Scroll down for answers to the drug quiz found in Buzzed, by Cynthia Kuhn, Ph.D., Scott Swartzwelder, Ph.D., and Wilkie Wilson, Ph.D., excerpted in our review.

Quiz answers:

1. The effects of pot can last for days. TRUE See chapter 7 of Buzzed.

2. Which cup of coffee has more caffeine: office or coffee bar? THE OFFICE CUP. See chapter 2 of Buzzed.

3. Most dangerous drugs--& the ones most often used by kids under 14? CHEMICAL SOLVENTS. See chapter 6 of Buzzed.

4. Put in order of addictiveness: correct order is, NICOTINE, HEROIN, MARIJUANA (Actually, there is little evidence that marijuana is addictive. See chapter 7 of Buzzed.)

5. Most popular illegal drug in the world when book was published (1998): MARIJUANA (see chapter 7 of Buzzed).

6. Does marijuana kill brain cells? PROBABLY NOT, but it does interfere with learning and memory.

7. Does alcohol kill brain cells? It is unlikely that a single drink kills brain cells, but long-term chronic drinking can cause permanent memory loss and definite brain damage. (See chapter 1 of Buzzed.)

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