Why is Alcohol Harmful
What group does alcohol belong to?
Depressants
What does BAC stand for?
Blood alcohol content
What is it called when there is fat built up in the liver?
Fatty liver
What is it called when you have a physical need for a drug?
Addiction
when the family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help is called?
Intervention
What kind of beverage is alcohol?
Ethanol
What can you get if you drink an excessive amount of alcohol?
Alcohol poisoning
Heavy alcohol uses causes?
Cirrhosis
What is it called when you have a physical need for alcohol?
Alcoholism
A return to the use of a drug is called?
Relapse
Ethanol is produced by?
Fermentation
Whats the ability to respond quickly?
Reaction time
Can alcohol be digested like other things?
No
What is it called when you need more and more of a drug?
Tolerance
The process of trying to live an Alcohol-free life is called?
Recovery
What age to you have to be to drink alcohol?
21
What percent is considered legally intoxicated
0.08
The consumption of a large quantity of alcohol is called
Binge drinking
What is it called when the body feels a direct need for a drug?
Physical dependence
The physical reactions that occur when someone stops using addicted substances is called?
Withdrawal
How many teens deaths are caused by traffic accidents?
1/3
What is it called when your body doesn't get the nutrients to grow?
malnutrition
Can alcohol affect your memory?
Yes
Persons who create an atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortably is called?
Enablers
The physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance is called?
Detoxification