Question 1

"Wailing of cats","out of tune","workmen in my head" all refer to

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A) alcohol-related delerium tremors. 
B) alcohol-related hangover. 
C) alcohol-related auditory hallucinations. 
D) alcohol-related acute behavioral toxicity. 
A) alcohol-related delerium tremors. 
B) alcohol-related hangover. 
C) alcohol-related auditory hallucinations. 
D) alcohol-related acute behavioral toxicity. B

Question 2

Which of these states has the highest per-capita sales of alcohol?

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A) Texas 
B) California 
C) New Hampshire 
D) Georgia 
A) Texas 
B) California 
C) New Hampshire 
D) Georgia C

Question 3

In studies relating homicide to alcohol use,

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A) there is no statistical relationship between drinking and homicide. 
B) about half of all murderers and about half of all homocide victims had been drinking. 
C) murderers were likely to have been drinking,but their victims were not. 
D) victims were likely to have been drinking,but the murderers were not. 
A) there is no statistical relationship between drinking and homicide. 
B) about half of all murderers and about half of all homocide victims had been drinking. 
C) murderers were likely to have been drinking,but their victims were not. 
D) victims were likely to have been drinking,but the murderers were not. B

Question 4

The risk of fetal alcohol syndrome is much greater among women who are classified as problem drinkers,but still occurs in fewer than 10 percent of births in the problem-drinking group.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Total per-capita consumption of alcohol

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A) has increased steadily since 1965. 
B) has remained relatively constant over the past 40 years. 
C) increases and decreases about every five years. 
D) has declined considerably from its peak in 1981. 
A) has increased steadily since 1965. 
B) has remained relatively constant over the past 40 years. 
C) increases and decreases about every five years. 
D) has declined considerably from its peak in 1981.

Question 6

Cirrhosis of the liver can result from drinking alcohol

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A) within a few weeks. 
B) in small amounts over several years. 
C) containing higher amounts of congeners. 
D) in large amounts (a pint of whiskey a day)for ten years or more. 
A) within a few weeks. 
B) in small amounts over several years. 
C) containing higher amounts of congeners. 
D) in large amounts (a pint of whiskey a day)for ten years or more.

Question 7

Breath samples to determine BAC

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A) only work well at BACs above 0.15 percent. 
B) are inaccurate at all blood levels. 
C) provide an accurate indicator of BAC across a wide range. 
D) don't work if the drinker uses breath mints. 
A) only work well at BACs above 0.15 percent. 
B) are inaccurate at all blood levels. 
C) provide an accurate indicator of BAC across a wide range. 
D) don't work if the drinker uses breath mints.

Question 8

Growth retardation,small head circumference,small eyes,flattened bridge of the nose,and mental retardation are signs of

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A) fetal alcohol syndrome. 
B) Wernicke's disease. 
C) cirrhosis of the liver. 
D) alcoholic dementia. 
A) fetal alcohol syndrome. 
B) Wernicke's disease. 
C) cirrhosis of the liver. 
D) alcoholic dementia.

Question 9

Over one thousand people die in the U.S.each year from alcohol overdose.It is particularly dangerous to

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A) mix beer and hard liquor. 
B) begin drinking again after vomiting. 
C) drink wine with a meal. 
D) combine alcohol and caffeine. 
A) mix beer and hard liquor. 
B) begin drinking again after vomiting. 
C) drink wine with a meal. 
D) combine alcohol and caffeine.

Question 10

The total number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities per year in the U.S.

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A) grows larger each year. 
B) has declined from the peak year of 1980. 
C) has remained fairly constant for the past 20 years. 
D) was increasing each year until the legal BAC limit was lowered to 0.08. 
A) grows larger each year. 
B) has declined from the peak year of 1980. 
C) has remained fairly constant for the past 20 years. 
D) was increasing each year until the legal BAC limit was lowered to 0.08.

Question 11

Despite changes in alcohol-related laws and rules,rates of binge drinking and driving after drinking have slightly increased in recent years.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In a typical person,intoxication to the point of staggering and greatly impaired sensory perception occurs at about what BAC?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.05 percent 
B) 0.10 percent 
C) 0.25 percent 
D) 0.40 percent 
A) 0.05 percent 
B) 0.10 percent 
C) 0.25 percent 
D) 0.40 percent

Question 13

Scientific evidence supports both parts of Shakespeare's 400-year-old statement concerning alcohol and sex: "It provokes the desire,but it takes away the performance."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Among women classified as problem drinkers,the rate of FAS is about

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A) 90 percent. 
B) 50 percent. 
C) 23 to 29 per 1,000 births. 
D) 1 to 5 per 10,000 births. 
A) 90 percent. 
B) 50 percent. 
C) 23 to 29 per 1,000 births. 
D) 1 to 5 per 10,000 births.

Question 15

Alcohol is involved in about one-third of all suicides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Benjamin Rush,a physician who also signed the Declaration of Independence,was the first to

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A) produce bourbon whiskey. 
B) refer to alcohol addiction as a disease. 
C) recommend brandy after meals to aid digestion. 
D) suggest that red wine reduces the risk of heart attacks. 
A) produce bourbon whiskey. 
B) refer to alcohol addiction as a disease. 
C) recommend brandy after meals to aid digestion. 
D) suggest that red wine reduces the risk of heart attacks.

