Vocabulary
T/F: nerve cells send signal to the brain
What is true
T/F: Alcohol slows down the nerve cell signals
What is true
T/F: Binge drinking involves 7+ drinks
What is false (5+ for man, 4+ for woman)
T/F: Alcohol can't affect an unborn baby
What is false
Define blackout
What is a temporary loss of consciousness sight or memory
What is respiratory system slows down leading to coma or death; intensifying effects on body
The only kind of alcohol used in beverages
What is ethyl/ ethanol
Alcohol is more harmful to teenagers or adults
What is teenagers
Define toxicity
What is the state of being poisonous to somebody or something
Name 4 short term effects of alcohol
What is any 4 short term effects
As people drink more alcohol, they experience it's _____ effects and begin feeling mentally clouded or loose coordination/control
What is depressant
People who drink before age 15 are ___ Xs more likely to develop alcohol addiction
What is 4
Define dependence
What is having a physical or mental need to use a drug or other substance regularly despite it having a negative effect
Name 5 long term effects of alcohol
What is any 5 long term effects
The most common form of alcohol abuse in the US
What is binge drinking
Drinking during teenage years can cause permanent damage to these areas
What is learning ability, memory, motor skills, and coordination
Define delirium tremens
What is a psychotic condition typical of withdraw in chronic alcoholics involving tremors, hallucinations, anxiety and disorientation
Alcohol travels to the brain through
What is the small blood vessels in the stomach and small intestine
Name 3/4 of the main symptoms of alcohol dependence
What is craving, loss of control, physical dependence, and tolerance
Name two alcohol related birth defects
What is growth deficiencies, facial abnormalities, brain and nervous system damage