Multiple Choice Questions

The depressant effects of alcohol become apparent at a blood alcohol concentration of
  • 50%
  • 0.10%
  • False
  • True
Which of the following statements about nicotine is true?
  • Alcohol can be diffused from the stomach lining into the bloodstream.
  • Female college students' alcohol consumption is now close to that of male college students.
  • It is a powerful central nervous system stimulant.
  • Yellowish tint to the skin
Which is true about women and alcoholism?
  • Women get addicted faster with less alcohol use than men.
  • It usually takes 1—2 hours to recover from a hangover.
  • It is a powerful central nervous system stimulant.
  • women have lower levels of alcohol dehydrogenase than men.
Marketing of tobacco products currently targets all of the following EXCEPT
  • It forms tar, a thick, brownish sludge.
  • children through ads on television.
  • thinning the plaque in the major blood vessels.
  • children and teenagers.
The toxic chemical by-product of alcohol metabolism that causes nausea and vomiting is called
  • acetaldehyde.
  • Tolerance to nicotine.
  • cerebrospinal fluid
  • emphysema.
What is the percentage of alcohol in 100 proof whiskey?
  • Yellowish tint to the skin
  • 50 percent
  • Xenadrine
  • It is a powerful central nervous system stimulant.
Which of the following is NOT true about a hangover?
  • It diminishes the oxygen-carrying capacity of the red blood cells.
  • It usually takes 1—2 hours to recover from a hangover.
  • It is a powerful central nervous system stimulant.
  • ETS accelerates the buildup of plaque in the heart and blood vessels.
What percentage of Americans abstain from drinking alcohol?
  • 25%
  • 0.10%
  • True
  • 50%
Worrying about an upcoming test would increase the alcohol absorption rate in the body.
  • True
  • False
Alcohol and tobacco result in more deaths each year than all illicit drugs combined.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following occurs within 24 hours of quitting smoking?
  • Chance of heart attack decreases.
  • True
  • Yellowish tint to the skin
  • Women who smoke are more likely to have fertility problems than women who do not smoke.
After a night of heavy drinking, John still appears sober while his friends are obviously intoxicated. It is likely that John has developed
  • children through ads on television.
  • Yellowish tint to the skin
  • Tolerance to nicotine.
  • learned behavioral tolerance.
Advertising for cigarettes targets specific subpopulations in society.
  • True
  • False
College students think other students drink more than they actually do.
  • True
  • False
Binge drinking is defined for the typical adult as
  • It does not contain cancer-causing substances.
  • Women get addicted faster with less alcohol use than men.
  • It diminishes the oxygen-carrying capacity of the red blood cells.
  • 4 or more drinks for females or 5 or more drinks for males in about two hours.
Bidis are becoming increasingly popular because they are viewed as safer than regular cigarettes. Research shows that bidis actuallyBidis are becoming increasingly popular because they are viewed as safer than regular cigarettes. Research shows that bidis actually
  • ETS accelerates the buildup of plaque in the heart and blood vessels.
  • Female college students' alcohol consumption is now close to that of male college students.
  • produce three times more carbon monoxide and nicotine than cigarettes.
  • 4 or more drinks for females or 5 or more drinks for males in about two hours.
Which statement best summarizes what happens when particulate matter condenses in the lungs?
  • It usually takes 1—2 hours to recover from a hangover.
  • children through ads on television.
  • Yellowish tint to the skin
  • It forms tar, a thick, brownish sludge.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of alcohol poisoning?
  • ETS accelerates the buildup of plaque in the heart and blood vessels.
  • Alcohol can be diffused from the stomach lining into the bloodstream.
  • Yellowish tint to the skin
  • It is a powerful central nervous system stimulant.
Risk for developing lung cancer varies among smokers due to all of the following EXCEPT
  • Yellowish tint to the skin
  • fetal alcohol syndrome
  • cerebrospinal fluid
  • Tolerance to nicotine.
When women drink alcohol during pregnancy, they can cause significant brain damage and other impairments in the fetus; this condition is known as
  • learned behavioral tolerance.
  • Yellowish tint to the skin
  • fetal alcohol syndrome
  • acetaldehyde.
The reduction in alcohol-related driving fatalities since the 1980s is due to
  • It does not contain cancer-causing substances.
  • cerebrospinal fluid
  • ETS accelerates the buildup of plaque in the heart and blood vessels.
  • zero tolerance laws and increased drinking age.
Smoking contributes to heart disease by doing all of the following EXCEPT
  • It is a powerful central nervous system stimulant.
  • children through ads on television.
  • zero tolerance laws and increased drinking age.
  • thinning the plaque in the major blood vessels.
Smoking is second only to mold as the primary cause of indoor air pollution.
  • True
  • False
The following is NOT true about smokeless tobacco:
  • It does not contain cancer-causing substances.
  • It is a powerful central nervous system stimulant.
  • zero tolerance laws and increased drinking age.
  • women have lower levels of alcohol dehydrogenase than men.
The effects of alcohol are different for women and men because
  • It diminishes the oxygen-carrying capacity of the red blood cells.
  • women have lower levels of alcohol dehydrogenase than men.
  • Alcohol can be diffused from the stomach lining into the bloodstream.
  • It does not contain cancer-causing substances.
Which effect does carbon monoxide have on the body?
  • Female college students' alcohol consumption is now close to that of male college students.
  • It is a powerful central nervous system stimulant.
  • It diminishes the oxygen-carrying capacity of the red blood cells.
  • Alcohol can be diffused from the stomach lining into the bloodstream.
All of the following are smoking cessation medications EXCEPT
  • Yellowish tint to the skin
  • 50 percent
  • Xenadrine
  • acetaldehyde.
College administrators often deny that alcohol problems exist on their campuses.
  • True
  • False
Jeff has been drinking a lot over the past few months, including frequent binges. His friends are concerned that this behavior puts him at risk for a condition that involves a potentially lethal blood alcohol concentration. Which condition is this?
  • produce three times more carbon monoxide and nicotine than cigarettes.
  • fetal alcohol syndrome
  • acetaldehyde.
  • Alcohol poisoning
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