L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
Drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains
Alcohol
a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short time period
alcohol poisoning
a conscious or unconscious restraint of a person’s own behaviors or actions
inhibitions
a progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol
alcoholism
a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop
relapse
Legal age to start drinking alcohol
21
What are the kind of factors that affect the persons intoxication
Gender and size, food, general health, how fast you drink, how much you drink, other drugs
name some of the parts of the body that alcohol can affect over a long period of time.
damage to the stomach, liver, pancreas, and heart.
What symptom of alcoholism affects the family most?
Denial
what is the name of the organization that helps alcohlics
alcoholics anonymous/ AA
Name some alternatives to drinking alcohol
Sports, learning new skills, discovering a new talent, challenging your body, and being part of a team. Or it could be theatre, arts, volunteering.
At what point are you considered legally intoxicated.
When your blood alcohol content is at .08 or more
what are the two diseases that alcohol can do to the liver
fatty liver and cirrhosis
How many stages of alcoholism are there
4
admission, counseling, detoxification, resolution
What does alcohol do to a kids brain.
It can interfere with long term and short term growth. It can also cause the brain's ability to learn and remember stuff.
What are some of the ways that alcohol travels out of the body
Through sweat, urine, and breath.
what are some of the defects that children with FAS may have.
smaller body sizes lower birth weight and other problems they can also develop problems with their hearts and kidneys
name some of the symptoms that people with alcoholism may have
denial, craving, loss of control, tolerance, and physical dependence
Why might family of the alcoholics need help from counselors.
Having an alcoholic in the family can hurt you mentally and emotionally. It is also important for enablers to be counseled that way they don't help the alcoholic get alcohol any more.
What kind of alcohol are we talking about. It is a beverage.
ethanol
About what percentage of the alcohol that passes through the liver is broken down by the liver
about 95% of the alcohol is broken down by the liver and 5% passes through
what are some the dangers that come along with binge drinking
Death due to falls, drowning, or drunk driving Pregnancy being a victim of violent behavior and death from alcohol poisoning
alcohol abuse is different from alcoholism. Name some of the symptoms that someone that abuses alcohol may expierence
failure to fulfill responsiblites like work or homework. legal problems, drinking in unsafe situations, and drinking even when relationships are ruined because of alcohol
What must the alcoholic agree to before starting the recovery process
they need to promise not to drink alcohol again