L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
The chemical reaction process to make alcohol.
Fermination
What organ helps get rid of alcohol?
The liver.
A condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down.
Fatty Liver.
How many stages of alcoholism are there?
There are four stages of alcoholism.
A gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help. What vocab. word is this?
Intervention
What type of alcohol do we consumed as a beverage?
Ethanol alcohol
Everybody experiences alcohol the same. TRUE OR FALSE. If FALSE explain.
False because it can change depending on their size and gender and other things.
What does heavy drinking damage?
What are people called with alcoholism?
Alcoholics.
People who struggle with alcohol usually do this.
They are in denial.
What group of drug does alcohol belong to?
Depressants
How long does it take alcohol to reach the brain?
It takes 30 seconds after being consumed.
What disease reduces blood flow in the liver?
Cirrhosis.
How much money does it cost the society had to pay for underage drinking?
50 billion dollars.
What process of quitting alcohol is usually long and difficult?
Recovery
What are some groups that talk to teens, so they make smart choices?
SAAD and T.A.T.U and Youth for Environmental Sanity.
At what BAC is a person not allowed to drive or is consider intoxicated?
.08 BAC
Having an unplanned pregnancy is a consequence of what?
It is a consequence of drinking alcohol.
How much more likely are teens under 15 to become addicted?
They are 4 times more likely.
What strategy can you use in case you feel like you are being pressured to try alcohol?
You can use the S.T.O.P strategy.
Most teens do drink alcohol. TRUE or FALSE. Explain.
False because most teens are doing the apposite which is not drinking any alcohol at all.
Out of all of all domestic violence, how much are related to alcohol?
2/3 of domestic violence are related to alcohol.
How many people were killed in 2005 from alcohol related crashes?
16,000 people
What is the estimate of Americans that are alcoholics or suffer alcohol abuse?
14 million Americans face these problems.
What group is there to help with alcoholics and is made up of recovering alcoholics?
Alcoholics Anonymous or AA