Explain who will have a higher BAC in the following story:
Scott is 250 pounds and Suzie is 100 pounds. Scott has eaten a peanut butter sandwhich throughout the day and Suzie has eaten nothing. They both have had 6 drinks in the past 4 hours.
What is Suzie.
100
Another word for drunk.
What is intoxicated.
100
BAC stands for __________________.
What is Blood Alcohol Concentration (Content)
100
FAS stands for _________________.
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
200
Metabolizm occurs in this organ.
What is the liver.
200
Explain what 'rate of consumption' means.
What is how much and how fast a person consumes alcohol.
200
Alcohol is considered this.
What is a depressant.
200
Name the machine that measures BAC.
What is a breathalizer.
200
FAS is cause by ___________.
What is the mother drinking while pregnant.
300
The definition of a hangover is _____________.
What is the body going through withdrawal from the use of alcohol. Some symptoms include, throwing up, diarrhea, and headache.
300
Which is NOT a factor that influences the short term effects of drinking?
a. body size and gender
b. time of consumption
c. food in the stomach
d. rate of consumption
e. none of the above
What is b. time of consumption.
300
The legal drinking age.
What is 21.
300
TRUE or FALSE
BAC is measured to determine whether someone is driving while intoxicated.
What is TRUE.
300
The safe amount and when a woman can drink during pregnancy.
What is there is no safe amount or time a woman can drink when pregnant.
400
The irreversable scarring of the tissue of the liver.
What is Cirrhosis of the liver.
400
Name two long term effects of alcohol use.
What is addiction, cirrhosis, loss of brain functions, fatty liver, etc.
400
List 3 factors that influence alcohol use.
What is media messages, peer pressure, family members.
400
The liver metabolizes this much alcohol in this amount of time.
What is one drink in one hour.
400
The mother passes nutrients, alcohol, and smoking (among other things) through the ________ to the baby.
What is the placenta.
500
One drink refers to.
What is 12 ounces of beer, 1.5 ounce of hard liquor, and 5 ounces of wine.
500
Name two reasons why women have a higher BAC than men.
What is less overall body tissue, men have the stomach enzyme that helps to break down the alcohol.
500
Name one recovery program that people can go to to help with alcoholism or families of alcoholics.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Al-Anon.
500
A person is considered intoxicated when this happens.
What is when a person is consuming more alcohol that the liver can metabolize.
500
Name three effects of FAS.
What is small head circumference, deformities to the hands and feet, slanted eyes.