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Substance Abuse and Brain Injuries
Answers to the Quiz: All TRUE!
The quiz has 8 questions but there's only one right answer – TRUE!
Read on to find out more.
Alcohol, other drugs and brain injury often go
together both before and after an injury. Alcohol is present in more
than half of all brain injuries. Alcohol is a factor in 66% of brain injuries
caused by moving vehicles, and 60% of brain injuries involving violence.
These numbers do not include the use of other drugs at the time of an
injury. Whether or not a brain injury was caused by using alcohol or other
drugs, after an injury the brain reacts differently to these drugs. Everyone
who has a brain injury should re-think their use of alcohol and other
drugs. Read on to find out more.
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Substance Abuse Education Series
Substance Abuse and Brain Injury Toolbox
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