Alcohol
What is alcohol?
an addictive drug
what does alcohol do to your brain?
It hijacks it and causes it to do weird things
what is a example of some substances you can be addicted to?
drugs alcohol
what number on the B.A.C scale can you die from
35.0
alcohol is good for you
false
What is the base of alcohol?
Ethanol
what part of your brain controls your thoughts?
cerebral cortex
What is addiction?
Addiction is a chronic medical disease
What is the main age your allowed to do drugs or alcohol?
21
you can drink while driving
false
what is alcohol classified as?
a depressant
what are the two types of neurotransmitters?
excitatory and inhibitory
What shows that your more likely to be addicted when you are older?
what age you start drinking
How many people nation wide suffer from addiction?
20,000,000
one out of 7 people in there life will suffer from addiction
true
What is another word for Ethanol?
Ethol alcohol
what are the main lobes in the brain called?
frontal,Occipital, Parietal and temporal lobe
don't drink it at all
How many people does alcohol kill in a year?
140,000
The function of the hippocampus I'd reduced by 15% true or false
false the function is reduced by 10%
What is the system that leads alcohol into your liver??
The portal system
what are the 2 part of the brain that are mostly affected by alcohol?
the prefrontal lobe and the hippocampus
how many parts are in the brain
12
limbic system is responsible for our emotions true or false
false