L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
Vocab: Drugs that slow down the body's functions and reactions
Depressants
Vocab: a person's mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol
Intoxication
Vocab: a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver
Cirrhosis
Vocab: a progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol
Alcoholism
Vocab: a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help
Intervention
T or F: it is LEGAL for anyone under the age of 21 to use alcohol
FALSE: It's ILLEGAL
T or F: Alcohol is a very fast-acting drug
True
T or F: Alcohol is digested like other foods
FALSE: Alcohol ISN'T digested like other foods
T or F: currently, and estimate of 3 million Americans are alcoholics or have an alcohol abuse problem.
FALSE: when the book was made, there was an estimate of 14 million Americans that were alcoholics or have an alcohol abuse problem.
T or F: Treatment for alcoholism begins with the alcoholic's understanding that he or she has an addiction and must never drink again.
TRUE
What are teens risking when drinking alcohol?
Their health
What does B.A.C stand for?
Blood Alcohol Content
What is it called when a conscious or unconscious restraint of a person's own behaviors or actions?
Inhibition
What is the process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect?
Tolerance
What is the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance.
Detoxification
What happens if you are caught buying or drinking alcohol under age?
1. arrested
2. fined
3. sent to a youth detention center
What happens if a person drinks alcohol for a long period of time and is not eating enough healthy food?
They may not be getting enough nutrients, which can later lead to malnutrition.
If the person is also driving a car, he or she is said to be driving while intoxicated.. or its called ___
DWI
Underage drinking costs society more than ___ billion dollars a year. (how much money)
50
Alcohol use can damage a teen's ____ and _____/emotional health.
1. physical
2. mental
What does T.A.T.U stand for?
Teens Against Tobacco Use
The liver breaks down approximately ____ percent of all alcohol consumed.
95%
On average, someone is killed in a crash involving alcohol every ___ (how many) minutes.
The total cost of alcohol-related problems is approximately ____ billion dollars a year. (how much money)
175.9
If you find yourself in a situation in which you feel pressured to try alcohol, use _____ skills.
Refusal