Why is alcohol Harmful
A drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains
What is Alcohol?
The ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations.
What is Reaction Time.
A condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down.
What is Fatty Liver?
A physical or psychological need of a drug.
A gathering in which family and friends get the problem driver to agree to seek help.
What are Interventions?
What is T.A.T.U.
A condition in which the body doesn't get the nutrients it needs to grow an function properly.
What is Malnutrition?
The consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time.
What is Binge drinking?
A process in which you body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect.
The process of learning to live an alcohol free life.
What is Recovery?
Say no in a firm voice. Tell why not. Offer other ideas. Promptly leave.
What is S.T.O.P
A measure of the amount of Alcohol present in a persons blood
What is Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)?
A conscious on unconscious restraint of a persons own behaviors or actions.
what is Inhibition?
A type of addiction in which the body itself feels direct need for a drug.
What is Physical dependence?
The physical and physiological reactions that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance.
What is a Withdrawal?
"Drinking will help me forget my problems"
What is an example of what teens may say?
A persons mental and physical abilities have been impaired by Alcohol.
What is Intoxication?
What is Cirrhosis.
A progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol.
What is Alcoholism?
The physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance.
What is detoxification?
What are Depressants?
A dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short period of time
What is Alcohol Poisoning?
A group of Alcohol related birth defects that include both physical and mental problems.
Persons who create an atmosphere in which the Alcoholic can comfortably continue his or her unacceptable behavior.
What are Enablers?
A return to the use a drug after attempting to stop
What is Relapse.