FLORIDA DMV DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
TEST COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ When does alcohol absorption begin? When does it end?.
Answer: 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?.
Answer: 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?.
Answer: 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?.
Answer: 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?.
Answer: The two enzymes responsible for breaking down alcohol are
alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase.
⩥ What does BAC stand for?.
Answer: Blood Alcohol Level.
⩥ What does B.A.C stand for?.
Answer: Blood Alcohol Concentration.
⩥ How is BAC measured?.
Answer: 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?.
Answer: peer pressure
, ⩥ Substances that people use which lead to taking other drugs.
Answer: 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.
Answer: psychological dependence
⩥ Drug addiction is a ___ disease.
Answer: Brain
⩥ How much is one "drink" referred to as?.
Answer: 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?.
Answer: True.
⩥ How quickly does the average body take to eliminate one "drink"?.
TEST COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ When does alcohol absorption begin? When does it end?.
Answer: 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?.
Answer: 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?.
Answer: 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?.
Answer: 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?.
Answer: The two enzymes responsible for breaking down alcohol are
alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase.
⩥ What does BAC stand for?.
Answer: Blood Alcohol Level.
⩥ What does B.A.C stand for?.
Answer: Blood Alcohol Concentration.
⩥ How is BAC measured?.
Answer: 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?.
Answer: peer pressure
, ⩥ Substances that people use which lead to taking other drugs.
Answer: 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.
Answer: psychological dependence
⩥ Drug addiction is a ___ disease.
Answer: Brain
⩥ How much is one "drink" referred to as?.
Answer: 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?.
Answer: True.
⩥ How quickly does the average body take to eliminate one "drink"?.
