Facts
Consuming one drink for women and two drinks for men on the same occasion.
What is moderate drinking?
Self-help program for people with alcohol-use disorders to help them change how they think about drinking. Most well-known adults support group.
What is alcoholics anonymous (AA)?
Encouraging a person's unhealthy behaviors, either intentionally or unintentionally.
What is enabling?
This is the legal drinking age in all 50 states.
What is 21 years old?
Type of drug (known as a depressant) found in drinks - such as beer, wine, and liquor - that can cause a person to act and feel differently.
What is alcohol?
Reasons why young people may start drinking alcohol.
What is peer pressure, looking "cool", seeing older classmates drink, seeing celebrities/social media, etc?
Percentage of alcohol in a person's blood.
What is blood alcohol concentration (BAC)?
The following people that should NOT drink alcohol.
Who are pregnant women, people driving, people under 20 years old or younger, people taking medicine, and people with an addiction problem/history.
Consuming four drinks for women and five drinks for men on the same occasion.
What is binge drinking?
Support group where young people who have loved ones with an alcohol-use disorder come together to share their experiences and learn ways to cope with problems.
What is alateen?
Process of completely stopping all alcohol use to remove the substance from the body.
What is detoxification?
This can happen from heavy drinking. Signs can include vomiting, unconsciousness, slow or irregular breathing, and seizures. The two teens on Rescue911 experienced this.
What is alcohol poisoining?
This is the formula for severity of intoxication.
What is amount over time?
Support group where family members and friends who have loved ones with an alcohol-use disorder come together to share their experiences, receive encouragement, and learn ways to cope with the problem.
What is Al-Anon family groups?
Self-control that keeps people from taking dangerous risks.
What is inhibition?
________ is a build up of scar tissue in the liver. Heavy drinking often causes liver damage.
What is cirrhosis? What is cirrhosis of the liver?
Consuming eight or more drinks for women and 15 or more drinks for men in one week; can lead to alcohol dependence.
What is heavy drinking?
What is zero-tolerance policy?
Conditions that occur when the recurrent use of alcohol causes problems that interfere with a person's health and responsibilities at school, home, or work.
What is/are alcohol use disorders?
The type of alcohol in beer, wine, and liquor.
What is ethanol?