L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What is the legal age for drinking alcohol?
21
Vocabulary: a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short time period
Alcohol Poisoning
Vocabulary: a conscious or unconscious restraint of a person own behaviors or actions
Inhibition
Vocabulary: progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol
Alcoholism
Vocabulary: the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance
Detoxification
True or False: Many people say and do things they regret after they drink.
True
Do females or males get affected harder by alcohol?
Females
True or False: people who drink more are more likely to have heartburn
True
Do families often believe the drinker has a problem?
No
Pick friends who are..
alcohol/drug free
Ethanol alcohol is produced by a chemical reaction called:
Fermentation
What is the legally intoxicated BAC?
0.08
What organ is affect most by the consumption of alcohol?
The Liver
How many symptoms are there to alcohol abuse?
5 symptoms
True or False: Interventions only work if the person has already come to terms with their addiction.
False
How many teen traffic deaths are related to alcohol?
1/3
How fast does alcohol reach the brain?
30 seconds after being swallowed.
Does alcohol cause your heart or lungs to swell?
Your Heart
What stage of alcoholism do people lose control?
Stage 3
The best way to avoid these risks is to...
Not drink
Positive
How much of domestic violence cases are due to alcohol?
2/3
39%
Teens fifteen or younger are __ more times likely to become addicted than older individuals?
Out of S.T.O.P. and F.A.S.T., which of these is related to alcohol?
It is S.T.O.P.