Why is alcohol harmful
drugs that slow down the body’s functions and reactions
What are depressants?
the ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations
What is Reaction Time?
The consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time.
A physical or psychological need for a drug.
What is addiction?
A gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree.
What kind of alcohol do people drink?
What is ethanol?
12 oz of beer, 5 oz of wine, 1.5 oz of liquor
What is 1 drink?
Death due to falls, drowning, or drunk driving• Pregnancy or contraction of sexually transmitted diseases due to sexual activity• Being a victim of violent behavior• Death from alcohol poisoning are all consequences of what?
People who are addicted to alcohol are called this.
What are alcoholics?
The best way to stay alcohol-free is by doing what?
What is staying away from situations with alcohol?
Ethanol alcohol is produced by a chemical reaction called what?
What is fermentation?
How long does it take alcohol to reach the brain of a person who has not eaten recently?
What is 30 seconds?
Babies with this defect usually have mild deformities and smaller bodies.
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
There are this many stages of alcoholism.
What is 4?
These can be mild to very severe and include headaches, tiredness, strong mood swings, and nausea.
What is withdrawal?
Alcohol is one of the biggest factors in what type of mortality in teens?
What are car crashes?
What level would you be at if you were lightheaded?
What is 0.02?
Cirrhosis does this to the body.
What is The scarring from cirrhosis reduces blood flow in the liver. The damaged liver is unable to carry out one of its key functions—removing poisons from the blood.
Often they don’t believe the drinker has a problem. They think he or she just needs to stop drinking or cut down is an example of what family problem.
What is denial?
Recovery starts only after the alcoholic makes a what?
What is commitment?
Examples of advocacy groups include what?
What is Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Teens Against Tobacco Use (T.A.T.U.), and Youth for Environmental Sanity?
What is the legal intoxication BAC level?
What is 0.08?
This percent of all traffic deaths were alcohol-related.
What is 39%?
What might a person do during stage 2?
What is Saying or doing hurtful things, Sneaking extra drinks and feeling guilty, and making excuses for drinking?
Examples of the steps to recovery are.
What is Admission, Counseling, Detoxification, and Resolution?