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Alcohol-use quiz: Drinking too much carries high costs

By any measure — from hopes unrealized to lives cut short — alcohol misuse carries staggering costs. Take this quiz to find out how much you know about the price of drinking irresponsibly.

1. If a little alcohol may be good for your heart, more is probably even better.

  • True
  • False

2. Women can hold their liquor just as well as men.

  • True
  • False

3. Pregnant women only have to worry about harming their baby if they drink alcohol heavily.

  • True
  • False

4. If you haven't had trouble with work or school, haven't gotten arrested, or don't need a drink first thing in the morning, you can't have an alcohol problem, no matter how much you drink.

  • True
  • False

5. What is considered binge alcohol use for men?

  • Having at least three drinks on a single occasion
  • Having at least five drinks on a single occasion
  • Having at least seven drinks on a single occasion
  • Having at least 10 drinks on a single occasion

6. Since the legal drinking age was raised to 21 in the United States, alcohol consumption by children and young adults is no longer a problem.

  • True
  • False

7. What percentage of motor vehicle deaths is related to alcohol?

  • 12 percent
  • 40 percent
  • 78 percent

8. Coffee can help sober you up so that you can safely drive after drinking.

  • True
  • False

MENTAL HEALTH


Jan 6, 2009