L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What is a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains?
Alcohol
What is the ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations
Reaction Time
What is a condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down
Fatty Liver
What is a physical or psychological need for a drug?
What is a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help
Intervention
What process creates alcohol?
Fermentation
What organ breaks down 95% of all alcohol you consume?
The Liver.
What are sores that cause bleeding on the stomach lining called?
Ulcers
What disease is categorized by a dependency on alcohol?
Alcoholism
What is the after affects of quitting a drug?
Withdrawal
True or false: More teens consume alcohol than teens that don't.
What is Indiana's legal intoxication limit?
0.08 BAC
In 2005, over __ people were killed in alcohol-related crashes
16,000
What percentage of Americans are alcoholics or have alcohol abuse problems?
14 million
What are the steps to recovery?
Admission, Counseling, Detoxification, and Resolution
Name one program that helps students to not drink.
Teens against Tobacco Use, Youth for environmental Sanity, Students against destructive decisions.
How fast does alcohol reach the brain?
after about 30 seconds
What condition is caused when a female drinks alcohol whilst pregnant?
Fetal alcohol Syndrome
Name the five major symptoms of alcoholism.
Denial, Craving, Loss of control, Tolerance, Physical Dependence.
True or False: The alcoholics family is affected by the alcoholics drinking
True
What phrase does the book bring up about not drinking alcohol or refusing alcohol.
"Just say no."
How much beer is equivalent to 5 oz. of wine?
12 oz.
1/3 of pregnancies
How many stages of alcoholism are there?
Four stages
What strategy do people use to refuse drugs?
S.T.O.P