Questions
What is binge drinking?
Four or more drinks for women, or five or more drinks for men during an occasion
this percent of us teens will have consumed alcohol by the time they are in the 8th grade
51% đ„đ
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?
Alcohol enters your bloodstream within 5 to 10 minutes of being consumed. It passes from your stomach into your bloodstream and then travels throughout your entire body-affecting nearly every organ system in the body.
What is the minimum drinking age?
Hint: whatâs 9+10
What is 21
This type of alcohol is the one people drink in beverages like beer and wine.
Ethanol
Alcohol enhances the effects of this primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, leading to relaxation and sedation
What is GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)?
What is it called when an individuals blood alcohol level (the percentage of alcohol circulating in the bloodstream) rises to a danger point in which the individual loses consciousness and goes into a coma and in the worst cases, the drinker dies?
Alcohol poisoning
If you do not take a chemical test, urine or breath, (which is your right), what is the penalty?
What is 1 year license suspension
What is BAC?
Blood Alcohol Content represents the percentage of alcohol to blood.
Alcohol increases activity in this brain chemical associated with pleasure and reward, especially in the nucleus accumbens
What is dopamine?
What vital organ does alcohol effect the most?
the Liver
If you do not take a chemical test, urine or breath, (which is your right), what is the penalty?
Name at least 3 long term affects of alcohol on the body and mind.
1.Lead to cancer of the mouth, esophagus, pharynx and larynx, liver, stomach, ovaries, breast, prostate, and small intestine. 2. Affects parts of the brain and nervous system that control breathing, heartbeat, and related body functions which causes many deaths. 3. Associated with cardiovascular disease, and neurological damage 4. Psychiatric problems such as depression, anxiety, and antisocial personality disorder âbaby booâ and tung tung sahar
This process occurs when the brain adapts to alcoholâs presence, requiring increasing amounts to achieve the same effect
What is tolerance?
What are one of the four major problems alcohol can do to the heart?
Wha is Cardiomyopathy â Stretching and drooping of heart muscle Arrhythmias â Irregular heart beat Stroke High blood pressure
These secret bars illegally sold alcohol during Prohibition.
The speakeasies
Drinking alcohol to avoid feeling stressed or sad instead of for fun is an example of this unhealthy coping method.
What is self-medicating?
Chronic alcohol exposure causes upregulation of this specific glutamate receptor subtype, contributing to hyperexcitability during withdrawal.
What is the NMDA receptor?
What type of alcohol can be helpful to the body in moderation?
Red whine
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Section 2 of this amendment grants states the power to control the transportation or importation of alcohol into their territory.
What is the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution?