L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
L. 2: Short-Term Effects of Alcohol Use
L. 3: Long-Term Effects of Alcohol Use
L. 4: Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
L. 5: Getting Help for Alcohol Abuse
100

 a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits vegetables and grains  

Alcohol

100

 the ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations

Reaction Time

100

a condition when fat builds up in the liver and cannot be broken down

Fatty Liver

100

a physical or psychological need for a drug 

Addiction

100

a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to seek help

Intervention

200

drugs that slow down the body's functions and reactions 

Depressants

200

a persons mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol 

Intoxication

200

a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver  

Cirrhosis

200

a progressive chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol   

Alcoholism

200

a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop

Relapse

300

ways of thinking or acting are available to teens who choose not to drink

Alternatives

300

a measure of the amount of alcohol present in a person's

Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)

300

the consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time  

Binge Drinking

300

a process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same affect   

Tolerance

300

the process of learning to live alcohol free life and is usually long and difficult 

Recovery

400

a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short period of time

Alcohol Poisoning

400

a conscious or unconscious restraint of a persons own behaviors or actions 

Inhibition

400

a type of addiction in which the body itself feels a direct need for a drug

Physical Dependence

400

the physical and psychological reaction that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance

Withdrawal

500

condition in which the body doesn't get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly  

Malnutrition

500

a group of alcohol related birth defects that include both physical and mental problems 

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

500

 people who create an atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortably  continue his or her unacceptable  behavior  

Enablers

500

the physical process of freeing the body of an addiction

Detoxification

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