Lesson 1
What is a depressant?
A drug that slows down the body's functions.
What does reaction time mean?
It's the ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations.
What is Cirrhosis?
Disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver.
What is addiction?
A physical or psychological need for a drug
Is a return to the of a drug after attempting to stop.
What is the legal age to drink alcohol in the U.S.
21
What is the percent that makes it un easy to drive?
0.08%
What can Heavy drinking lead to?
heart weekends, high blood pressure, increases risk of congestive failure and stroke.
What can addiction (to alcohol) do to someones life?
It takes focus off a healthy goals and usually damages relationships with family and friends.
What do people usually go to to stop there addiction?
They usually go to recovery/rehab.
What is Ethanol Alcohol?
It is produced by a chemical reaction called fermentation.
What are one of the body parts that alochol leads to?
Stomach and Pancreas.
Liver.
Brain and Nervous System.
Mouth and Esophagus.
Heart and Blood Vessels.
What happen when the liver is scarred?
Reduces the blood flow, removes poisons from the blood, and that eventually can reach and damage the brain.
Enabler include what?
They make excuses or lying on behalf of the alcohol.
What are the steps to recovery?
1. Admission.
2. Counseling.
3. Detoxification.
4. Resolution.
What does Alcohol effect in the body?
The brain and central nerves.
What is one of the 6 ways alcohol can effect an individual.
1. Gender and Body size.
2. Other drugs.
3. Food.
4. General health
5. How fast you drink.
6. How much you drink.
What can happen to the baby during pregnancy?
They get FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome), they're usually smaller body sizes, problems with heart and kidney.
What are the five major symptoms?
1. Denial.
2. Craving.
3. Loss of control.
4. Tolerance.
5.Physical dependence.
What should you do if someone ask you for drugs and you're in recovery.
Say no and walk away.
What is T.A.T.U. stand for.
Teens Against Tobacco Use.
What happens in the body when your not eating health and drinking lots of amounts
They won't be getting enough nutrients and could gain weight.
Why is bring drinking harmful?
Because of the potential long-term consequences. Since teens frequently combine high risk activities with binge drinking, their potential for death.
What is is stage two of "stages of alcohol"
In the second stage, the person has short-term memory and blackouts. These are periods of time the alcohol cannot remember.