Who ya gonna call?
Alcohol is considered to be what type of drug?
Depressant
True
True or False? All alcoholic beverages contain the same amount of alcohol
False
What is the legal limit of BAC for someone over the age of 21?
.08
What is the legal limit of BAC for someone under the age of 21?
.00
What is the leading cause of deaths among teens?
Alcohol
The percentage in 50 proof liquor is what?
25%
The amount of alcohol in a person's blood is called what?
Blood Alcohol Concentration or BAC
Which organ breaks down alcohol?
Liver
The skills you need to say no to alcohol are called what?
Refusal skills
A condition in which less and less alcohol causes intoxication is called what?
Reverse Tolerance.
Drinking too much alcohol causes the brain to do what?
Slow down and impairs normal thinking
A person who drinks a lot of alcohol may suffer a what?
Blackout
What level of BAC in the blood maybe life threatening?
.40 or higher
The after effects of drinking too much alcohol is called what?
hangover
The consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol at one sitting is called what?
Binge drinking
A group of birth defects caused by the effects of alcohol on an unborn child is called what?
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
A disease that affects the liver due to heavy drinking, in which fat builds up and blocks blood flow, is called what?
Cirrhosis.
People who can no longer control their use of alcohol suffer from the disease known as what?
Alcoholism
With repeated use of alcohol, its effects in the brain become reduced, the body has developed what?
Tolerance
With increasing tolerance, the body will eventually develop what?
Dependence
The process of removing all alcohol from a person's body is called what?
Detoxification
The step following detoxification is the professional recovery phase called what?
Rehabilitation.
A group of symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops taking a drug is called what?
Withdrawal
in one year, alcohol related crimes, medical expenses, lost productivity on the job and motor vehicle crashes cost the United States how much money?
220 billion dollars.