Lesson 1
How old is the legal drinking age in the U.S.?
21
True or False: Alcohol poisoning cant kill you
False
What part of the heart does heavy drinking damage?
What is an addiction?
A physical and phycological need for a drug
What is it called when you return to and addictive drug?
Relapse
What kind of alcohol do we talk about in this chapter
Ethanol Alcohol
What does BAC stand for?
Blood Alcohol Content
Define binge drinking
A large amount of alcohol consumed in a short period of time
People who are addicted to alcohol suffer from what?
Alcoholism
If you are being peer pressured into trying alcohol use ______ skills
refusal skills
What kind of drug is alcohol?
A depressant
True or False: Alcohol is slowly absorbed into the blood stream on an empty stomach
False
What is the legal intoxication BAC percentage?
.08
Who/What are enablers?
People who allow alcoholics to comfortably drink & spiral out of control
The physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance
Detoxification
What is the chemical reaction that takes place to produce ethanol alcohol?
Fermentation
What effect of drinking makes drinking and driving so dangerous?
Slow reaction time
True or False: Alcohol increases the amount of stomach acid
True
About how many americans suffer from alcohol issues?
14 million
Alcohol can damage a teens _____/________ & _____ health
mental/emotional & social helth
What parts of your body does alcohol tamper your ways of acting and thinking?
Brain & central nervous system
Fill in the blank- Alcohol mixed with _____ can be deadly
Drugs
What parts of the brain does Alcohol disrupt? Ex: Using muscles to look around
Memory & Problem solving
What are 5 the major symptoms of Alcoholism?
Denial, Craving, Loss of control, Tolerance, Physical dependance
When does the recovery of and alcoholic begin