L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What is a drug that is poduced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains?
Alcohol
What is it called when a person's mental and physical abillties have been impaired by alcohol?
Intoxication
What is a condition in which fat builds up in the liver?
Fatty liver
What is a process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect?
Tolerance
A gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help is what?
Intervention
What group of drugs is alcohol?
Depressants
True or False: Alcohol is a very fast-acting drug
True
True or False: Cirrhosis is a medicine that can help the liver heal
False
How many stages of alcoholism are there?
There are four
True or False: After attempting to stop using a drug, some will relapse.
True
Using other ways of thinking or acting are called what?
Alternative
What makes drinking and driving so dangerous when alcohol reaches the brain?
Slow reaction time
Fill in the blank: ______ disrupts the parts of the brain for memory and problem solving
Alcohol
Denial, craving, loss of control, tolerance, and physical dependence are the five stages of what?
Alcoholism
Alcohol can effect a teens mental/emotional, social, and physical health. What is the best way to avoid these risks?
To choose to be alcohol free
What are some negative effects when teens drink alcohol?
Social problems, more likely to fall behind in school, depression, suicidal thoughts, and violence
How many domestic violence cases are related to alcohol?
Two-thirds
The process of consuming a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time is what?
Binge Drinking
Fill in the Blank: Underage drinking in society cost more than __ billion dollars a year
50
What is the process of freeing the body of an addictive substance physicaly?
Fermentation is produced by what chemical reaction?
Ethanol
Fill in the blank: When a person is not ____ ____ she or he may not be getting enough nutrients leading to malnutrition.
Eating enough
When a female drinks while pregnant it can cause what?
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
Name two examples of the four symptoms of alcohol abuse
Can be physically dangerous, could cause legal problems to happen, can effect relationships, can cause failure to fulfill major work, school or home responsibilities.
When can the recovery process start?
After the alcoholic makes the commitment to stop drinking