There is no doubt about the efficacy of psychotherapy

60 There is no doubt about the efficacy of psychotherapy alone in helping alcoholics give up
drinking. FALSE
61 Brief counseling by a family physician has demonstrated to be effective in promoting
more moderate drinking in patients. FALSE
62 All treatment requires voluntary compliance by the drinker. TRUE

63 Wines are fermented from the sugars in fruit, berries, and other sources. TRUE
64 The distinctive ingredient in wine, beer, and distilled spirits is ethyl alcohol, also known as
ethanol. TRUE
65 Proof is simply twice the percentage of alcohol content by volume. TRUE
66 Aggregate data for study is usually derived from tax records. TRUE
67 The only practical means of obtaining information on individual consumption, and on
drinking patterns within a group is by direct observation. FALSE
68 Per the 2001 – 2002 NESARC, in the U.S. the top decile of the population consumes well
over half the alcohol in any one year. TRUE
69 Survey data indicates no differences in drinking patterns among population groups.
Married people are more likely to binge drink than singles. FALSE
71
72 Men drink more than women. TRUE
73 The population distribution of consumption among those who drink follows a particular
shape with a high concentration of total consumption at the upper tail. TRUE
74 Government agencies are quick to intervene when a pregnant woman drinks too much and
places her unborn baby at risk of being born with severe defects. FALSE
75 In the public health view, the community interest is not just the sum of self-regarding
individual interests. TRUE
76 The effects on bystanders are called externalities. TRUE
77 Self-control is not just a matter of willpower, but also experience and technique. TRUE
78 Harm reduction measures benefit the drinkers themselves. TRUE
79 Information provision is a coercive approach. FALSE
80 Economists assume that the market cannot provide an accurate indication of the publics
tradeoff between safety and money. FALSE
81 For a life saved or a disability averted the community is viewed as paying without
gain. FALSE

82 Interventions that save younger lives tend to have a positive effect on the collective
83 The states have been in the business of taxing and regulating alcoholic beverages since