Alcohol 1
An addictive drug found in certain beverages
Alcohol
What are the three types of alcoholic drinks?
Wine
Beer
Hard Alcohol/Liquor
What is the legal drinking age?
21
The percent of alcohol in the blood is known as?
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
How many ounces of hard liquor = 1 drink
1.5 ounces
Alcohol is known as a _____________ that slows down the central nervous system?
Depressant
An alcoholic beverage made by brewing corn, barley, and rye?
Beer
Alcohol is the leading cause of death for people between the age of _______
15-24
The amount of time from the instant your brain detects an external stimulus until the moment you respond
Reaction Time
What is the best way to stay away from alcohol
Don't put yourself in that situation
Refusal
Saying "NO"
What are the 2 types of alcohol?
Methanol
Ethanol
An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grapes, and other fruits?
Wine
A disease in which there is a physical and psychological dependence on alcohol?
Alcoholism
When you drink alcohol, _______ are lowered and you do things you normally wouldn’t
restrains your actions, emotions, and thoughts
Inhibitions
A person who is addicted to alcohol is called an?
Alcoholic
An alcoholic drink that is pure alcohol is called this...
Hard Liquor/Alcohol
How many ounces of beer = 1 drink
12 oz
What is the legal drinking limit in the US
(DUI)
.08
Explain the difference between physical dependence and psychological dependence
Physical dependence is the bodies chemical need for a drug
Where as psychological dependence is a persons emotional need
Name three factors in which alcohol can effect people differently?
body weight, feelings, weight, food consumed, gender, amount of alcohol consumed, general health
This is the organ that can process alcohol
Liver
If a person has had 24oz of beer, 2 shots of vodka, and 12oz of wine how many drinks have they had?
7 drinks
Small eye openings, severe birth defects, small head, and delayed mental and physical growth are characteristics of what disease?
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
What is tolerance?
a condition in which a person needs more of a drug to feel the original effects of the drug
Binge drinking is defined as...
One drink over 3 hours time