L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What is the alcohol beverage called?
Ethanol
The ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations.
Reaction time
A disease characterized by the scarring and eventual destruction of the liver.
Cirrhosis
a physical or psychological need for a drug.
When family and friends gather to get the problem drinker to agree to seek help.
Intervention
How is alcohol produced?
By a chemical reaction called fermentation.
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the blood stream?
30 seconds after being swallowed.
Name two major organs can alcohol damage.
1. Stomach. 4. Pancreas
2. Liver
3. Heart
Teens ___ and younger are ___ times more likely to get addicted than older individuals.
15; 4
What you should use if you feel pressured to try alcohol.
Refusal skills
How many thirds of teen traffic deaths are related to alcohol?
1/3
How many thirds of all domestic violence cases are related to alcohol abuse.
2/3
What does FAS stand for?
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
True or False
It help when an alcoholic's family are enablers.
False
Name one of steps to recovery.
1. Admission
2. Counseling
3. Detoxification
4. Resolution
Name two positive alternatives to drinking alcohol.
1. Sports 4. Discovering a new talent
2. Learning new skills 5. Challenging your body
3. Joining a team
1. Gender and body size. 4. General health
2. Other drugs 5. How fast you drink
3. Food 6. How much you drink
What does DWI stand for?
Driving while intoxicated
Name two of the symptoms people usually have when they suffer from alcoholism.
1. Denial 4. Tolerance
2. Craving 5. Physical dependance
3. Loss of control
True or false
The alcoholic's family also need to recover from the affects of living alcoholism.
True
Name two examples of what a teen might say to explain why they're drinking.
1. "It makes me look mature."
2. "It makes me forget my problems."
3. "It helps me relax."
4. "My friends pressure me to drink."
5. "Movies make it look cool."
What percentage of alcohol does the liver break down? What happens to the other percentage?
95% of the alcohol breaks down while the other 5% passed out of the body through sweat, urine, and breath.
Name one way alcohol affects the brain.
1. It destroy brain cells
2. Block messages to and from the brain (trouble with movement, vision, and hearing)
Underage drink costs society more then ___________ dollars a year.
175.9 billion
What is one thing that organizations like Al-Anon do to help families who lived with alcoholism.
1. Teach about alcoholism and helps them understand how the alcoholic have been affected
2. How to cope with the problems alcoholism creates
3. Helps teens with alcoholic parents
4. Directs families to counselors, support groups, and mental health facilities