How does Alcohol impact your Body
Alcohol slows down the brain. This kind of drug is known as a --------
Depressant
What does DUI stand for?
Driving under the influence
How many drinks a day on average for men is classified as Moderate drinking?
1-2
True or false - high schools and colleges don't have enough money to spend on education for alcohol abuse
False
Genetic Factors
Inside your genes that you inherited from your parents
The psychological restraint that keeps people from taking dangerous risks
Inhibition
True or false - people who have been drinking are more prone to violence
True
Problem drinkers are --------- dependent on alcohol
Phsychologically
One of the first steps in recovery is --------------
Detoxification
Alcohol
A drink that contains a certain amount of ethanol
List factors of BAC
Amount of alcohol consumed, height, weight, ethnicity, gender, food consumption, rate at which alcohol was consumed
What is the term for consumption of large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time?
Alcoholics are ----------- addicted to alcohol
Physically
Groups of people with a common problem who share struggles and examples of getting through it are called ---------
Support groups
Metabolize
Break down ingested materials
A consequence of drinking alcohol that includes headaches, tiredness, muscle aches, nausea, and vomiting
Hangover
The term for a medical emergency when a high BAC supresses the central nervous system
Alcohol poisoning
Alcoholism is recognized as a disease by the ---------
Center for Disease control and Prevention (CDC)
According to AA (alcoholics anonymous), when a person who is an alcoholic consumses even a small amount of alcohol, the presence of alchohol in the bloodstream leads to -------
an irresistable craving for more alcohol
Alcoholism
A disease where you are completely dependent on alcohol
What is the BAC where you are legally impaired?
0.08
Women who drink during pregnancy risk to babies with -----?
fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
True or false - if one member of a twin pair doesn't have a problem with alcohol, an identical twin is twice as likely as a fraternal twin to have a problem with alcohol.
False
Definition of enabling
Encouraging an addict's unhealthy behaviors, either intentionally or unintentionally
Detoxification
Complete withdrawl from a substance