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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the alcohol content of a 20 oz beer that contains 5% alcohol? | Alcohol content formula is drink volume (oz) times percent alcohol, therefore the alcohol content is 1 oz |
| What are three major factors that influence underage drinking? | Peers, family, and the media |
| The state in which a person's mental & physical abilities are impaired by alcohol or another substance is called...? | Intoxication |
| Are what BAC do an average person's reflexes and alertness begin to decline? | 0.02 |
| The only way a person can be sure to prevent a hangover is to...? | Avoid alcohol all together |
| Exceeding the legal limit of a ____ BAC is illegal for drivers 21 and older. | 0.08 |
| Taking as excessive amount of a drug that leads to a coma or death is an...? | Overdose |
| A group of birth defects caused by the effects of alcohol on a n unborn child is called....? | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
| _____________ causes a drinker's body to need increasingly larger amounts of alcohol to achieve the original effect. | Tolerance |
| When a dependent person stops taking a drug, they will experience a group of symptom's called...? | Withdraw |
| The stages of an alcoholic's recovery are...? | Acknowledging the problem, detoxification, and rehabilitation |
| A period of time that a drink can't recall is a....? | Blackout |
| A term used to describe the after-effects of drinking too much alcohol is a ...? | Hangover |
| A condition in which less and less alcohol causes intoxication is...? | Reverse tolerance |
| Removing all alcohol from the body is....? | Detoxification |
| Tobacco that is chewed, placed between the lower lip and teeth, or sniffed through the nose is known as...? | Smokeless tobacco |
| 2 examples of smokeless tobacco are...? | Chewing tobacco and snuff |
| Drugs that increase the activity of the nervous system are...? | Stimulants |
| The average dose of ___________ tobacco contains more that twice the nicotine of one cigarette. | Smokeless |
| The smoke exhaled from a smoker's lungs in called...? | Mainstream smoke |
| Smoke that goes into the air directly from the cigarette is called...? | Sidestream smoke |
| Nursing mother who smoke produce milk that contains...? | Nicotine |
| A nicotine substitute is a product that ____________ _____________, but not the other harmful chemicals. | contains nicotine |
| A __________ user who quits can expect many immediate and long term benefits. | Tobacco |
| A _____________ is a cancer causing agent. | Carcinogen |
| When tobacco is burned, an orderless, poisonous gas called ___________ _____________ is produced. | Carbon monoxide |
| Tobacco users may develop white patched on their tongues or insides of their mouth called ________________. | Leukoplakia |
| The combination of mainstream and sidestream smoke is called...? | Secondhand smoke |
| Drug misuse in the ______________ ______ of medicines either prescription of over the counter drugs. | Improper use |
| A chemical substance that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy or sell is known as a(n)....? | Illegal drug |
| A chemical that affects brain activity is called a(n)...? | Psychoactive drugs |
| Brain cells along an activated reward pathway release a chemical called...? | Dopamine |
| When the effects of two or more drugs are cancelled out or reduced by each other, it is called...? | Drug antagonism |
| Decreased alertness, slurred speech, drowsiness, and depressed respiration are common side effects of...? | Alcohol |
| ____________ ____________ occurs when drugs interact to produce effects greater than those that each drug would produce alone. | Drug synergism |
| LSD, psilocybin, and PCP are examples of....? | Hallucinogens |
| ____________ is the leaves, stems, and flowing tops of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. | Marijuana |
| _______ ________ got their name from the fact that they first gained popularity at dance clubs and raves. | Club drugs |
| In Georgia, persons under 21 are presumed to be drinking under the influence of alcohol if they have.....? | a BAC of 0.08 or greater |
| Pursuant to Senate Bill (Joshua's Law), in order to obtain a Provisional License (Class D) at 16 years old, you must have completed _____ hours of theoretical instruction and ____ hours of driving with a parent/instructor. | 30; 6 |
| During the first ___________ following issuance of a Class D license, only immediate family members may ride in the vehicle. | 6 months |
| Georgia law requires that each occupant in the front seat must be restrained by a.....? | Seat belt |
| Maintaining at least a ________________ from the vehicle in front of you provides you visibility, time, space, and the ability to steer or break out of danger at moderate speeds. | 3-second space margin |
| ADAP | Alcohol & Drug Awareness Program |