Lesson 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
Other ways of thinking or acting
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a dangerous condition that results when a person is drinking excessive amounts of alcohol over a short period of time
Alcohol poisoning
What are two diseases that efect the ability to breaks down the alcohol consumed?
fatty liver and cirrosis
a process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect
tolerence
a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help
intervention
What type of drug is alcohol?
A depressant.
What percent of BAC is "legally intoxicated"?
.08%
Does alcohol affect someones mental health?
Yes, since alcohol is a depressant it affects a person's emotional health. The more a person drinks , the more problems he/she will likely have.
true or false
people are surprised by how much they can drink during stage one of alcoholism
True
true or false
relapse is stopping after using a drug
False it is a return to teh use of a drug after tempting to stop
What is short-term effect of drinking alcohol.
slows down the body's functions and reactions
Does gender and body size effect how drunk you get?
If you drink while pregnant what could your child possibly get from this?
FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome)
some effects of stage 3 of alcoholism
avoiding friends and family; aggressive behavior; etc.
what are the steps of recovery
Admission
counseling
detoxification
resolution
How is ethanol alcohol produced?
fermentation
What organ breaks down the alcohol?
The liver
How does alcohol damage the brain?
It destroys brain cells (they cannot grow back), so they are gone forever after they are destroyed.
How many months until it is considered alcohol abuse
12-month time epriod
How does the family of an alcohol user recover?
support groups, counseling, mental health facilities
You are at an amusement park with several friends. When it is time to leave, a friends brother offers to give you a ride. You believe you smell alcohol on his breath. What should you do?
You should refuse the ride for your safety and find another ride with a sober person.
What percent of alcohol passes out of the body through sweat urine, and breath because it wasn't broken down?
5%
True or false?
On average, someone is killed in a crash involving alcohol every 60 minutes.
False, someone is killed every 31minutes.
about how many americans have an abuse problem
14 million
what can alcohol damage
a physical and mental health
b limbs
c hair
d toes
A