A mental health professional wanting to reduce the risk of suicide in a client who uses alcohol would probably say, ____.
a. Stop drinking. Alcohol constricts your thinking, and that is dangerous.
b. If you stop drinking suddenly, you will experience alcohol myopia, a dangerous condition.
c. Alcohol myopia is a pleasant state that will probably reduce your likelihood of committing suicide.
d. I'm not worried about your drinking because you are less likely to take your life when intoxicated than when sober.
Question 2
Excessive drinking is especially problematic among those in college. According to research conducted by Sloane et al. (2010), ____.
a. 10 percent of the college students reported binge-drinking and many reported drinking at least 5 days during the month
b. nearly half the college students reported binge-drinking and many reported binge drinking at least 5 days during the month
c. 75 percent of the college students reported binge-drinking and many reported drinking at least 5 days during the month
d. almost all college students reported binge-drinking and many reported drinking at least 5 days during the month
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