Lesson 1
What type of drug is alcohol
How fast can alcohol reach the brain?
30 Seconds
What is a condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down
Fatty liver
Using alcohol repeatedly can cause a ______
Addiction
What happens to someone if they go back to using the drug they tried so hard to quit
Relapse
What kind of alcohol do we consume as a beverage
Ethanol
What can alcohol do when it reaches the brain?
Slows reaction time
What is a disease characterized by scarring from cirrhosis reduces blood flow in the liver
Cirrhosis
What do people suffer from who are addicted to alcohol
Alcoholism
If you consume alcohol everyday for a 2 months then try to quit on the first day you will most likely go through
Withdrawal
What can alcohol do to a teen
Interfere with memory, and teen who drink alcohol usually fall behind in school
What organ does alcohol affect most heavily
Liver
What is the consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time
If you drank alcohol for 10 years you would have a pretty high _______
Tolerance
Wha is the process of freeing the body of an addictive substance like alcohol
Detoxification
For example a positive __________ to drinking is playing sports
Alternatives
What is the legal blood alcohol content (BAC)
.08
Drinking alcohol is really bad for your ________ because it causes you to make bad decisions
Inhibition
What is a type of addiction in which the body itself feels a driect need for a dug
Physical dependence
What do you call a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help
Intervention
What phrase can you use to resisting peer pressure
No
What is a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short time periods
Alcohol poisoning
What is a group of alcohol related birth defects
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
What do we call people who create an atmosphere in which the alcohol can comfortably continue their addiction
Enablers
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