Question 17

The alcohol concentration of most wines is about 40 percent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Heating a solution of alcohol and water,then collecting the alcohol vapors and condensing them into a liquid with a higher alcohol content,is called

Accepted Answer

A) malting. 
B) fermentation. 
C) distillation. 
D) catabolism. 
A) malting. 
B) fermentation. 
C) distillation. 
D) catabolism.

Question 19

In balanced-placebo experiments with drinkers who meet the criteria of alcohol dependence,if they are given a beverage that they are led to believe has no alcohol,but that actually does have a small amount of alcohol in it,they

Accepted Answer

A) start to drink more and more of the beverage until they "lose control." 
B) report feeling intoxicated,even at BACs too low to detect. 
C) do not report intoxication and do not increase their drinking. 
D) can detect any amount of alcohol,when normal drinkers cannot. 
A) start to drink more and more of the beverage until they "lose control." 
B) report feeling intoxicated,even at BACs too low to detect. 
C) do not report intoxication and do not increase their drinking. 
D) can detect any amount of alcohol,when normal drinkers cannot.

Question 20

In addition to alcohol-related accidental deaths,there are over 40,000 deaths each year in the U.S.from alcohol poisoning.

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A) True 
 B)False

"Wailing of cats","out of tune","workmen in my head" all refer to

Which of these states has the highest per-capita sales of alcohol?

In studies relating homicide to alcohol use,

The risk of fetal alcohol syndrome is much greater among women who are classified as problem drinkers,but still occurs in fewer than 10 percent of births in the problem-drinking group.

Total per-capita consumption of alcohol

Cirrhosis of the liver can result from drinking alcohol

Breath samples to determine BAC

Growth retardation,small head circumference,small eyes,flattened bridge of the nose,and mental retardation are signs of

Over one thousand people die in the U.S.each year from alcohol overdose.It is particularly dangerous to

The total number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities per year in the U.S.

Despite changes in alcohol-related laws and rules,rates of binge drinking and driving after drinking have slightly increased in recent years.

In a typical person,intoxication to the point of staggering and greatly impaired sensory perception occurs at about what BAC?

Scientific evidence supports both parts of Shakespeare's 400-year-old statement concerning alcohol and sex: "It provokes the desire,but it takes away the performance."

Among women classified as problem drinkers,the rate of FAS is about

Alcohol is involved in about one-third of all suicides.

Benjamin Rush,a physician who also signed the Declaration of Independence,was the first to

The alcohol concentration of most wines is about 40 percent.

Heating a solution of alcohol and water,then collecting the alcohol vapors and condensing them into a liquid with a higher alcohol content,is called

In balanced-placebo experiments with drinkers who meet the criteria of alcohol dependence,if they are given a beverage that they are led to believe has no alcohol,but that actually does have a small amount of alcohol in it,they

In addition to alcohol-related accidental deaths,there are over 40,000 deaths each year in the U.S.from alcohol poisoning.

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"Wailing of cats","out of tune","workmen in my head" all refer to

Which of these states has the highest per-capita sales of alcohol?

In studies relating homicide to alcohol use,

The risk of fetal alcohol syndrome is much greater among women who are classified as problem drinkers,but still occurs in fewer than 10 percent of births in the problem-drinking group.

Total per-capita consumption of alcohol

Cirrhosis of the liver can result from drinking alcohol

Breath samples to determine BAC

Growth retardation,small head circumference,small eyes,flattened bridge of the nose,and mental retardation are signs of

Over one thousand people die in the U.S.each year from alcohol overdose.It is particularly dangerous to

The total number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities per year in the U.S.

Despite changes in alcohol-related laws and rules,rates of binge drinking and driving after drinking have slightly increased in recent years.

In a typical person,intoxication to the point of staggering and greatly impaired sensory perception occurs at about what BAC?

Scientific evidence supports both parts of Shakespeare's 400-year-old statement concerning alcohol and sex: "It provokes the desire,but it takes away the performance."

Among women classified as problem drinkers,the rate of FAS is about

Alcohol is involved in about one-third of all suicides.

Benjamin Rush,a physician who also signed the Declaration of Independence,was the first to

The alcohol concentration of most wines is about 40 percent.

Heating a solution of alcohol and water,then collecting the alcohol vapors and condensing them into a liquid with a higher alcohol content,is called

In balanced-placebo experiments with drinkers who meet the criteria of alcohol dependence,if they are given a beverage that they are led to believe has no alcohol,but that actually does have a small amount of alcohol in it,they

In addition to alcohol-related accidental deaths,there are over 40,000 deaths each year in the U.S.from alcohol poisoning.

Drug Use: an Overview

Drug Use As a Social Problem

Drug Policy

The Nervous System

The Actions of Drugs

Stimulants

Depressants and Inhalants

Medication for Mental Disorders

Tobacco

Caffeine

Dietary Supplements and Over The Counter Drugs

Opioids

Psychedelics

Cannabis

Performance-Enhancing Drugs

Preventing Substance Abuse

Rethinking Drug Policy: What Works, Whats Possible, and Whats Feasible

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