Vocab
The excessive use of alcohol
Definition of alcohol abuse:
True or False: Passing out is a common effect of drinking too much alcohol
True
What is a person given when stopped for drinking and driving?
A breathalyzer test
What is an alcoholic?
If you find yourself in a situation in which alcohol is present what should you do?
If you find yourself in a situation in which alcohol is present, be assertive: refuse to drink, leave the situation quickly, and call for a ride.
A serve and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose.
Definition of alcohol poisoning:
True or False: Alcohol causes the kidneys to decrease urine output.
False: Alcohol causes the kidneys to decrease urie output.
Medical researchers have found that drinking of any sort can cause...
Slow reflexes, reduces a person's ability to judge distances and speeds, increases risk-tasking behaviors, and reduces a person's concentration while increasing forgetfulness.
What is it when a alcoholic has a compulsion, or a strong need, to drink alcohol?
A craving is when an alcoholic has a compulsion, or strong need, to drink.
What should you do to build confidence to say no?
Practice refusal skills at home to build confidence when you are with peers.
Drinking five or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting
Definition of binge drinking:
True or False: Alcohol passes slowly through your stomach.
False: Some alcohol passes quickly from the stomach into the blood stream.
What does BAC stand for?
BAC is Blood alcohol concentration
What health problems might alcoholics have?
The health problems may include health problems such as, cirrhosis of the liver and brain damage.
What should you always do when pressured to use alcohol?
Even if the pressure to use alcohol becomes intense, saying no is much easier when you're prepared.
The state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance and the person's physical and mental control is significantly reduced.
Definition of intoxication:
True or False: Carbon dioxide formed by the liver is released from the body through the lungs.
True
Driving while intoxicated is defined as...
having a 0.1 percent BAC.
What may be things that alcoholics do?
Things such as display play harmful behaviors such as drunken driving and violent or aggressive actions.
What does the commitment to stay alcohol free help you with?
the process by which the body breaks down substances
Definition of Metabolism
True or False: 75% of all youth are exposed to family alcohol abuse.
False: 25% of all youth are exposed to family alcohol abuse.
What does DUI?
DUI is driving under the influence
The three stages of Alcoholism
What is the best thing to do to stay alcohol free?
Remember that your best defense is to avoid situations in which alcohol is present.