Which of the following is true?
- Only time will reduce the effects of alcohol. ✓
- Alcohol affects you less if you drink with a full stomach.
- Beer doesn't affect you as much as other drinks.
- Coffee will reduce the effects of alcohol.
Answer: A. Only time will reduce the effects of alcohol.
Only time will reduce the effects of alcohol — nothing you eat or drink speeds it up.
Why this is the answer
The handbook states plainly that only time can sober you up or lower your blood alcohol content, and it lists food, coffee, cold showers and exercise as things that do not speed up how your body clears alcohol. It also notes that a glass of beer holds the same alcohol as a glass of wine or an average cocktail, so the type of drink does not change the effect. That leaves time as the one thing that works.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Alcohol affects you less if you drink with a full stomach. — The handbook names food among the things that will not speed up alcohol elimination, so a full stomach does not make alcohol affect you less.
- C. Beer doesn't affect you as much as other drinks. — The handbook says a glass of beer contains the same amount of alcohol as a glass of wine or an average cocktail, so beer is not a milder choice.
- D. Coffee will reduce the effects of alcohol. — Coffee is listed with food, cold showers and exercise as something that will not sober you up or lower your blood alcohol content.
Remember it
Picture a clock, not a cup of coffee: the only thing that clears alcohol is the passing of time.