How Does Alcohol Impact Your Body
What is the general term used to describe different chemical compounds?
Alcohol
Alcohol decreases reaction time, difficulty coordinating movements, and decreases ability to plan and use good judgement. True or False?
True
Are women more likely to then men to drink? True or False?
False, men are most likely to drink
What can you join to help yourself if you are struggling from alcohol abuse.
What is a the term for the uncomfortable physical symptoms caused by excessive alcohol consumption.
Hangover
Ethanol
What is the most serious physiological effect that alcohol has on the body?
Impacts a person's ability to process information.
What is Moderate drinking?
Moderate drinking is also called social drinking. People who drink moderately do not loose lose control of their drinking.
What is one of the first steps in recovery for all alcoholics?
Detoxification.
What is binge drinking?
The consumption of a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time.
What does (BAC) stand for?
Blood Alcohol Concentration
What is one of the most serious consequences of alcohol use?
People driving after drinking alcohol.
Problem drinkers are not psychologically dependent on alcohol. True or False?
False, they are psychologically dependent on alcohol.
What is enabling?
Encouraging an addicts destructive behaviors, either intentionally or unintentionally.
What is metabolize?
When people say alcohol is depressant what does that mean?
Alcohol is a type of drug that slows down the central nervous system.
How many people are arrested from drunk driving every year in the United States?
1.4 million drivers.
What do you call people who are both psychologically and physically addicted to alcohol?
Alcoholic
What does the addict need to do first in trying to recover?
They need to recognizing that he or she has a problem and wants to change.
Describe Inhibition.
The psychological restraint that discourages people from engaging in dangerous behaviors.
When alcohol alcohol reaches the brain, it changes the level of chemicals called [ ]?
Neurotransmitters
About how many people die each year from alcohol-related motor vehicles crashes?
Over 10,000 people.
Biological factors do contribute to alcohol abuse. True or False?
True
What is the minimum legal drinking age?
21
What do you call the buildup of scar tissue in the liver?
Cirrhosis