How does alcohol impact your body?
True or false? One alcoholic drink equals 10 ounces of beer, malt liquor, wine, or distilled spirits.
False
True or false? There is a relationship between alcohol and use the number of accidents and violence incidents in the United States.
True
____ describes a drinking pattern in which a female consumes no more than one drink per day on average and a male consumes no more than two drinks per day on average.
Moderate drinking
Assume that you tell a friend who is offering you alcohol that you simply don't want to drink it. This is an example of _____ skills.
refusal
_______ is a general term used to describe different chemical compounds with common properties.
Alcohol
Alcohol is a _____, or a type of drug that slows down the central nervous system.
depressant
_____ is a medical emergency caused when a high blood alcohol concentration suppresses the central nervous system and can result in loss of consciousness, low blood pressure, low body temperature, and difficulty breathing.
Alcohol poisoning
True or false? People who are moderate drinkers continue to drink even when their use of alcohol causes serious problems with their physical, mental, and social health, and family or job responsibilities.
False
True or false? One strategy the government uses to reduce the rate of alcoholism is to reduce the taxes for purchasing alcohol.
True
_________________ is the percentage of alcohol that is in a person's blood.
Blood alcohol concentration (BAC)
Alcohol can negatively impact the cerebral ____, which controls thought processing and consciousness.
cortex
The buildup of scar tissue in the liver is called _____.
cirrhosis
What is a sign of alcoholism?
Experiencing blackouts, developing a high tolerance for alcohol, experiencing alcohol-related problems that interfere with physical, mental, and social health.
What is not a strategy for treating alcoholism?
enabling
Adults that drive under the influence of alcohol with a BAC level of 0.08 or higher are at risk for being charged with...?
driving under the influence (DUI)
Once alcohol is consumed, it stays in the body until the liver can break down, or _____ the alcohol.
metabolize
Which of the following describes a possible symptom of fetal alcohol syndrome?
Decreased muscle tone and poor coordination, delayed development and problems with thinking, speech,movement,and social skills, heart defects.
True or false? Most high school students and college students believe that other students are comfortable with drinking alcohol, when in reality, many are uncomfortable with alcohol.
True
The process of completely withdrawing from alcohol is called _____.
detoxification
_______ ia a medical emergency that occurs when a high BAC suppresses the central nervous system.
Alcohol poisoning
How can alcohol, a liquid, dehydrate the body?
Alcohol suppresses your body's antidiuretic hormone that sends fluid back into your body while simultaneously acting as a diuretic, causing water to be flushed out of your system much more rapidly than normal.
Why is alcohol use especially dangerous for adolescents?
There brains are still developing.
How does the media influence children's views and attitudes toward alcohol?
If they see teens or adults drinking alcohol they may think its cool and want to try it.
When helping a person with an alcohol addiction, why is trying to fix the problem for the alcoholic not recommended?
If you try to help the person, you could get addicted to alcohol.
One of the first steps for recovery for all alcoholics is...?
detoxification