If someone has consumed alcoholic drinks, what will help the person overcome the influence of those drinks?
- Tomato juice and lime
- Hot coffee
- Fresh air
- Only time ✓
Answer: D. Only time
Only time will help someone overcome the influence of alcoholic drinks; no drink, coffee, or fresh air can speed that up.
Why this is the answer
The Texas handbook directly addresses myths about drinking. It says cold showers, black coffee, and exercise will not make a person sober. Instead, only time can minimize alcohol's effects, and that depends on body weight, how many drinks were consumed, and food intake. The handbook also says it takes about one hour for the body to get rid of each drink. That supports choosing time alone rather than home remedies or fresh air.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Tomato juice and lime — Tomato juice and lime are not described in the handbook as a way to reduce alcohol's effects; the handbook says only time can do that.
- B. Hot coffee — The handbook specifically lists black coffee as a myth that will not make a person sober.
- C. Fresh air — Fresh air is not presented as a way to overcome alcohol's influence; the handbook says only time can minimize the effects.
Remember it
If you are counting on coffee, a shower, or fresh air to sober someone up, you are counting on a myth.