Vocab I
The type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages:
What is ethanol
BAC
What is blood alcohol concentration
This is a common effect of drinking too much alcohol
What is passing out or vomiting
An addict who is dependent on alcohol
What is an alcoholic
The legal drinking age in WI
What is 21
a drug that slows the central nervous system
What is a depressant
DUI
What is Driving Under the Influence
This is the legal BAC in WI
What is .08
The process of learning to live an alcohol free life
What is recovery
One factor that either influences teens to use or not to use
What is peer pressure
The excessive use of alcohol
What is alcohol abuse
FAS
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
This is the test police give to drivers when they are asked to step out of vehicle
What is a field sobriety test
Living without alcohol
What is sobriety
One factor that either influences teens to use or not to use
What is media/advertising
The process in which the body breaks down substances
What is metabolism
CNS
What is Central Nervous System
Each of these 3 beverages contain the same amount of alcohol (on average)
What is a beer, glass of wine, and a shot
A disease is which a person has a physical or psychological dependence on drinks that contain alcohol
What is alcoholism
What is Budweiser
Drinking five or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting
What is binge drinking
OMVI
What is Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated
The name of the crime when drinking while under the legal age
What is underage drinking
A chemical action of yeast on sugars
What is fermentation
Happens when a medicine combined with alcohol has a greater effect, also known/called this:
What is the multiplier effect