The physical symptoms that occur in an alcoholic person when they cannot get any alcohol.
Withdrawal Symptoms
100
The percentage of alcohol in the blood of a person's body.
Blood Alcohol Content (BAL) or Blood Alchol Level (BAC)
100
The lethal dose for alcohol.
.4 - .5 BAC
100
A person under the age of 21 can be arrested for consuming alcohol if their BAC/BAL is above this level.
0.0 zero tolerance. Police will allow up to .02 in some situations.
100
This is a central nervous system depressant which relaxes users and impairs judgment and coordination.
Alcohol
200
Alcohol belongs to a group of drugs known
as __________________________.
Depressants
200
The burning up process (metabolizing) of alcohol in the body.
Oxidation
200
The liver can oxidize _________ (ounces) of alcohol per hour.
1/3 - 1/2 ounces
200
45 day license suspension and must have an Ignition Interlock Device (IID) installed in your car for 1 year when you are found guilty of this in the State of Connecticut.
1st Offense for Operating Under the Influence (OUI) or Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
200
Overdose of alcohol causing death at times.
Alcohol poisoning
300
The part of the brain that causes you to blackout, or forget a period of time due to drinking.
Hippocampus
300
Having to increase the amount of a drug to gain the same effect.
Tolerance
300
Alcohol can cause this liver disease which is scarring of the liver.
Cirrhosis
300
Popular malt flavored beverage that contains as much as 4-5 servings of alcohol in each can and is marketed primarily to college students.
Four Loko
300
Physical dependence is a type of __________________________ in which the body itself feels a direct need for a drug.
Addiction
400
This organ is responsible for getting rid of or metabolizing alcohol.
Liver
400
Having five or more drinks (four or more for women) in a short period of time (about 2 hours) , in one sitting.
Binge Drinking
400
Alcohol accounts for this % of drug addictions in the U.S.
85%
400
Minimum age to bar tend and serve alcohol in CT.
18 years
400
Headache, nausea, and mood swings are
examples of __________________________.
Withdrawal Symptoms
500
Around 80% of ingested alcohol is absorbed through this part of the body.
Small Intestine
500
The four ways that drugs can enter the body.
Consumption (swallowing), inhalation (smoking), injection, and absorption (patches).
500
The liver oxidizes alcohol into these three components.
Water, Energy, and Carbon Dioxide
500
It is legal or illegal to refuse a field sobriety test in the state of CT.
Legal
500
A well known support group for alcoholics is
__________________________.