10.1
What is alcohol?
A general term used to describe a drink that contains a certain amount of ethanol.
What is binge drinking?
The consumption of a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time.
What are alcoholics?
People who are psychologically and physically addicted to alcohol.
groups of people who communicate about their struggles and progress in battling a shared problem
support groups
a disease in which a person is completely dependant on alcohol.
alcoholism
How much BAC is life threatening?
0.31-0.45%
Alcohol slows down the _____________.
Central nervous system.
Alcoholics show a number of symptoms, which include __________, ________, _________.
High tolerance for alcohol, memory loss, and withdrawal symptoms.
The AA philosophy is based on what two ideas?
People who abuse alcohol are alcoholics for life, Taking even a single drink after having quit for an extended time period can set off an alcohol binge.
term for a group of serious physical and mental birth defects caused by a woman's consumption of alcohol while pregnant
fetal alcohol syndrome
How many ounces of beer contains 0.6 ounces of pure alcohol?
12 ounces
What percent of people ages 65 and older engage in binge drinking.
4%
Adopted children with non-alcoholic parents are _____ _____ to develop alcoholism than adopted children who have alcoholic parents.
Less likely.
One of the most obvious and effective government approaches to reducing alcohol abuse is setting the _______________.
minimal drinking age at 21.
term for the uncomfortable physical symptoms caused by excessive alcohol consumption.
hangover
What three parts of the brain are part of the Brain Stem?
Midbrain, Pons, Medulla oblongata
Younger adults are less able to ________ ______ than older adults.
Recognize health
In addition, ___ graders with frequent exposure to alcohol advertisements were _____ as likely to report drinking a year later.
6th, twice.
Casey's dad has a ______ shots of whiskey after he returns from work.
couple.
a medical emergency in which a person has consumed enough alcohol to suppress his or her central nervous system, and which is characterized by unconsciousness, low blood pressure and body temperature, difficulty breathing, and possible death.
alcohol poisoning.
What causes the headaches in a hangover?
The brain shrinks causing pressure to the membranes that connect the brain to the skull.
Which problem is Figure 10.11 representing?
Family and social problems
One year later, researchers asked the same students who were now ___ graders...
7th
Make a ____ of ______ why you think it is a good idea not to drink alcohol.
list, reasons
Encouraging an addict's unhealthy behaviors, either intentionally or unintentionally, is called?
enabling.