Teens who belong to this learn ways to cope with alcoholic parents.
What is Alateen
100
List 3 short term effects of alcoholism.
What are nausea, vomiting, memory loss
100
Decrease in brain function that includes personality changes and memory loss
What is dementia
100
Substituting food for alcohol may lead to health problems such as this in alcoholics
What is malnutrition
100
The new laws that make it illegal for anyone under 21 to drive with any amount of alcohol in his or her system is called
What is zero tolerance
200
If you were organizing an educational campaign on the dnagers of drinking alcohol, you would most likely have a guest speaker from this organization
What is SADD
200
List 3 long term effects of alcohol.
What are brain damage, cirrhosis, hepatitis
200
State of being affected by alcohol is called
What is intoxication
200
Initial experimentation with drinking alcohol gradually becomes ____ drinking
What is social
200
A person caught driving with a BAC of _____ or greater will be arrested for DUI.
What is 0.08
300
What are 3 treatment options for overcoming alcoholism?
What are inpatient and outpatient treatment centers, counseling and support groups.
300
The lost productivity due to alcohol- related illness and premature death is an effect on what? (family, society, culture)
What is society
300
Cirrhosis is a condition in which healthy cells of the _________ are replaced by scar tissue.
What is the liver
300
What are 3 reasons why a person may drink alcohol?
What is peer pressure, social reasons, family drinks
300
What driving skills are impaired by driving?
What is slower reaction time, impairs vision, makes you drowsy, reduces coordination
400
List 3 places/ organizations that help is availiable for alcoholics and family members
What is Al-Anon, AA, hospital programs
400
Not being able to achieve your short term and long term goals are an effect of what?
What is alcohol abuse
400
Long term drinking can lead to this, which is an inflammation of the liver
What is hepatitis
400
What are the four stages of alcoholism?
What is problem drinking, tolerance, dependance, addiction
400
A person with a BAC of _____ or higher who is caught drinking and driving will be charged with a DWI.
What is .10
500
What does the AA program for treating alcoholism include?
What is 12 step recovery meeting, regular meetings, shared experiences
500
Explain why a person who has passed out and has stopped drinking can still die of alcohol poisoning?
What is that the body continues to break down alcohol, and the alcohol enters the bloodstream and can lead to a depressed breathing and heart rate and that can lead to death.
500
The natural limits that people put on their behaviors are called this
What is inhibitions
500
Explain why this is a myth: You cant get drunk from beer as wine as you can from hard liquor.
A beer, one shot of liquor and one glass a wine contain the same amount of alcohol.
500
A family member sacrifices his or her own needs to meet the needs of an addict is know as