L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What is alcohol?
It is a drug produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains.
What is intoxication?
A person’s mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol.
What is fatty liver?
What is addiction?
a physical or psychological need for a drug
What is relapse?
a return to the use of the drug after attempting to stop.
What type of alcohol is the alcohol we drink?
Ethanol alcohol.
How do you measure the amount of alcohol in someone's blood.
Blood alcohol content (BAC).
True or False; alcohol abuse can increase risk of stroke.
True.
What is one of the major symptoms of alcoholism?
Recovery requires what?
commitment
What type of drug is alcohol?
What BAC is legally intoxicated?
0.08
What does inhibition stop you from doing?
Taking dangerous risks.
How many stages of alcoholism are there.
Four
What is admission?
What amount of teen traffic deaths are related to alcohol?
One third
Which gender is greater affected by alcohol?
Female.
True or False: Alcohol only temporarily lowers inhibition.
False
What is the difference between alcohol abuse and alcoholism?
People who abuse alcohol are not physically dependent on the drug. People with alcoholism are.
What are effects of withdrawal?
These can be mild to very severe and include
headaches, tiredness, strong mood swings, and nausea.
What is a popular advocacy group for teens making good choices?
SADD, T.A.T.U., and Youth for Environmental Sanity.
What amount of domestic violences are related to alcohol abuse?
Two thirds.
Why does Fetal Alcohol Syndrome happen?
A baby's liver cannot break down alcohol.
How much money is spent on underage drinking cost per year.
More than 50 billion dollars
How many steps are along recovery road?
Four, can be many more and in any order.