L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What is alcohol
a drug that produced by chemical reaction in fruits vegetables and grains
What is reaction time
the ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately
What is fatty liver
a condition in which fats build up in liver and cannot be broken down
What is addiction
a physical or psychological need for a drug
What is recovery
the process of learning to live an alcoholic free life
What can you drink that does not contain alcohol
any nonalcoholic drink
what does does alcohol do to the body
slows it
what kind of drug is alcohol
depressant
what is the state limit for blood alcohol content
0.08
what does BAC stand for
Blood alcohol content
using alcohol repeatedly can lead to
addiction
Teens 15 and younger are ________ times more likely to become addicted than older individuals
4 times
People with alcoholism are called
alcoholist
Currently an estimated ___ _______ Americans are alcoholics or have an alcohol abuse problem.
14 million
People with Alcoholism typically have five major symptoms
denial hard time believing
Craving strong need
loss of control unable to limit drinking
Tolerance body needs more and more to get the same effect
Physical dependence body itself feels a direct need for a drug
There are four stages of alcoholism name them
Stage One: most people in the first stage are surprised by how much they can drink
Stage Two: people have short term memory lost and blackouts
Stage Three: the alcoholic losses control they can not predict what happens next
Stage Four: chronic or ongoing losses job lives to drink and that's all they do
True or False. When it comes to alcoholism, family and friends often don’t believe the drinker has a problem, and they think he or she just needs to stop drinking or cut down
false
are persons who create an atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortably continue his or her unacceptable behavior
enables
Alcohol’s cost to the national economy is very high. Underage drinking costs society more than ___ billion _____ dollars a year
50
True or False: Alcohol’s cost to society per year is more than the total cost of smoking or other drug-related problems.
true
True or False: Alcoholism and alcohol abuse are the same thing
false
long term alcohol use can lead to
malnutrition
lots of alcohol can lead to ______ damage
liver
The four symptoms of alcohol abuse are
Failure to fulfill major work school or home responsibilities
Drinking in situations that are physically dangerous
Having ongoing alcohol related legal problems
Continuing to drink even when relationships have been negatively affected by the person's use of alcohol
alcohol irritates the _______ lining and increasing the amount of acid there
stomach