L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
what type of drug is alcohol
Depressant
Vocab: Means a persons mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol
Intoxication
Drinking can cause damage to what major organs
Stomach, Liver, Pancreas, and Heart
Vocab: Is a physical or psychological need for a drug
Addiction
Relapse
True or False: 1/4 of all teen traffic deaths are related to alcohol
False
what percent does the law see as legally intoxicated
0.08
Vocab: this is a condition in which fats build up in the liver and can not be broken down.
Fatty Liver
15 and younger are ___ times more likely to get addicted to a drug
Four
Vocab: this is a physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance
Detoxification
what chemical reaction produces Alcohol
Fruits, Vegetables, and Grains
True or False: approximately 95% of all alcohol is consumed and the remaining 5% passes out the body through sweat, urine, and breath
True
True or False: In 2005 over 16,000 people were killed in alcohol related crashes
True
How many American are either alcoholics or have and alcohol abuse problem
14 Million
Is a group that exists within Al-Anon- is ____
Alateen
what is the legal drinking age
21
Vocab: Is a measure of the amount of alcohol present in a persons blood
Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)
Vocab: is a conscious or unconscious restraint of a persons own behaviors or actions
Inhibition
What are the five major symptoms of risky drinking
Denial, Craving, Loss of control, tolerance, physical dependance
What is one of the four steps along the road to recovery
Admission, Counseling, Detoxification, Resolution
What does (SADD) stand for?
Students Against Destructive Decisions
Vocab: Is a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amount
Alcohol poisoning
what are Ulcers
are sores that cause bleeding
This is a type of addiction in which the body itself feels a direct need for a drug
Physical Dependance
what is the strategy discussed in Chapter 2
S.T.O.P