Vocabulary
What is intoxication?
State in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or a different substance leading to a great reduction in physical and mental control.
Tees who start drinking by 15 are _ times more likely to be dependent on alcohol by 21.
5
Where can teens be sent for underage alcohol use?
Detention/juvenile centers.
How does alcohol effect your driving?
It impairs your vision and your decision making which can lead to accidents.
What two emotions do people mainly feel under the influence?
Sadness and anger.
By definition, what is a depressant?
A drug that slows the central nervous system.
In _ to _ of date-rape or sexual assault cases alcohol is a factor in...
1/3 to 2/3.
What things factor into teens using alcohol?
Peer pressure, a person's family, and social media.
What can alcohol abuse do to you socially?
It can make you socially isolated.
How does alcohol make you drunk?
It infects your blood and spreads to your body.
What is binge drinking?
Drinking five or more alcoholic drinks in a single sitting.
23% of teens use alcohol or drugs before engaging in what?
Sexual activity.
What have schools done to help prevent teens drinking?
They have adopted zero-tolerance policies against alcohol.
What happens to a fetus when exposed to alcohol?
A number of physical and mental diseases.
What is fermentation?
The chemical reaction between yeast and sugar that forms the molecule of alcohol.
Define sobriety.
Living without alcohol.
What percent of youth are exposed to alcohol abuse?
25%
Kids that grow up in alcohol affected families are more likely to have economic _?
Hardships
What happens when you drink too much over a long period of time?
You can become dependent on the alcohol.
Ethanol is what?
The type of alcohol that is in beverages that people drink.
Intoxication is what?
State when the body is contaminated by a substance leading to a reduction in physical or mental state.
Teens who use alcohol are _ times as likely to contract and STD under the influence of alcohol.
Two.
What does alcohol abuse do to relationships?
It damages and ruins them in ways that include physical violence, and other problems.
What organs does alcohol mainly effect?
The liver, heart, and brain.
Generally, why do females get drunk faster than men?
The alcohol can move throughout a female's body because they usually have smaller bodies.