How does Alcohol Impact your Body
General term used to describe different chemical compounds with common properties.
What is Alcohol?
Buildup of scar tissue in the liver.
What is Cirrhosis?
Also called social drinking, is defined as no more than one drink a day for women, and no more than two drinks a day for men.
What is Moderate Drinking?
One of the first steps in recovery for all alcoholics.
What is Detoxification?
A type of drug that slows down the central nervous system.
What is a Depressant?
Adults who drive under the influence of alcohol with a BAC level of 0.08 or higher are at risk for being charged with _________________.
What is Driving Under the Influence (DUI)?
Experiences negative consequences as a result of their alcohol use.
What is Problem Drinking?
Groups of people with a common problem who share struggles and examples of getting through a problem.
What is Support Groups?
Psycological restraint that keeps people from taking dangerous risks, is also reduced.
What is Inhibition?
Medical emergency that occurs when a high BAC suppresses the central nervous system.
What is Alcohol Poisoning?
People who are both psycologically and physically addicted to alcohol.
What is an Alcoholic?
Ecouraging an addict's unhealthy behaviors, either intentionally or unintentionally.
What is enabling?
Where body breaks down a substance.
What is Metabolize?
Consumption of large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time.
What is Binge Drinking?
Complete dependence on alcohol.
What is Alcoholism?
One strategy the government uses to reduce the rate of alcoholism is to reduce the taxes for purchasing alcohol. (True or False)
What is False?
People who _______ are more affected by a given amount of alcohol than people who weigh more.
What is Weigh Less?
People who consume large amounts of alcohol on a regular basis can experience nerological problems, including dementia, stroke, _________, disorientation, and drowsiness.
What is Memory Problems?
In a study of 3-6 year olds doing pretend shopping, what percentage of the 120 children particapating chose a type of alcohol.
62%?
The process of completely withdrawing from alcohol.
What is Disabling?