1.1. An alcohol hangover An alcohol hangover can be eliminated by can be eliminated by eating high levels of eating high levels of carbohydrates before carbohydrates before or during drinking.or during drinking.

FalseFalse - Nothing - Nothing can cure a hangover can cure a hangover except timeexcept time

2.2. Only individuals with Only individuals with seriously maladjusted seriously maladjusted personalities become personalities become alcoholics.alcoholics.

FalseFalse – anyone can – anyone can become an alcoholic!become an alcoholic!

3.3. Black Coffee, a cold Black Coffee, a cold shower, and/or shower, and/or exercise will decrease exercise will decrease the effects of alcohol the effects of alcohol and sober a person up.and sober a person up.

FalseFalse – again only time – again only time will sober a person. will sober a person.

4. Alcohol is physically 4. Alcohol is physically and psychologically and psychologically addictiveaddictive..

TrueTrue – your body – your body and mind can both and mind can both become dependant become dependant on alcohol.on alcohol.

5.5. Alcohol is a stimulantAlcohol is a stimulant

False False – at first your – at first your feelings are feelings are stimulated but it is a stimulated but it is a depressant which depressant which means it is slowing means it is slowing down all your body down all your body systems.systems.

6.6. You are legally You are legally intoxicated if your intoxicated if your BAC is .08 or higher. BAC is .08 or higher.

True if you are 21 or True if you are 21 or older. Under 21 the older. Under 21 the zero tolerance law zero tolerance law comes into play. comes into play.

7.7. After marijuana, After marijuana, alcohol is the most alcohol is the most abused drug in the abused drug in the U.S.U.S.

FalseFalse – Alcohol is – Alcohol is #1, especially in #1, especially in colleges.colleges.

8.8. Liquor straight will Liquor straight will affect you faster than affect you faster than liquor mixed with water liquor mixed with water or soda.or soda.

TrueTrue – because it is not – because it is not diluted. However, the diluted. However, the more water you drink, more water you drink, the less dehydrated the less dehydrated which can be a side which can be a side effect of alcohol use.effect of alcohol use.

9.9. Alcohol keeps you Alcohol keeps you warm on a cold day.warm on a cold day.

FalseFalse – since alcohol – since alcohol is a depressant, it is a depressant, it relaxes your blood relaxes your blood vessels causing vessels causing more blood flow at more blood flow at skin level causing skin level causing you to lose body you to lose body heat.heat.

10.10. Food in the stomach slows Food in the stomach slows down the absorption rate down the absorption rate of alcohol and of alcohol and consequently slows down consequently slows down the rate of intoxication.the rate of intoxication.

True True – since alcohol gets – since alcohol gets absorbed into the food it absorbed into the food it does not absorb until the does not absorb until the food is digested. food is digested.