Transcript False - Curriculum

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1.
An alcohol hangover can
be eliminated by eating
high levels of
carbohydrates before or
during drinking.
False - Nothing can cure
a hangover except time
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2.
Only individuals with
seriously maladjusted
personalities become
alcoholics.
False – anyone can become
an alcoholic!
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3.
Black Coffee, a cold
shower, and/or exercise
will decrease the effects of
alcohol and sober a person
up.
False – again only time
will sober a person.
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4. Alcohol is physically and
psychologically addictive.
True – your body and
mind can both become
dependant on alcohol.
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5.
Alcohol is a stimulant
False – at first your
feelings are stimulated but
it is a depressant which
means it is slowing down
all your body systems.
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6.
You are legally
intoxicated if your BAC
is .08 or higher.
True if you are 21 or
older. Under 21 the zero
tolerance law comes into
play.
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7.
After marijuana, alcohol
is the most abused drug in
the U.S.
False – Alcohol is #1,
especially in colleges.
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8.
Liquor straight will affect you
faster than liquor mixed with
water or soda.
True – because it is not
diluted. However, the more
water you drink, the less
dehydrated which can be a
side effect of alcohol use.
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9.
Alcohol keeps you warm
on a cold day.
False – since alcohol is a
depressant, it relaxes your
blood vessels causing
more blood flow at skin
level causing you to lose
body heat.
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10.
Food in the stomach slows down
the absorption rate of alcohol and
consequently slows down the
rate of intoxication.
True – since alcohol gets
absorbed into the food it does not
absorb until the food is digested.
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11. FASD
is a treatable
disorder.
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False- Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder is a
permanent, life-long disorder
and cannot be cured
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12. Drinking
alcohol while
pregnant can cause serious
damage to the unborn child
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True- Drinking alcohol while
pregnant can cause Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
or FASD
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