Why is Alcohol Harmful
Are drugs that slow down the body's functions and reactions.
Depressants
a condition in which the body doesn't get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly.
malnutrition.
If you regularly drink alcohol you can have serious health problems including damage to major organs. What are some of the major organs.
stomach, liver, pancreas, or heart.
Are teens or older people more likely to become addicted?
teens
Is a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop.
relapse
Alcohol makes it hard to...
think clearly and make good decisions.
a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short time period.
Alcohol poisoning
If you drink as a teen what can happen to you memory.
You can have long-lasting learning and memory problems.
Is a physical or psychological need for a drug.
addiction
What strategy can you use if you feel pressured to try alcohol again.
You can use the S.T.O.P. strategy.
Some people may become relaxed and friendly but other become...
depressed and angry
Alcohol makes many people aggressive. What is a way that people can be aggressive.
May cause people that drink to fight or behave violently.
If you drink a lot of alcohol what types of cancer can you get.
You may develop mouth or throat cancer.
a progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol.
Alcoholism
Will the family need any help after living with an alcoholic.
Family members need to recover from living with an alcoholic.
A teen's body and mind are still growing and developing. Research has shown that alcohol use can interfere with long and...
short-term growth
A person's mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol.
Intoxication
A disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver.
cirrhosis
Alcoholism affect others too other than the alcoholic. Who else does this affect?
This affects family and close friends.
What does the person have to do before recovery?
They have to make the commitment never to drink again.
Alcohol is the cause of hundreds of traffic accidents every year. How many of these teen traffic deaths are related to alcohol.
One-third
How much of all domestic violence cases are related to alcohol abuse.
Two-thirds
Alcohol can block messages that are sent to the brain.What can this cause problems with?
This can cause problems with movement, vision, and hearing.
How many stages of alcoholism is there?
Four stages
The first treatment for alcoholism begins with alcoholics understanding. What does the person have to do in this treatment?
They have to learn that they have been addicted and must never drink again.