Alcohol Use and Teens
What is a minor?
The amount of alcohol in the blood.
What is blood alcohol concentration (bac) ?
A condition in which the body does not get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly.
What is malnutrition?
What is an intervention?
Having several drinks in a short period of time.
What is binge drinking?
Physically and mentally impaired by alcohol.
What is intoxicated?
Using alcohol in ways that are unhealthy, illegal, or both.
People who create an atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortably continue his or her unacceptable behavior to abuse alcohol.
What is a enabler?
Is a drug created by a chemical reaction in some foods, especially fruits and grains.
What is alcohol?
Alcohol causes your body to create more acid in your stomach. The extra acid created by alcohol consumption can eventually cause these to develop.
What is ulcers?
A disease in which a person has a physical and psychological need for alcohol.
What is alcoholism?
The physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance.
What is detoxification?
Alcohol is this type of drug that slows down the body's functions and reactions, including heart and breathing rates.
What is a depressant?
The scarring and destruction of the liver tissue.
What is cirrhosis?
Using illegal or harmful drugs, including any use of alcohol while under the drinking age.
What is substance abuse?
The process of learning to live an alcohol free life.
What is recovery?
Alcohol can cause people to lose this and have no conscious or unconscious restraint on their behaviors or actions.
What is inhibitions?
A bac of this number interferes with a persons ability to drive a car safely.
What is .08?
These are ways alcoholism can affect families.
Children can blame themselves.
Denial from family members.
Family members may neglect their own needs.
Alcoholic can be abusive.
Friends and family may try to make the alcoholic feel comfortable with his or her behavior
This group can help people who are addicted to alcohol.