CDL · Alcohol and drugs
What can happen when a driver takes other drugs along with alcohol?
Correct answer: The effects of the alcohol can be multiplied.
Answer options
- AThe drugs do not change how strongly the alcohol affects the driver.
- BThe effects of the alcohol can be multiplied. Correct
- CNo harm is done as long as the driver's BAC stays under the legal limit.
Why
Alcohol and other drugs can strengthen each other, so together they can impair a driver far more than either one would alone. This can happen even when the driver's BAC is below the legal limit.
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Topic: Alcohol and drugs License: CDL
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