L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful?
Using alcohol repeatedly can lead to...?
addiction
What is the legal BAC that you're able to have
.08
Blood alcohol content
If drinking while pregnant, it can cause..?
Fetal alcohol syndrome
a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help.
intervention
people who get addicted to alcohol suffer with...?
alcoholism
Underage drinking costs society more than ____ dollars a year
50 billion
cirrhosis
a physical or physiological need for a drug
addiction
a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop
relapse
teens 15 and younger are ___ times more likely to become addicted than older individuals
four
four symptoms within a 12 month period of drinking are...?
Failure to fulfill major work, drinking in situations that are dangerous, having ongoing alcohol-related legal problems, and continuing to drink when relationships have been ruined by alcohol
Long term use of alcohol can lead to _______ which is a condition where the body doesn't get the nutrients it needs
malnutrition
a progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and
physical need for alcohol
alcoholism
Steps to quit using a drug are...
Admission, counseling, detoxification, and resolution
currently an estimated __ Americans are alcoholics or have an alcohol abuse problem
14 million
The _____ a person drinks affects how his or her body reacts
amount
If alcohol is frequently in the blood, liver cells die which cause ____
fatty liver
a process in which your body needs more
and more of a drug to get the same effect
a process in which your body needs more
and more of a drug to get the same effect
What is one way to stay drug free?
using the S.T.O.P method when being pressured into drinking alcohol
someone with alcoholism would start to have these symptoms
denial, craving, loss of control, tolerance, or physical dependence
A dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short period of time
Alcohol poisoning
Heavy drinking damages the heart muscle, causing the heart to become weakened and enlarged, and leads to high ____ ____.
blood pressure
Bing drinking can cause many consequences such as?
Death due to falls, drowning, or drunk driving, Pregnancy or contraction of sexually transmitted diseases due to sexual activity, Being a victim of violent behavior, Death from alcohol poisoning
he physical and psychological reactions that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance
withdrawl