L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
the chemical process of how ALCOHOL🍺 is made
fermentation
what does BAC stand for
blood alcohol 🍺 content
when you need more of a drug 🍺 to get the same effect
tolerance
a pattern of drinking that results in one or more well defined behaviors in a 12 month period
alcohol 🍺 abuse
a physical/ mental dependance to a drug like ALCOHOL🍺
addiction
what does ALCOHOL🍺 do to reaction time
it slows it
how can gender effect alcohol 🍺 consuption
females are affected faster than males
people who drink 🍺 are more likely to get throat/mouth cancer true or false
true
people addicted to alcohol 🍺 suffer from
alcoholism
enablers often help alcoholics 🍺 quite their addiction true or false
false
how old do you have to be to drink 🍺
21
what can slow down alcohol 🍺 absorption
eating a large meal
what are 2 effects that drinking 🍺 has on the liver
fatty liver and cirrhosis
when are you legally intoxicated (blood level)
.08 blood ALCOHOL🍺
what happens when someone relapse
they start using the drugs again 🍺
whats one example of why drinking 🍺 can get you in trouble with the police
drinking underage, drunk driving, public intoxication
if you overdoes on alcohol 🍺 its called ____
alcohol poisining
long term alcohol 🍺 use can lead to what
malnutrition
teens 15 and younger are ____ times more likely to become addicted to alcohol 🍺
what can a family do to help a alcoholic 🍺
they can start an intervention
what causes ALCOHOL🍺 poisoning
drinking large amounts of ALCOHOL🍺 in a short period of time
what percent of alcohol 🍺 does the liver breakdown
why is cirrhosis dangerous 🍺
it prevents the liver from removing poisons from blood
how much of all domestic violence cases are related to alcohol 🍺
two-thirds
blank is a common organization that helps alcoholics 🍺
alcoholics anonymous