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Why Alcohol is Harmful
Short-term Effects of Alcohol Use
Long-term Effects of Alcohol Use
Alcoholism
Getting Help
100
Drug produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables and grains.
What is alcohol
100
This is the ability to respond quickly and appropriately to situations.
What is reaction time?
100
Alcohol is absorbed right after drinking in the __________.
What mouth and stomach?
100
Physical or psychological need for alcohol.
What is addiction?
100
First step in getting help.
Admit there is a drinking problem
200
Alcohol _______ the processes of the body.
What is slows
200
95% of all alcohol is broken down by the _________.
What is liver?
200
Alcohol irritates the stomach lining, increasing the amount of _________ in the stomach.
What is acid?
200
Teens 15 or younger are more likely to become addicted to alcohol than adults.
What is True?
200
Occurs when the family confronts the drinker with the facts of the problem to urge them to stop drinking.
Intervention
300
Alcohol is more harmful to teens than adults.
True- because teen mind/body is still growing.
300
Who is generally affected faster drinking alcohol? Females or Males
Females
300
Drinking alcohol can weaken the valve at the top of the stomach causing _____________.
What is heartburn?
300
Process that your body needs more and more of alcohol to get the same feeling or effect.
What is tolerance?
300
Commonly occurs in many who try to stop drinking, smoking cigarettes and other drugs.
Relapse
400
Alcohol increases risk of social problems, depression, thoughts of __________ and violence.
What is suicide?
400
This slows down the absorption rate of alcohol.
What is food in the stomach?
400
The condition of fatty liver occurs when the fats build up in the liver and preventing the liver from repairing itself or working normally. True/Fals
What is True?
400
Enablers are people who make excuses or lie for the person drinking, thinking they are helping them.
What is True- making it worse?
400
This organization is made of recovering alcoholics.
Alcoholics Anonymous
500
Alcohol can harm the ability to _________.
What is learn/remember?
500
In the brain alcohol affects ________ and _________.
What is memory, speech, judgment, vision, and hearing?
500
Alcohol use can damage the brain causing problems with movement, vision and hearing. These problems will occur even if the person is no longer drinking. True/False
True
500
Common symptoms of alcoholism are ________ and _____________.
drinking alone, making excuses to drink, violence when drinking, drinks alone, becomes upset when confronted about drinking, neglects to eat or take care of personal hygiene, stomach pain
500
Group that is specially designed to help teens deal with alcoholic parents.
Alateen