Why is Alcohol Harmful
Alcohol is what type of drug?
Depresent
What is the body's ability to respond quickly and appropriately to certain situations?
Reaction time
What is a disease characterized by scarring and eventually leads to destruction of the liver?
Cirrhosis
What is a progressive chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol?
Alcoholism
What happens when someone relapses?
Someone returns to a drug after attempting to stop.
At what age is it Legal to drink alcohol?
21
How fast does alcohol reach the brain after being swallowed?
30 seconds
What are ulcers?
Sores that cause bleeding in the stomach, generally caused by alcohol
What is tolerance to alcohol?
What is the last step of recovery?
Resolution
What type of alcohol are we referring to in class?
Ethanol
what are the three ways alcohol leaves the body?
Sweet, Urine, and Breathing
What does alcohol do to the brain?
Destroys brain cells.
What is the second stage of Alcoholism?
Short term memory loss
what is one way to be alcohol free?
Avoid situations that have alcohol
What is an advocacy group that can help teens with alcohol addiction?
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU), Youth for Environmental sanity.
What is the legal intoxication level?
0.08
True
about how much money goes towards alcohol related problems a year.
around 175 billion dollars
True or False. Families need to recover just as an alcoholic in their family did.
True
What is one alternative to doing alcohol?
Sports, Learning new skills, challenging your body, Discovering new talents, volunteering in the community, pursing interest in theater and arts, etc.
What does BAC stand for?
Blood Alcohol Content
What does DWI stand for?
Driving while intoxicated
True or false. Families do not often ignore alcoholic problems.
False.
What is an intervention?
a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help