Vocab
What is the meaning of Intoxication?
the state which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance.
Why should teens never drink?
It can affect brain development
They feel the effects much sooner than larger people
What does alcohol do to your brain?
It can reduce brain cells and brain size
The main cause of teens drinking is what?
Peer Pressure
The meaning of depressant
a drug that slows the central nervous system
What does alcohol do to your reaction time?
It slows it down
How can food effect what alcohol does to the body?
Food in the stomach slows down the passage of alcohol into the bloodstream
Alcohol increases blood pressure which can cause what?
Stroke or heart attack
Which normally don't drink?
The teens that have parents who don't drink
The meaning of Ethanol
the type alcohol in alcoholic beverages
How does alcohol affect your vision?
It impairs your vision.
What happens when a person drinks alcohol faster than the liver can break it down?
The person become intoxicated
Build of fat cells, in which alcohol causes, can lead to what?
Cell death
How can media affect alcohol use?
Media can make alcohol use seem glamorous and fun
The meaning of Binge Drinking
drinking 5 or more alcoholic beverages in a setting
What does alcohol do to your judgment?
It can cause you to make bad decisions
How can alcohol cause your bloodstream to rise?
By drinking a lot of it
Alcohol can cause what in the stomach?
Cancer
How do adds make alcohol seem not so bad?
By putting healthy looking youths on their adds
Alcohol poisoning
a severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose
What causes intoxication?
When A person consumes too much alcohol
How are the effects of alcohol and medicine related?
Alcohol can interfere with the effects of medicine and medicines can heighten the effects of alcohol.
What does alcohol do to the pancreas?
Causes major destruction which can lead to death
How many people die each day in the U.S. due to traffic and alcohol related incidents?
36