Among women classified as problem drinkers, the rate of FAS is about

Among women classified as problem drinkers, the rate of FAS is about
 
  A. 90 percent.
  B. 50 percent.
  C. 23 to 29 per 1,000 births.
  D. 1 to 5 per 10,000 births.

Question 2

What is the mechanism of action for typical antipsychotics?
 
  A. block serotonin reuptake.
  B. stimulate acetylcholine receptors.
  C. increase brain levels of norepinephrine.
  D. block D2 dopamine receptors.

Question 3

Cirrhosis of the liver can result from drinking alcohol
 
  A. within a few weeks.
  B. in small amounts over several years.
  C. containing higher amounts of congeners.
  D. in large amounts (a pint of whiskey a day) for ten years or more.

Question 4

Wailing of cats, out of tune, workmen in my head all refer to
 
  A. alcohol-related delerium tremors.
  B. alcohol-related hangover.
  C. alcohol-related auditory hallucinations.
  D. alcohol-related acute behavioral toxicity.

Question 5

In studies relating homicide to alcohol use,
 
  A. there is no statistical relationship between drinking and homicide.
  B. about half of all murderers and about half of all homicide victims had been drinking.
  C. murderers were likely to have been drinking, but their victims were not.
  D. victims were likely to have been drinking, but the murderers were not.

Question 6

Over one thousand people die in the U.S. each year from alcohol overdose. It is particularly dangerous to
 
  A. mix beer and hard liquor.
  B. begin drinking again after vomiting.
  C. drink wine with a meal.
  D. combine alcohol and caffeine.

Question 7

Fairly high doses of alcohol interfere with erection of the penis in males, probably because of
 
  A. direct physiological effects on the penis.
  B. lower blood pressure.
  C. dopamine release in the pituitary.
  D. impaired processing of erotic signals.