L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
_______ affects the brain and central nervous system, causing
changes in behavior
Alcohol
Once alcohol
reaches the brain, it slows _____ ____
Reaction time
Research has shown that drinking alcohol as a ____ can lead to long-lasting learning and memory problems
Teen
a physical or psychological need for a drug
Addiction
is a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help.
Intervention
drugs that slow
down the body’s functions and reactions
Depressants
The liver’s job is to break down ______ once it enters the blood-stream.
Alcohol
Since alcohol is a _______, it affects a person’s emotional health.
Depressant
Teens ___ ____ ___ are four times more likely to become addicted than older individuals.
15 and younger
is a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop.
Relapse
A ____ body and mind are still grow-
ing and developing and alcohol can interfere making it hard to grow properly.
Teens
The _____ pumps the alcohol throughout the body.
Heart
Alcohol irritates the ______ lining and increases the amount of acid there. Extra acid makes the lining red and swollen, and can produce ulcers.
Stomach
progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and
physical need for alcohol
Alcoholism
is the physical and psychological reactions that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance.
Withdraw
In large groups or at
parties, drinking can get out of hand and _____ ______ easily takes control.
Peer Pressure
Some people become ____ , especially first-time drinkers.
Many vomit.
Sick
This is a condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down.
Fatty Liver
People with alcoholism are called.
Alcoholics
The _______ of alcoholics need to recover from the effects of living with alcoholism as well.
Families
of all teen traffic deaths are
related to alcohol.
1/3
A BAC of _.__percent is enough to make it dangerous for a person to drive a car.
0.08
This is a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver.
Cirrhosis
There are _ stages of alcoholism.
4
Recovery starts only after the alcoholic makes the _______ never to drink again.
Commitment