Why is Alcohol Harmful
a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains
What is Alcohol?
a person’s mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol
What is Intoxication?
the consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time
What is Binge Drinking?
a physical or psychological need for a drug
What is Addiction?
a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help
What is Intervention?
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!
a condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down
fatty liver
a progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol
Alcoholism
a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop
other ways of thinking or acting
What are Alternatives?
a measure of the amount of alcohol present in a person’s blood
What is BAC?
a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver
cirrhosis
persons who create an atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortably continue his or her unacceptable behavior
Enablers
physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance
What is Detoxification?
Alcohol is one of the biggest factors in what?
traffic deaths
a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short time period
What is Alcohol Poisoning?
About three in every ten Americans will be involved in what?
an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives
a type of addiction in which the body itself feels a direct need for a drug
What is Physical Dependence?
the process of learning to live an alcohol-free life
Recovery
What does S.T.O.P mean?
Say no in a firm voice.
Tell why not.
Offer other ideas.
Promptly leave.
a condition in which the body doesn’t get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly
What is Malnutrition?
Alcohol is not digested like other foods, it is absorbed by what?
tissues lining the mouth and stomach
How many stages of Alcoholism is there?
The 4 Steps of Recovery from Alcohol
Admission
Counseling
Detoxification
Resolution