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BE EE a I La I I i a aha i a a i a i a a a i ES 10 - THE PORT PERRY STAR, Tuesday, September 26, 1995. DRUG AWARENESS I 20 A -- a : % i os 01111 01117: WN NTE Quick Quiz #3 Answers 1. False- A 12 oz. bottle of beer, a 5 oz. glass of wine 1. False- Even one drink gives us false sense of or a mixed drink with 1-1/2 oz. of spirits have equal ability. It also affects out judgement and reaction time alcohol content and can all affect you in the same way. which can in turn affect our driving ability. | 2. False- Alcohol affects each of us differently 2. True- Adrink before a get together can help us be depending on our mood, what we've eaten, our size more outgoing. Relying on drinks in stressful situations, | and weight, medications, and lots of other factors. In however, doesn't get at the real problem and can some cases less than three drinks can put us over the become a habit. .08 limit. 3. False- Skill testing exercises like these can give us 3. True- Even small quantities of alcohol can affect our an idea of our ability to perform, but they're too simple side vision, as well as our sense of caution. to tell us if we're okay to drive or carry out some other precise skill. We can be impaired without knowing it. And because impairment affects our judgement as well as our skill, we're less able to make sensible decisions 4. False- An evening of heavy drinking can stay with you right into the morning. Eight or nine hours after downing your last drink, your ability to drive may still be impaired and you can be at risk of an impaired driving charge. . True- Alcohol may help some people relax by making them feel more comfortable or less inhibited. But we can be tempted to drink too much to calm our nerves. We can begin to rely on drinking every time we're facing stress. planning what we're going to do and sticking to those 5. False- Each person's body processes alcohol at plans - is a wise choice. no safer for the man in our example than if he'd been drinking and not building the fence. These studies show that moderate drinking may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease which is one have any questions about alcohol consumption or your : medical condition, consult your doctor before drinking. 2. True for some people, false for color and bouquet improve the eating experience. However, wine contains the same alcohol as beer and about such activities as driving once we've been an individual fixed rate whether we're sleeping or 6. True- Considerable scientific research has reported Quick Quiz i Answers of the leading causes of death in this country. So, a others- It's true that eating if you're drinking is a = spirits. So the amount we drink and the circumstances drinking. So making those decisions ahead of time - mountain climbing. Therefore, driving home would be that there are health benefits from moderate drinking. 1 drink every day or two can be good for you. But if you good idea. And many people find that wine's taste, ~~ | [J ii aa ol Ee - in which we drink have to be taken into account. | OLIN [COL TV APN TTD 1. False- Alcohol may help you get to sleep by relaxing you, but it interferes with restful sleep and you 3. More than three-quarters- According to can wake up feeling edgy. That nervousness can get the latest research, 86 percent of all Canadians drink worse the more you rely on alcohol to sleep. beverage alcohol. Most of these people have worked 2. False- Inthe vast majority of cases one drink is not alcohol into their ives successfully. harmful. But it can cause problems if you are taking 4. True- We may think that our drinking is our SOV dial medication or if you have a medical condition that's business, but we set examples and create impressions : of TOR Ta le Pach a sensitive to alcohol. with our behaviour. We certainly don't want our children oBHLy lb : YVII who see us drink irresponsibly to assume that this behaviour is okay. And co-workers or employers might jump to conclusions about our character based on an ; 4. False- It's the amount of alcohol and the speed at episode of excessive drinking. | Of ov oa 3. False- Alcohol may relax you and mask the symptoms, but it can't cure the common cold. which you drink it that makes you drunk. Eating doesn't Sxperiment W with dr ugs or tu m change the quantity of alcohol that ends up in your EE the em down. E bloodstream, it simply delays the impact and, therefore Thank you to the : 5 " 4 : Ss its effects. However, it may be healthier to eat wh Ed you're having an alcoholic dink ose : Port Perry Branch of the : So, what can we do' Ea 5. True- Drinking a great deal of alcohol in a short time Liquor Control Boar d of Ontar Io We can learn, we can can actually poison the body. Although rare, the effects for supplying us with the teach, we can help. can be fatal Quick Quiz questions & answers. I's our' responsibility to 1 | educate ourselves and our LOW & LOW FUNERAL HOME rg sea the dangers of 1763 Reach Road, Box 698, Port Perry, LOL 1NO - opposite the fairgrounds _ (905) 985-7331 or (905) 852-3073 this message sponsored by e Complimentary rooms for after service reception * Bright large, JO iii = * Parking on ------ 80 cars he Pf Deven Shay * Over 100 years of community service by the same family | | °° * Cremation information 188 Mary St., Port Perry * Prearrangements may be made at our office or in your home | (905) 985-7383 ET