1. What evidence indicates that alcohol is a drug like marijuana, cocaine, or heroin?
2. Explain how alcohol affects the liver.
3. Explain how alcohol affects the (select two):digestive system, brain & nervous system, bloodstream, cardiovascular system, sexual organs, endocrine system.
4. List five factors that affect the absorption rate of alcohol in the bloodstream.
5. What characterizes Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)?
6. Upload a commercial for alcohol. (Print, radio, TV, etc) Write 3+ sentences about this advertisement and how it relates to the chapter.
chapter 8
1. Explain two benefits and two drawbacks to lowering the MLDA in the United States.
2. Based on what you have read and experienced, should the legal age be changed? Explain. Also, if you have lived in/traveled to other countries and have seen differences in alcohol use add that in!
3. In reviewing the sections of Cultural Differences (page 255) and Cultural Influences, what connections can you make to Mental Models?
