L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
what age are you illegal to drink
21
the ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriatelybto situations
reaction time
if alcohol is frequently in blood, liver cells die this can lead to...
fatty liver
this is a physical or psychological need for a drug
addiction
___ is a gatherig in which falily and friends get thee problems drinker to agree to seek help
inervention
how long does it take for alcohol to reach the brain
30 seconds
whhat is it called when a persons mental and physical abillities have been impaired by alcohol
intocication
this diease is characterized by scarring and eventful destruction of the liver
cirrhosis
____ this is a progressive chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol
alcoholism
___ is a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop
repulse
the liver beaks down _____Percent
95
are males or females more affected by alcohol
Females
___ is the consumption of a large quanity of alcohol in a very short period of time
binge drinking
____ is a process in which your body needs mote and more of a drug to get the same effect
tolerance
____ is the process of learning to live alcohol free life
recovery
What does BAC stand for
Blood alcohol content
long term use of alcohol can lead to
malnutition
____ is a conscious or unconscious restraint of a persons own behavior and actions
inhibitions
____ is a type of addiction in which the body itself feels a direct need for a drug
physcal dependence
____ Is the phycial and psychological reactions that occur when someone stops using an addictiove drug
withdraw
Teens 15 and younger are______ time more likely to become more addicted than older individual
4
___ is a dangerous condiction that results when a person drinks excessce amout of alcohol in a short time period
what does FAS stand for?
Fetal alcohol syndrome
___ is a pattern of drinking that result in on one or more weel defined behaiviors within a 12 month perion
alcohol abuse
___ is the phycal process of freezing the body of an addictive substance
detoxifaction