Why is Alcohol Harmful?
What are depresnets?
Drugs that slow down the body's function and reactions.
What is a condition which the body doesn't get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly?
Malnutrion
What is Cirrhosis?
A disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver.
What does it mean to have a tolerance?
A process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect.
True or False: Relapse is a return to the use of a drug after thinking about stopping.
False
True or False: Research shows that alcohol can interfere with a teens short-term growth.
False. It can effect both long and short term growth.
What does alcohol do to the brain?
It slows down your reaction time
What are some health problems drinking alcohol cna lead to?
Damage to major organs such as the liver, stomach, pancreas, and heart.
True or false: Teens 15 or younger are 4 times more likely to become addicted to alcohol.
True
Alcohol treatment starts when?
When the person understands that they have a problem.
What are some alternatives instead of drinking alcohol?
Sports, Volunteering, Hobbies,hanging out with friends, ect
What part of body is it's job to break down alcohol?
The liver
What part of the brain does alcohol affect?
Memory and problem solving
True or False: Smoking costs more money than alcohol does.
False
What are some withdrawl symtoms?
Headaches,tiredness,nausea, mood swings
In reality most teens ______ drinking alcohol.
Are not
What percent of alcohol does the liver break down when consumed?
95 percent
True or False: People who are DWI are more likely to die in a fatal car crash than sober drivers.
True
In what stage do people start having blackouts and have short term memory lost?
Stage 2
What strategy can you use to stay alcohol free?
S.T.O.P
How many traffic deaths are related to alochol?
Hundreds
How quickly does it take for alcohol to be asborbed in the bloodstream?
30 seconds
What type of cancer are people who drink alcohol are more likley to get than people who don't drink?
Mouth or throat cancer.
How many people are estamited to have a drinking problem?
14 million
What is a person referred to when they are starting to recover from alcohol?
Recovering alcholic