Alcohol Facts Flashcards
Alcohol is a food
True
Alcohol is a drug (depressant)
True
In the body alcohol is digested just as solid food is
False
In the body alcohol is burned up just as food is
True
Because it is a stimulant alcohol tends to pep a person up
False
Everyones body reacts the same way to the same amount of alcohol. Factors that influence absorption
False
Alcoholic beverages can be fattening
True
Alcohol of any quantity can damage organs in the human body
False
A person can die of alcohol poisoning .5-.6% BAC
True
All alcoholic beverages are equally strong proof
False
Liquor taken straight will affect you faster than liquor taken with water or soda
True
You’ll get drinker on vodka gin or rum than on the same amount of whiskey
False
Switching drinks will make you drinker than staying with one kind of alcoholic beverage
False
You can sober up quickly by drinking black coffee and dousing your head with cold water
.02 Hr rate at which detoxify
False
It’s risky to drive a car right after having a drink
True