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True or false? One alcoholic drink equals 10 ounces of beer, malt liquor, wine, or distilled spirits.
False
True or false? People who are moderate drinkers continue to drink even when their use of alcohol causes serious problems with their physical, mental, and social health, and family or job responsibilities.
False
True or false? There is a relationship between alcohol use and the number of accidents and violence incidents in the United States.
True
True or false? One strategy the government uses to reduce the rate of alcoholism is to reduce the taxes for purchasing alcohol.
False
Alcohol can negatively impact the cerebral _____, which controls thought processing and consciousness.
Cortex
_____ is a medical emergency caused when a high blood alcohol concentration suppresses the central nervous system and can result in loss of consciousness, low blood pressure, low body temperature, and difficulty breathing.
Alcohol poisoning
Alcohol is a _____, or a type of drug that slows down the central nervous system.
Depressant
_____ describes a drinking pattern in which a female consumes no more than one drink per day on average and a male consumes no more than two drinks per day on average.
Moderate drinking
Once alcohol is consumed, it stays in the body until the liver can break down, or _____ the alcohol.
Metabolize
The process of completely withdrawing from alcohol is called _____.
Enabling
What is a necessary step in defeating addiction that means complete withdrawal from a substance may cause intense anxiety, tremors, and hallucinations?
Detoxification
What is a disease in which a person is completely dependent on alcohol?
Alcoholism
What is the consumption of a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time?
Binge drinking
The buildup of scar tissue in the liver is called _____.
Cirrhosis
What is the percentage of alcohol that is present in a person’s blood?
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)