Describe the basis of the Breathalyzer test for alcohol concentration. [Ethyl Alcohol as a Drug and a Poison]

Is the following sentence true or false? The most widely abused illegal drug is marijuana. ______________________________________

On average, 2 percent of all persons who are given a breathalyzer test by the State Police pass the test (blood alcohol under .08 percent). Suppose that 500 breathalyzer tests are given.

(a) What is the expected number who pass the test?

(b) What is the approximate Poisson probability that 5 or fewer will pass the test?

State why alcohol is considered a drug.

Explain how a fuel-cell breathalyzer works.

What personality traits do drug and alcohol counselors have?

Is it true that a heavier person will have a lower blood alcohol level due to more amount of fat in the body?

Crime-scene investigators collected hair from a dead person's body. Is the hair human or nonhuman? Describe two ways that the investigators could distinguish human hair from animal hair.

Which type of drug preparation is both sweetened and contains alcohol?

The need to take a drug in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms is called ___?

Cirrhosis of the liver is a common disease of alcoholics. Why is the liver particularly affected by alcohol consumption? [Ethyl Alcohol as a Drug and a Poison]

Alcoholism is a psychological disease that responds best to antidepressants.

True or False?

At what blood alcohol concentration does speech begin to be slurred? What is the approximate lethal concentration of ethyl alcohol in the blood? [Ethyl Alcohol as a Drug and a Poison]

Is ethanol a stimulant or a depressant? [Ethyl Alcohol as a Drug and a Poison]