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Alcohol Quiz - fact or fiction
Questions fact Fiction
1. alcohol is not a drug- fact or fiction
X ,according to the world health organisation definition a drug is any substance which effects you mental physically emotionally
2. alcohol affects everyone the same – fact or fiction
X ,people breakdown alcohol differently for instance women breakdown alcohol less efficiently due to the fact they carry less water and lack an enzyme or catalyst in their stomach lining
3. sobering up can be speeded up – fact or fiction
X, sobering up can not be speeded up. you can take things like coffee that may make you feel more alert but you will still only break alcohol down at the same rate
8. there are 600 calories in 4 pints of lager X,there are 160 calories in each pint of alcohol
How much do you know about smoking?
1.What percentage of the Irish population smokes?
23% 37% 47%
A: a resent survey by Slan shows that after the smoking band the number people smoking in Ireland reduced form 27% to 23%
2.In Ireland, the tobacco industry needs to recruit what amount of new smokers every day in order to maintain their profit margins?
5 15 25
A; 25
3. How many people in Ireland die from smoking every year?
1,000 3,000 7,000
A; 7,000
4. LIGHT/LOW tar cigarettes are less harmful than regular cigarettes?
True False
A; false
5. What does tar do?
A) Cause heart disease b) cause cancer c) cause smokers cough
A: cause cancer
6. What dose carbon monoxide do?
a) Displace O2 when inhaled b) increase heart rate c) cause cancer
b) Increase heart rate
7. What dose nicotine do?
a) Cause cancer b) cause addiction c) increase heart rate
c) Cause addiction
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