L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
_______ is a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains
Alchohol
______ a person's mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol
Intoxication
_______ a condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down
Fatty Liver
________ a process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect
Tolerance
______ the process of learning to live an alcohol-free life
Recovery
what group does alcohol belong to
depressants
what does BAC stand for
Blood Alcohol Content
what does FAS stand for
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
how many estimated people are alcoholics
14 million
the alcoholic must cope with the symptoms of
withdrawal
if you choose not to drink alcohol then you what
will already be fitting in with most of your peers
what is the percent of alcohol that remains in the body
5 precent
alcohol effects _____ areas of a persons life
all
Currently, an estimated ___ Americans are alcoholics or have an alcohol abuse problem.
14
to overcome an obstical family and friends will hold a
intervention
learning new skills discovering a new______
talent
in the brain what does alcohol affect
memory, speech, judgment, vision, and hearing
drinking alcohol also weakens the value that separates the stomach from what
the esophagus
Teens 15 and younger are _____ more likely to become addicted than older individuals.
four times
if an alcoholics takes even on drink there is a chance of what
relaps
alcohol is the cause of how many traffic accidents every year
100
the liver breaks down what percent of alcohol consumed
95 percent
potential long term consequences are caused by what?
binge drinking
one of the biggest broblems with alcohol is that it is______
habit-forming
treatment for alcoholism begins with the alcoholic's what
understanding