UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 20, Page 5
February 18, 1993
Quiz yourself; Alcohol - fact and fiction

     Alcoholism can be easily misunderstood. These misunderstandings can
lead to pain and suffering. The following quiz may help you find out how
much you understand, and how much you don't, about this disease.
     Circle true or false beside each statement. Answers on page 6.

       1. True or False:  Alcohol is a drug.
       2. True or False:  Because it is a stimulant, alcohol tends to pep a
                          person up.
       3. True or False:  Everyone's body reacts the same way to the same
                          amount of alcohol.
       4. True or False:  Alcoholic beverages can be fattening.
       5. True or False:  A person can die of alcoholic poisoning.
       6. True or False:  A person will get drunker on vodka, gin or rum
                          than on the same amount of whiskey.
       7. True or False:  Switching drinks will make a person drunker than
                          staying with one kind of alcoholic beverage.
       8. True or False:  You can sober up quickly by drinking black coffee
                          and dousing your head with cold water.
       9. True or False:  It is risky to drive a car right after having a
                          single drink.
      10. True or False:  Drunkenness and alcoholism are the same thing.
      11. True or False:  Anyone who drinks is likely to become an
                          alcoholic person.
      12. True or False:  There are certain symptoms to warn people that
                          their drinking may be leading to alcoholism.