Vocab
Symptoms
Alcoholics
Family and Society Issues
Potpourri
100
The measure of alcohol present in a person's blood
What is Blood Alcohol Content
100
The need for a drug
What is Addiction
100
Alcoholics can get this, it is when fats build up in the liver and can't be broken down
What is Fatty Liver
100
This is when the family doesn't believe that a person is an alcoholic
What is Denial
100
This is the process of learning to live an alcohol free life
What is Recovery
200
This is when a persons mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol
What is Intoxication
200
This is a severe headache caused by large amounts of alcohol and can lead to black outs
What is a Hangover
200
Alcoholics can get this, a condition in which the body doesn't get the nutrients it needs
What is Malnutrition
200
In this stage an intoxicated person may show aggressive and resentful behavior
What is Stage three of Alcoholism
200
This organ has many functions including, detoxification, protein synthesis, and the help of digestion
What is Liver
300
This is when you consume large quantities of alcohol in a short amount of time
What is Binge Drinking
300
This is when someone who is intoxicated tries to do something that they normally wouldn't do
What is Over Confidence
300
This is a progressive chronic disease involving mental and physical need for alcohol
What is Alcoholism
300
Alcohol related problems cost businesses billions of dollars a year from lost _________
What is Productivity
300
This amount of people are alcoholics in the US
What is 17.6 million people
400
This is a group of alcohol related birth defects
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
400
This is when your body needs more alcohol to get the same effect
What is Tolerance
400
Alcoholics can get this, a conscious or unconscious restraint of a person's own behavior or actions
What is Inhibition
400
Underage drinking costs society this much money in billions a year
What is 50 billions
400
This is a pattern of drinking that results in many social problems
What is alcohol abuse
500
This is a disease that is characterized by scarring and destruction of the liver
What is Cirrhosis
500
This is when the body feels a direct need for the drug
What is Physical Dependence
500
Alcoholics suffer from this, it is the physical and psychological reactions that occur when someone stops using a addictive substance
What is Withdrawal
500
This is a person who creates an atmosphere where the person can comfortably abuse alcohol.
What is an Enabeler
500
This is the return to use of a drug after attempting to stop
What is relapse
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