Why is Alcohol Harmful
a drug that is produced by a chemical reactions in fruits, vegetables, and grain
Alcohol
The ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations
Reaction Time
How can you keep you your liver healthy?
Eat healthy food and don't do drugs
A physical or psychological need for a drug
Addiction
Is a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help?
Intervention
true or false: Does alcohol make it hard to think clearly and make good decisions
True
True or False: The liver breaks down approximately 65 prercent of alcohol consumed?
False- the answer is 95%
what is cirrhosis
This a isw disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver.
Who are people who are addicted to alcohol suffer?
Alcoholism
The steps to recovery are ...
Admission
Counseling
Detoxification
Resolution
What happens when you get caught underage drinking?
You can get in trouble with the law, Fined, or sent to a youth detention center.
What happens when a person drinks alcohol for a long period of time and is not eating enough healthy food, he or she may not be getting enough nutrients?
Malnutrition
who is more likely to crash a drug person or an intoxicated person
an intoxicated person
The person has a hard time believing they have a problem. they are usually the last to admit they need help.
Denial
What are some was to stay alcohol free?
Avoid situations where alcohol may be present
Choose friends who are alcohol free, they will support your decision not to use alcohol
What are the important reasons not to underage drink?
First, you are risking your health when you drink. Second, using alcohol is against the law fir teens. Finally you want to make decisions that will help you become a strong person
what can lead to a Malnutrition
A long-term use of alcohol
Teens who experiment with alcohol also risk becoming a?...
binge drinker
how many major symptoms are there that you have mental, or physcail problems?
five
If an alcoholic takes even one drink, there is the chance that he or she will have a...
Relapse
what % of your blood is alcohol?
.08
True or false: Violence also increases at sporting events where alcohol is served
True
What are some of the dangers of being too drunk
Being a victim of violent behavior
Death due to falls, drowning, or drunk driving
What are some thinsg you can do if you think that someone you atre close to has a slcohol-realted problem?
Talk to them
See why they are doing it
Help them out/ help them stop drinking
what does denial mean?
to refuse to what the other person says.