Question 1

What is known regarding drinking and heart attacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heart attacks are more likely in all drinkers than in those who abstain. 
B)  Heart attacks are less likely for those who regularly drink several glasses of red wine each day. 
C)  A heart attacks is less likely for those who drink one drink per day. 
D)  A heart attack is not really affected by low or moderate levels of drinking.

Question 2

When alcohol is formed, what other related substances are also formed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nitrosamines 
B)  Congeners 
C)  Trace elements 
D)  Contaminants

Question 3

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Describe how Canadian and Scotch whiskies are different than American whiskey.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

At a BAC of 0.08, what is approximately the relative risk of being involved in a fatal automobile crash?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent higher than for a sober driver. 
B)  The same as for a sober driver. 
C)  Three times as great as for a sober driver. 
D)  Twenty times as great as for a sober driver.

Question 6

What did Benjamin Rush, a Philadelphia physician do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Suggested alcohol was contributor of obesity. 
B)  Referred to alcohol addiction as a disease. 
C)  Recommended brandy after meals to aid digestion. 
D)  Introduced the concept that red wine reduces the risk of heart attacks.

Question 7

In a typical person, intoxication to the point of slower reaction times and impaired motor function occurs at about what BAC?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.05 percent 
B)  0.10 percent 
C)  0.20 percent 
D)  0.30 percent

Question 8

The minimum BAC to be considered driving under the influence in Canada is 0.15 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What was revealed from the surveys that investigated the correlation between homicide and alcohol use?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was found no statistical relationship between drinking and murder. 
B)  About 34% of all murderers and about half of all murder 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.

Question 10

Urban myths and trends related to substance abuse are not uncommon. All of the following were reported in the text EXCEPT for which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vodka being poured over an open eyeball. 
B)  Alcohol being inhaled through hash pipes. 
C)  Vodka-soaked tampons being inserted into the vagina or rectum. 
D)  Alcohol being funneled into the rectum.

Question 11

What factor determines individual differences in the BAC after drinking alcohol?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exercise level 
B)  Rate of metabolism 
C)  Urine flow 
D)  Volume of distribution (mainly body size)

Question 12

According to CADUMS (2012), what occurred regarding the percentage of Canadians consuming alcohol in the previous year?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had small increased. 
B)  It minimal decrease. 
C)  It drastically increased. 
D)  It showed a significant decrease.

Question 13

Distillation is the process in which yeasts transform sugars into alcohol.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which was the last province in Canada to repeal prohibition in 1948?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Brunswick 
B)  Nova Scotia 
C)  Ontario 
D)  Prince Edward Island

Question 15

Although the exact mechanisms for alcohol's action in the brain are not completely understood, what is now believed to be the most important of its many effects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enhancing GABA's inhibitory effects. 
B)  Blocking serotonin receptors. 
C)  Releasing norepinephrine. 
D)  Stimulating glutamate receptors.

Question 16

What percentage of beer sold in Canada is domestic, and how is it sold?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Although in Canada and the U.S. the prohibition of alcohol did reduce alcohol-related deaths and hospitalizations, prohibition in the U.S. was repealed partly because of the growth of organized crime and partly because of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was a widespread movement toward individual freedoms. 
B)  There was a desire to reduce income taxes. 
C)  There were too many illegal drinkers elected to Congress. 
D)  The abundance of lobbying efforts from the liquor industry.

Question 18

AA has now grown to include more than 1.5 million members in over a hundred countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Describe the alcohol withdrawal (abstinence) syndrome.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

The most significant date-rape drug is and always has been alcohol.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Alcohol

What is known regarding drinking and heart attacks?

When alcohol is formed, what other related substances are also formed?

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.

Describe how Canadian and Scotch whiskies are different than American whiskey.

At a BAC of 0.08, what is approximately the relative risk of being involved in a fatal automobile crash?

What did Benjamin Rush, a Philadelphia physician do?

In a typical person, intoxication to the point of slower reaction times and impaired motor function occurs at about what BAC?

The minimum BAC to be considered driving under the influence in Canada is 0.15 percent.

What was revealed from the surveys that investigated the correlation between homicide and alcohol use?

Urban myths and trends related to substance abuse are not uncommon. All of the following were reported in the text EXCEPT for which one?

What factor determines individual differences in the BAC after drinking alcohol?

According to CADUMS (2012) , what occurred regarding the percentage of Canadians consuming alcohol in the previous year?

Distillation is the process in which yeasts transform sugars into alcohol.

Which was the last province in Canada to repeal prohibition in 1948?

Although the exact mechanisms for alcohol's action in the brain are not completely understood, what is now believed to be the most important of its many effects?

What percentage of beer sold in Canada is domestic, and how is it sold?

Although in Canada and the U.S. the prohibition of alcohol did reduce alcohol-related deaths and hospitalizations, prohibition in the U.S. was repealed partly because of the growth of organized crime and partly because of which of the following?

AA has now grown to include more than 1.5 million members in over a hundred countries.

Describe the alcohol withdrawal (abstinence) syndrome.

The most significant date-rape drug is and always has been alcohol.