L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What is a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegtables, and grains?
Alcohol
What is a measure of the amount of alcohol present in a person's blood?
Blood Alcohol content
What is a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver?
Cirrhosis
What is a progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physichal need for alcohol?
Alcoholism
what is a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop?
Relapse
What is the kind of alcohol that we are studying called?
ethanol
What happens when a persons physical abilities are impaired?
That person is intoxicated
True/False:alcohol disrupts parts of the brain responsible for memory and problem solving.
True
What are the five major symptoms of alcoholism?
Denial, Craving, Loss of control, Tolerance, and Physical Dependence
Do families also need to recover from the effects of alcohol posioning?
Yes
What group does alcohol belong to?
depresants
Who gets effected by alcohol more quickly? Females or males?
Females because they are small
What do teens who experiment with alcohol risk becoming?
Binge Drinkers
How many stages are there of alcoholism?
4 stages
What does staying alcohol free involve?
It involves saying no to high-risk situations
True/ False: Alcohol can harm the brain's ability to learn and its ability to remember.
True
What is the legal limit for BAC
How many teens with unplanned pregnancies had been using alcohol?
1/3
who are the people in families that try to help but end up making it worse?
Enablers
at the start if recovery, the person must admit that he or she has an addiction and ask for help, what is this called?
Admission
What is one thing teens might say?
" I'll look more grown-up with a drink in my hand"
The alcohol is broken down
What is the syndrome called that happened when a child is born after the mother drank during her pregnancy?
Fetak alcohol syndrome
50 billion dollars
What is the best was to avoid the risks?
To choose to be alcohol free