Alcohol is a psychoactive drug that is classified as a _______.
What is a depressant
100
What does BAC stand for?
What is Blood Alcohol Content
100
Alcohol is a depressant that can affect your ________ health.
What is emotional
100
Drinking with the full intention of getting drunk as fast as possible is called this.
What is Binge Drinking
100
A(n) __________________________ is a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop.
What is relapse
200
_______________ is the legal limit of Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) for drivers of drinking age.
What is .08
200
Your body can fight off approximately ______ drink an hour?
What is 1
200
Only _____ rids the body of alcohol.
What is time.
200
In a client with alcoholism, alcoholics may make __________________________ for drinking.
What is excuses
200
An alcoholic’s first step to recovery is _____________.
What is admission
300
Taking a cold shower, drinking coffee, or going for a run will sober you up faster.
What is False
300
The __________________________ breaks down alcohol once it enters the bloodstream.
What is liver
300
Mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy may give birth to infants with _______ _________ __________.
What is fetal alcohol syndrome
300
The five symptoms of alcoholism are denial, craving, loss of control, _____________, and physical dependence.
What is tolerance
300
Headache, nausea, mood swings, seizures, death are examples of _______________________.
What is a withdrawal symptoms
400
Beer before liquor, never been sicker. Liquor before beer, you're in the clear.
What is false.
400
With a BAC of ___ the entire brain is effected which maintains control of the bladder, the heart rate and breathing.
What is .30-.40
400
Alcohol disrupts the parts of the brain responsible for memory and __________________________.
What is problem solving
400
How soon does withdrawl begin?
-4-12 hours after last drink & reaches peak after 48 hours & subsides after 4 to 5 days of sobriety -less severe symptoms can last for a few weeks & up to 6 months