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44 Cards in this Set
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The Leading cause of death among Americans 15 to 24 years old
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alcohol
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One of the following is NOT one of the three basic types of alcoholic drinks
a. beer b. wine c. liquor d. marijuana |
marijuana
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TRUE OR FALSE
Alcohol can lead to respiratory problems that include impaired vision and memory defects |
FALSE
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____________ disease and cirrhosis kills 25,000 Americans each year
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liver
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Heaving drinking during early months of pregancy can result in the birth of babies with
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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People who choose not to drink are labeled
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abstainers
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Binge drinkers are defined by the
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number of drinks consumed in a row
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Treatment for alcoholism does NOT include
a. medication b. exercise c. support group d. hospitalization |
Exercise
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A person supporting an alcoholic by denying there is a probem
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enabler
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An inability to remember events that occured during a period of alcohol use
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blackout
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The unconscious process of using defense mechanisms to aviod admitting a probem
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Denial
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One of the following is NOT listed as support group for alcoholics
a. MADD b. CADD c. SADD d. GAMMA |
CADD
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The legal limit for intoxication in Texas is
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.08
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Death resulting for the lack of oxygen
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asphyxiation
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the profound collapse of many vital body functions
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shock
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FAS is an acronym for
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Females tend to absorb alcohol more quickly than men because they
a. are usually thinner than men b. have proportionally less water c. are always on a diet d. have a female hormone |
have proportionally less water
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BAC may be measured by
a. inhaled breath b. hair samples that are taken at the site of the accident c. exhaled breath d.all of the above |
Exhaled breath
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The process of heating an alcohol solution and collecting vapors
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Distillation
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The passage of alcohol through the walls of the stomach
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absorption
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TRUE OR FALSE
The brain can develop abnormal structures, such as deep wide grooves because of long term heaving alcohol abuse |
TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE
Cancer of the esophagus is one possible outcome of long term alcohol abuse. |
TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE
Massive doses of alcohol (depressant) can lead to lowered blood pressure |
FALSE
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TRUE OR FALSE
The liver is the main organ resposible for oxidation of alcohol |
TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE
Alcohol can soothe the stomach as it coats it against spicy foods. |
FALSE
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TRUE OR FALSE
The tobacco industry recentry found (in the last 5 years) that their product was addictive |
FALSE
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TRUE OR FALSE
Half of all smokers have either a physical or psychological dependence |
TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE
Smokeless tobacco is not burned but is placed in the mouth |
TRUE
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One of the following is NOT a psychosocial factor of tobacco products
a. modeling (or model their behavior after, smokers whom they admire or with whom they share other types of social or emotional bonds) b. manipulation (act of smoking and the tools of smoking can give smokers something to do and can offset boredom or depression) c. advertising) (tobacco marketers promise power, liberation, affluence, sophistication, and adult status) d. physiological (affecting the person physically) |
physiological (affecting the person physically)
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Two active components of tobacco are
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particule and gaseous
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COLD is an acronym for
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Chronic Obstructive l Disease
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Thirty percent of all ______ cases are related to tobacco use
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cancer
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Premature wrinkes are symptomatic of ____ abuse
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tobacco
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TRUE OR FALSE
Osteoporosis is an illness due to tobacco use |
TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE
Cardiovascular disease is NOT related to tobacco use because smoking does not affect the heart. |
FALSE
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TRUE OR FALSE
There is no indication that proves that infertility is casued by tobacco products |
FALSE
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TRUE OR FALSE
Cancer of the digestive tract and mouth is a product of smokeless tobacco |
TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE
Mainstream smoke inhaled/exhaled by the smoker |
TRUE
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Smoke from the burning product is called
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sidestream smoke
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Smoke that is diluted by air is called
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environmental smoke
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One of the following is NOT a way to quit smoking
a. Anti-depressant medication b. nicorette gum c. nicoderm patch d. hospitalization |
hospitalization
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TRUE OR FALSE
There are greater chances of STDS and ADD for babies of women that smoke |
TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE
Chemicals from smokeless tobacco are first absorbed through the blood stream then the heart |
FALSE
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TRUE OR FALSE
Qutting cold turkey means that smokery must report to a "buddy" when he feels like smoking |
FALSE
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