What is alcohol
Alcohol is a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains.
How is alcohol made?
A physical or psychological need for a drug.
What is addiction?
One excuse teens my say:
What is drinking will help me forget about my problems?
Is the ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately.
What is reaction time?
This is a condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down.
What is fatty liver?
Drugs that slow down the body's functions and reactions
What is a depressant?
A progressive, chronic disease involving a physical and mental need for alcohol.
What is alcoholism?
One excuse teens might say:
What is I'll look more grown-up with a drink in my hand?
A person's mental and physical abilities have been impaired.
What is intoxication?
This is a disease characterized by scarring eventual destruction of the liver.
What is cirrhosis?
Other ways of thinking or acting.
What is an alternative?
The process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect.
What is tolerance?
One excuse teens may say:
What is movies make drinking look cool?
is a measure of the amount of alcohol present in a person's blood.
What is BAC?
The consumption of a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time.
What is binge drinking?
Some people who drink become relaxed and friendly others become angry and depressed.
What is a side-effect?
A type of addiction in which the body itself feels a direct need for a drug.
What is physical dependence?
One excuse teens may say:
What is my friends keep pressuring me to try alcohol?
a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short period of time.
What is alcohol poisoning?
This is a conscious or unconscious restraint of a person's own behaviors or actions.
What is inhibition?
This is the percentage of all domestic violence incidents that involve alcohol.
What are two-thirds?
People who create an atmosphere in which an alcoholic can continue their behavior.
What are enablers?
One excuse teens may say:
What is a drink will help me relax?
A condition in which the body doesn't get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly.
What is malnutrition?
FAS is a group of alcohol-related brith defects that include both physical and mental problems.
What is fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)?