Why alcohol is harmful lesson 1
What category of foods are alcohol made of?
Fruits, Veggies, Grains
What does BAC stand for?
Blood Alcohol Content
Alcohol can effect emotional health? True or false?
True
How many stages of alcoholism is there?
4
What is the first step to recovery?
Admission, they need to admit they have a problem.
Alcohol is what type of drug?
Depressant
Name 3 things that can affect how alcohol effects you.
Gender, other drugs, food, general health, how fast you drink it, how much you drink
Is alcohol addictive for everyone?
No
If you allow and support drinking you are considered an...?
enabler
The physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance is?
detoxification
If alcohol is so detrimental, then why would many teens do it? Name 3 reasons.
To fit in, help to forget about problems, to be more grown, it looks cool, and stress.
When first drinking alcohol where does it quickly go?
Blood stream
The combo of alcohol and depression can lead to...?
suicide
Explain 1 of the 4 stages of alcoholism
Stage 1: drink to relax, looking for opportunities to drink, gradual increase in tolerance.
Stage 2: saying or doing hurtful things, sneaking extra drinks, making excuses.
Stage 3: Aggressive behavior, failing to keep promises, losing interest in things, avoiding loved ones, trouble with money and such, start of physical problems.
Stage 4: Being intoxicated all the time, unreasonable fears, faulty thinking, malnutrition
With a recovering alcoholic, can they have a drink or few on the weekends and be fine?
No, they have a chance of relapsing
Do most teens drink alcohol?
No
The liver breaks down what percentage of the alcohol?
95%
Reduced blood flow in the liver is a cause of?
Cirrhosis
if you are ___ or younger than you are 4x less likely to become addicted?
15
withdraw symptoms can include...? Name 3
headaches, nausea, strong mood swings, tiredness
Name 2 effects of alcohol use.
short and long term growth, brains ability to learn and remember, falling behind in school, social problems, depression, suicidal thoughts, and violence
How does the remaining 5 percent of non filter alcohol go?
sweat, urine, breath
Extra acid in the stomach can do what to it?
Make it red and swollen, and can create ulcers
Underage drinking costs how much each year?
50 billion
Family's of addicts need to also recover from the effects. When is this especially true?
When they were enablers