Alcohol Related Terms
Alcohol belongs to this classification of drugs.
Depressants
This term refers to the mental and physical impairment produced by alcohol consumption.
Intoxication
Approximately this percent of college students report binge drinking.
50%
A mutual aid fellowship with the stated purpose of enabling its members to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety. It's typically associated with a 12-step program.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
This song, released by Pink in 2008, talks about the temptation to relapse.
Sober
This term refers to the percent of alcohol in a person's blood stream.
Blood Alcohol Content/Concentration (BAC)
This organ breaks down and filters alcohol from your blood.
Liver
Approximately what percent of college students meet the medical criteria for substance abuse.
23%
This nonprofit organization seeks to stop drunk driving, support those affected by drunk driving, prevent underage drinking, and strive for stricter impaired driving policy, whether that impairment is caused by alcohol or any other drug.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
This song by a red haired English singer/songwriter was released in 2011 and is about a woman they met who was addicted to crack cocaine.
A-Team by Ed Sheeran
The most common, costly, and deadly pattern of drinking that brings a person's blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 g/dl or above. This is typically 5 drinks for men, and 4 drinks for women within 2 hours.
Binge drinking
This condition, often caused by chronic alcohol abuse, causes scar tissue to replace your healthy liver cells.
Cirrhosis
Central Lakes College policy which outlines student rules, expectations, and sanctions in regard to drug and alcohol use.
Student Code of Conduct
This free of charge service, available 24/7 by calling 218-828-4357, serves six area counties (which includes all CLC campuses).
Crisis Line and Referral Service
"Sober," released by this star of American Idol and The Voice, uses a relationship for a metaphor about addiction.
Kelly Clarkson
This term describes the process in which one abstains from or rids the body of toxic or unhealthy substances.
Detoxification
This condition is the result of alcohol exposure during pregnancy and is known to cause brain damage and growth problems in children.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
This person, CLC's Dean of Students, Equity & Inclusion, oversees campus substance abuse prevention efforts.
Mary Sam
This mental health organization works to educate, advocate, listen and lead to improve the lives of people with mental illness and their loved ones. This includes alcohol and substance abuse disorders.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
This artist, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, speaks openly about his substance use and abuse and wrote the 2015 song "Dark Times" about his experiences.
The Weeknd
The interval between application of a stimulus and detection of a response which becomes impaired due to alcohol consumption.
Reaction time
Alcohol impairs this part of the brain known for learning and memory.
Hippocampus
Central Lakes College policy which states that a witness or victim of an incident of sexual violence who reports the incident in good faith will not be sanctioned by the school for admitting to a violation of the student conduct policy on the personal use of alcohol or drugs.
Uniform Amnesty
This federal agency works diligently to understand the impact of alcohol on human health and wellbeing by conducting and supporting research nationwide.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
It's hard to walk a mile in someone else's shoes, and this country artist's song, "You Don't Know Jack," talks about how some of us may not understand what it means to lose it all to addiction.
Luke Bryan