to prison
Unlike food, alcohol does not have to be... - ANS ✔✔digested in the stomach before it is
absorbed into the blood
How long does it take for alcohol to enter into the bloodstream? - ANS ✔✔Within minutes of
consumption
Once in the blood, alcohol... - ANS ✔✔circulates throughout the body, where it has widespread
effects
Prep
What kind of drug is alcohol? - ANS ✔✔A depressant drug
What is a drug? - ANS ✔✔A chemical substance that is taken to cause changes in a person's
body or behavior
What is a depressant? - ANS ✔✔A drug that slows brain and body reactions
When alcohol slows the body's normal reactions, alcohol may cause: - ANS ✔✔confusion
decreased alertness
poor coordination
blurred vision
drowsiness
Many schools have adopted a zero-tolerance policy to alcohol where... - ANS ✔✔students face
stiff consequences starting with the first time they are caught with alcohol or other drugs
Who influences underage drinking? - ANS ✔✔Peers, family, and the media
Why do some teens drink? - ANS ✔✔To fit in or to do what their classmates seem to be doing
Who is an important influence on teens decisions about alcohol? - ANS ✔✔Parents and family
members
TV commercials and magazine ads often show drinkers in.... - ANS ✔✔beautiful outdoor settings
, fun-filled parties
enjoying sports
Alcohol ads are not required to... - ANS ✔✔list the negative effects
Alcohol ads give the false impression that drinking will make you... - ANS ✔✔more popular and
attractive
Risks of underage drinking: - ANS ✔✔~being injured or killed in a car crash
~committing or being the victim of sexual assault or other violence
~long term brain damage
~problems with alcohol later in life
~suspension from school, sports teams, or other school activities
Legal risks of underage drinking: - ANS ✔✔~laws prohibiting minors from buying or possessing
alcohol are enforced with heavy fines and lawful seizure of property
~selling alcohol to someone under the age of 21 is a criminal offense for the seller
~driving under the influence can result in driver's license being taken away or face other stiff
penalties, such as going to prison
Unlike food, alcohol does not have to be... - ANS ✔✔digested in the stomach before it is
absorbed into the blood
How long does it take for alcohol to enter into the bloodstream? - ANS ✔✔Within minutes of
consumption
Once in the blood, alcohol... - ANS ✔✔circulates throughout the body, where it has widespread
effects
