Health exam

Question 1

What is the alcohol content of a 20-oz beer that contains 5% alcohol?

Answer 1

1.0oz

Question 2

The three major factors that influence underage drinking are

Answer 2

the attitudes of peers, family, and the media.

Question 3

The state in which a person’s mental and physical abilities are impaired by alcohol or another substance is called

Answer 3

Intoxication

Question 4

Which of the following is an effect of intoxication on the human body?

Answer 4

The drinker loses more water from the body than usual.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is true?

Answer 5

Drinking on an empty stomach increases the rate of alcohol absorption into the bloodstream.

Question 6

At what BAC do an average person’s reflexes and alertness begin to decline?

Answer 6

0.02-0.03

Question 7

The only way a person can be sure to prevent a hangover is to

Answer 7

avoid alcohol altogether.

Question 8

Drivers over the age of 21 are charged with driving under the influence when they are caught driving with a BAC that exceeds the legal limit of

Answer 8

0.08

Question 9

A group of birth defects caused by the effects of alcohol on an unborn child is called

Answer 9

fetal alcohol syndrome.

Question 10

People who can no longer control their use of alcohol suffer from the disease known as

Answer 10

Alcoholism

Question 11

Tolerance causes a drinker’s body to need

Answer 11

increasingly larger amounts of alcohol to achieve the original effect.

Question 12

A group of symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops taking a drug is called

Answer 12

Withdraw

Question 13

From start to finish, what is the correct order of the stages in an alcoholic’s recovery?

Answer 13

acknowledging the problem, detoxification, and rehabilitation

Question 14

You and a friend are at a party where almost everyone is drinking. Your friend, who has had only two or
three beers, offers to drive you home. What should you do?

Answer 14

Call a parent for a ride and make sure your friend doesn’t drive at all.

Question 15

One example of drug misuse is

Answer 15

not taking an over-the-counter drug for the correct period of time.

Question 16

Drug misuse is the

Answer 16

improper use of medicines.

Question 17

A chemical substance that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or sell is known as
a(n)

Answer 17

illegal drug.

Question 18

A chemical that affects brain activity is called a(n)

Answer 18

psychoactive drug.

Question 19

Which of the following statements about the risks of drug abuse is true?

Answer 19

People dependent on psychoactive drugs may experience life threatening symptoms when they quit the drugs.

Question 20

Which teen has the LEAST risk for abusing drugs?

Answer 20

Malik has a good relationship with his mother and father.

Question 21

Which teen has the greatest risk for abusing drugs?

Answer 21

Jayson’s girlfriend just broke up with him, but he acts like nothing happened.

Question 22

What action is LEAST helpful for a friend who abuses drugs?

Answer 22

judging your friend

Question 23

Which of the following statements about marijuana is true?

Answer 23

Marijuana use makes driving a car extremely dangerous.

Question 24

Which of the following is a sign of possible drug abuse?

Answer 24

major changes in behavior or personality

Question 25

If a person offering you drugs continues to pressure you, the best thing to do is

Answer 25

remove yourself from the situation.