L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
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It is called ____ when someone's physical and mental ability have been affected by alcohol?
Intoxication
The liver
What common disease at this stage?
Addiction
A relapse is?
a return to a drug after attempting to stop
What type of drug is alcohol
depressant
What are some symptoms that may occur as an effect of alcohol poisoning?
Vomiting, Unconsciousness, Cold/Clammy skin
How many estimated kids are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
1/1000
True or False Does tolerance mean you need more of the same drug for the same effect
True
List one effect of withdraw
Possible answers - Anxiety, Irritability, Insomnia, Tremors, Headache, Nausea, Vomiting, Sweating, Loss of appetite
What is another way of acting or thinking called
Alternative
What are some short term effects of alcohol?
Impaired reaction times, slurred speech, lowered inhibition
What does excessive drinking cause to the liver
Scarring and excessive fat build up
What is a person who create an atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortably continue?
Enablers
Fill in the blank
Detoxification - the physical _______ of freeing the body from an addictive substance
Process
Alcohol is made from what chemical reaction?
Fermentation
It decreases
What is the disease that characterized by scarring and eventually destroying the liver?
Cirrhoses of the liver
True or false Alcoholics tend to be in denial about having an issue
True
Detoxification is the process of freeing your body from what?
An addictive substance
What age is it legal to drink in the US?
21
What is it called when someone is under the affect of alcohol
Intoxication
Most common effect of long term alcohol use is?
Damage to the liver
The total cost of alcohol-related problems are?
175.9 billion dollars a year
Goed of fout
Alcohol kan geen terugval veroorzaken
fout