Are you as
savvy about alcohol as you think? Here are the answers to the true/false
quiz "Do you have a problem with alcohol?":
1. False. Although
alcohol is classified as both a food and a drug, it actually requires no
digestion. It is absorbed into the body directly from the stomach and small
intestine.
2. True.
3. False. About
90 percent of high-school seniors have tried alcohol.
4. True.
5. True. Drinking
also increases your risk for developing liver disease.
6. False. Of
adult American drinkers, about 15 percent abuse alcohol. And this 15 percent
account for more than half of alcohol sales.
7. False. The
three most commonly abused drugs in the United States are alcohol, marijuana,
and tobacco.
8. False. Alcohol
contains 7 calories per gram. By comparison, protein and carbohydrates
contain 4 calories per gram; fat contains 9 calories per gram. Alcohol
also slows the metabolism, making it more difficult to burn calories.
9. True.
10. False. Psychoactive
drugs are those that alter mood and/or consciousness. Alcohol is a psychoactive
drug.
11. False. Genetics
play the greatest role in determining whether you become an alcoholic—whether
or not you drink daily.
12. False. Alcohol
costs Americans more than $130 billion a year.
13. False. More
than 1,000 young people suffer injuries each week as a result of drunken
assaults.
14. False. Alcohol
plays a role in half of all highway fatalities.
15. True. Alcohol
is metabolized at the rate of one drink per hour (one drink = 12 oz. of
beer, 5 oz. of wine, 1.5 oz. of liquor).
16. False. As
many as half of U.S. problem drinkers are women, and their numbers are
increasing.
17. False. Alcohol
is a depressant.
18. True.
19. False. Although
beer, wine, and liquor contain different percentages of alcohol, all contain
the same type of alcohol. A can of beer is the alcoholic equivalent to
a glass of wine or a shot of liquor.
20. False. Cardiovascular
disease is the top-ranking disease among Americans. Alcoholism is second.
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