L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
Drink alcohol
True or false. Females and smaller people are
affected more quickly than males and larger people.
true
What is the consumption of a large quantity
of alcohol in a very short period of time?
Binge drinking
This is a progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol.
Alcoholism
You should stay away from situations where __ is present
alcohol
True or false. Some teens think that they need to drink to fit in with others and make them look cool.
true
What is a dangerous condition that results when
a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short time period
alcohol poisoning
What does alcohol destroy?
brain cells
Is failure to complete major work a symptom of alcohol abuse?
Yes.
Alcohol use can damage a teen’s
physical, mental/emotional, and social health
Teens 15 and younger are how many more times likely to become addicted to something?
4 more times
Once alcohol
reaches the brain, what does it slow?
reaction time
Alcohol affects __ areas of a person’s life.
all
Underage drinking costs more than__
$50 Billion
What is a relapse
a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop
Alcohol can harm
the brain’s ability to___
learn and remember things
BAC of 0.02 percent is enough to make most people feel what kind of way?
lightheaded
True or false. Brain cells can grow back.
False, once they are gone they'll never come back.
What people create an atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortably continue his or her unacceptable behavior?
Enablers
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
he liver breaks down approximately what percent of all alcohol consumed?
95%
One study of female teens with unplanned pregnancies found that___had been using alcohol.
1/3
The total cost of alcohol-related problems is approximately what a year?
175.9 billion.
Some examples of withdraws are__
headaches, tiredness, strong mood swings, and nausea