Attention – part 1 - Alcohol

Alcohol Knowledge Survey and outline for unit

  1. Alcohol is a drug which acts upon the body as a depressant in the central nervous system. (brain). True or False

2. Alcohol is a stimulant to the central nervous system. True or False

  1. The reason drinking and driving can be dangerous is that alcohol prevents the

brain from doing those normal functions required for driving. True or False

  1. The cerebrum is affected by alcohol first before other parts of the brain are affected. True or False
  2. Drinking tends to make a person feel more self-confident even though his or her skills may be decreasing. True or False
  3. When people drink alcoholic beverages, they lose their muscular coordination before they lose their reasoning and judgmental abilities. True or False
  4. All the mental and physical abilities required to operate an automobile are affects if a person drinks enough. True or False
  5. Any person can become unconscious and even die from drinking too much. True or False
  6. It takes at least 1 hour for the body to eliminate the effects of one can of beer. True or False

10. There is no way to sober up quickly. Coffee, food, fresh air, exercise, or a cold

shower will not help. True or False

11. If a person eats something before drinking, he or she won’t get drunk.

True or False

12. The alcoholic causes most of the alcohol related fatalities on our roads and

highways today. True or False

13. How much a person drinks before driving should be their own decision.

True or False

  1. If a friend is about to drive after drinking, there is nothing you can do about it.

True or False

  1. Teens should discuss the alcohol-driving problem with their parents and come

to an agreement on what to do when problems arise. True or False