Why is Alcohol Harmful
Short-Term Effects of Alcohol Use
Long-Term Effects of Alcohol Use
Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
Getting Help for Alcohol Abuse
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a drug that is produced by chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains.
What is alcohol
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mood Changes lowered inhibitions difficulty concentrating slow reflexes and reaction time poor coordination
What are symptoms with small amount of alcohol?
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Alcohol
What is absorbed by tissues lining the mouth and stomach, and goes directly into the blood.
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a physical or psychological need for a drug. It takes the focus off healthy goals, damages relationships with family and friends.
What is addiction?
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persons who create an atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortably continue his or her unacceptable behavior.
What is Enabler?
200
drugs that slow down the body's functions and reactions.
What is a depressant?
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slurred speech and stumbling while walking drowsiness moody or aggressive behavior difficulty remembering double vision
What are symptoms with medium amounts of alcohol?
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1.a condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down. 2.a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver.
What is Fatty Liver and Cirrhosis
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A progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol.
What is Alcoholism.
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A pattern of drinking that results in one or more well-defined behaviors within a 12 month period.
What is alcohol abuse? failure to work, or go to school drinking while driving or riding with a drunk driver ongoing alcohol-related legal problems drinks when relationships have been negatively affected
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21
What is the illegal age for anyone under that age to use alcohol?
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Vomiting difficulty breathing drop in blood pressure loss of consciousness and/or coma
What are symptoms with large amounts of alcohol?
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the consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time.
What is Binge drinking?
300
Denial Craving Loss of Control Tolerance Physical Dependence
What are the five major symptoms of Alcoholism?
300
Project Northland All Stars Across Ages
What are Community based programs for teens.
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Ethanol
What is the beverage alcohol called?
400
Mouth and Esophagus Heart and Blood Vessels Brain and Nervous System Stomach and Pancreas Liver
What happens to alcohol as it travels through the body?
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a conscious or unconscious restraint of a person's own behaviors or actions.
What is Inhibitions. Using alcohol can lower a person's inhibitions.
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Drinking Alone Making excuses to drink Need for daily or frequent use Lack of control Episodes of violence Hostility when confronted Neglecting to eat Neglect of physical appearance Nausea and Vomiting Shaking Abdominal pain Numbness and tingling Confusion
What are Common Symptoms of Alcoholism?
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gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help.
What is an Intervention?
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Kills more young people than any other drug.
What is alcohol
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Blood alcohol content of .08
What is BAC and at what rate is a person considered legally intoxicated?
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smaller body sizes lower birth weight physical problems mental problems heart defects kidney defects learning disabilities and retardation
What are signs of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)?
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1. Drinking to relax, increase in tolerance 2. short term memory loss and black outs, sneaking, hurtful, excuses 3. loses control, can stop after just one, dependent on drug 4. chronic and ongoing, drinks all day, fears, hallucinations, malnutrition
What are four stages of Alcoholism?
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1. process of learning to live an alcohol-free life 2. physical and s\psychological reactions that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance 3. physical process of free the body of an addictive substance.
What is Recovery, Withdrawal and Detoxification?
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