L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What is a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains?
Alcohol
What is a measure of the amount of alcohol present in a person’s blood?
Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)
What is the consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time?
Binge Drinking
What is a pattern of drinking that results in one or more well-defined behaviors within a 12-month period?
Alcohol Abuse
What is the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance
Detoxification
What is the legal drinking age in the United States?
21
How long does it take alcohol to reach the brain of a person who has not eaten recently?
30 seconds
What is a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver?
Cirrhosis
Teens 15 and younger are ___ times more likely to become addicted than older individuals.
4
Resolution
True or False: Many people say and do things they regret after they drink.
True
___ of all domestic violence cases are related to alcohol abuse.
Two-thirds
What are ulcers
Sores that cause bleeding
True or False. When it comes to alcoholism, family and friends often don’t believe the drinker has a problem, and they think he or she just needs to stop drinking or cut down.
True
People who are struggling with alcohol use need help. However, many of them may be in _____.
Denial
fermentation
The Liver breaks down what percent of all alcohol consumed
95%
39%
Currently an estimated __________ Americans are alcoholics or have an alcohol abuse problem.
14 million
Name the steps of the recovery process
Admission
Counseling
Detoxification
Resolution
Name a risk alcohol can have on teens
Interfere with long-term and short-term growth
Harm the brain’s ability to learn and remember
Increase the risk of social problems, depression, suicidal thoughts, and violence
Getting in trouble with the law
More likely to fall behind in school
Beer: 12oz. - Wine: 5oz. - Liquor: ?oz.
1.5oz.
When alcohol enters the stomach, it irritates the stomach lining and increases the amount of acid there. Extra Acid in the stomach makes the lining red and swollen, and can produce ___.
Ulcers
Alcohol’s cost to the national economy is very high. Underage drinking costs society more than ____ dollars a year. The total cost of alcohol-related problems is approximately _______ dollars a year.
50 billion and 175.9 billion
To overcome this obstacle, families and friends can hold an _____.
Intervention