Alcohol Impact On Your Body
describe depressant
a type of drug that slows down the central nervous system.
Describe DUI
Driving under the influence.
What is moderate drinking also called?
It is also called social drinking.
what is the process of completely withdrawing from alcohol.
This is called disabling.
describe inhibition
psychological restraint that keeps people form taking dangerous risks.
describe binge drinking
consumption of a large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time.
What is alcoholism?
Alcoholism is complete dependence on alcohol.
what is not a strategy for treating alcoholism.
Enabling is not a strategy.
describe alcohol
general term used to describe different chemical compounds with common properties.
describe alcohol poisoning
medical emergency that occur when a high BAC suppresses the central nervous system.
What are symptoms of Alcoholics ?
Symptoms of Alcoholics is having a very high tolerance for alcohol, experiencing period s of memory loss after drinking, experiencing withdrawal symptoms such as hallucinations, impaired motor coordination, and cognitive disruption when they stop drinking.
True or False:
one strategy the government uses to reduce the rate of alcoholism is to reduce the taxes for purchasing alcohol.
False.
what does BAC mean?
Blood Alcohol Concentration.
describe cirrhosis
a buildup of scar tissue in the liver.
True or False:
Most high school and college students believe that other students are comfortable with drinking alcohol, when it reality, maunu are uncomfortable with alcohol.
True.
describe support groups.
groups of people with a common problem who share struggles and examples of getting through that problem.
Does your gender affect your BAC
Yes.
describe FAS
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
describe what a alcoholic is.
some that is both psychologically and physically addicted to alcohol.
what is enabling.
Encouraging a addict's unhealthy behavior either intentionally or unintentionally is enabling.