why is alcohol harmful
What is 21?
This is the percent of someones blood that has to be alcohol for them to be considered legally intoxicated.
What is 0.08%?
This is what DWI stands for.
What is driving while intoxicated?
People who are addicted to alcohol suffer from this. (hint: its not addiction)
What is alcoholism?
true or false?
The alcoholic is most likely still going to get help even if they are still in denial of their problem.
What is false?
Other ways of thinking or acting are call this.
What is alternatives?
This is a condition in which the body doesn't get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly.
What is malnutrition?
This is a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver.
What is cirrhosis?
These are persons who create an atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortably continue his or her unacceptable behavior.
What are enablers?
This is a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop.
What is relapse?
This is the type of drug alcohol is and how this type of drug affects the body.
What is depressants which slow down body's functions and reactions?
true or false?
Alcohol is a high-calorie beverage.
What is true?
Since alcohol is an antidepressant, it effects this part physical health and this type of health.
What is emotional health?
One of the biggest problems with alcohol is that it is this.
What is habit forming (which leads to addiction)?
If you find yourself in a situation in which you feel pressured to try alcohol, you can use these to say no.
What are refusal skills
This is the fraction of all teen traffic deaths are related to alcohol.
What is 1/3?
This is how long it takes after consumption for alcohol to reach the brain.
What is 30 seconds?
Alcohol also destroys this type of cell. Unlike many of the other kinds of cells in your body, these cells do not grow back.
What is brain cells?
Underage drinking costs society more than this many billion dollars a year.
What is 50 billion?
This is how many times people are allowed to drink while recovering and/or after recovering from alcoholism.
What is none?
These are 3 risks alcohol use can cause teens.
What is
Interfere with brain growth
Harm brain’s ability to learn
Not be able to remember
Fall behind in school
Increases risk of social problems, depression, suicidal thoughts, and violence
(any other reasonable answer)
these are 3 factors that differentiate the effect alcohol may have.
What is
1. Gender (females are more affected more quickly than males)
2. Body size (smaller people are affected more quickly than larger people)
3. Other drugs (Alcohol can make the effects of other drugs stronger)
4. Food (Food in the stomach slows down alcohol absorption)
5. General health (Someone who is tired or sick will be affected more quickly)
6. How fast you drink (The faster a person drinks, the more he or she will be affected by alcohol)
7. How much you drink (Drinking a lot or very quickly overworks the liver and causes intoxication)
8. Age (older people who drink the same amount of intake may have a higher concentration of alcohol in the blood than younger people)
9. (any other reasonable answer)
This is one problem that may occur when a baby is born with FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome).
What is
1. smaller body sizes
2. lower birth weight
3. problems with their hearts and kidneys
4. learning disabilities
5. mental retardation
6. (any other reasonable answer)
These are 2 of the 5 major symptoms of alcohol.
What are
1. denial
2. craving
3. loss of control
4. tolerance
5. physical dependence
Name one of the four steps to recovery.
What are
1. Admission
2. Counseling
3. Detoxification
4. Resolution