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effects of alcohol abuse
Vocabulary
Alcohol and the body
BAC
Alcohol
100
A disease caused by physical and psychological dependence on alcohol
What is alcoholism
100
People experience hangovers because the body requires water, this is known as
What is dehydration
100
This organ processes alcohol
What is the liver
100
BAC stand for?
What is Blood Alcohol Content/Concentration
100
__ ounces of wine is equal to 12 ounces of beer
What is 5 ounces
200
When people mix alcohol and other drugs such as cocaine and marijuana it is dangerous because
What is uppers and downers
200
When someone stops drinking they might experience shakes, fever and nausea, these are effects of
What is withdrawls
200
our bodies take this long to process alcohol
What is 1 hour
200
The legal BAC is?
What is .08
200
being drunk is also called being
What is intoxicated
300
Drinking while pregnant can cause this disease in babies
What is fetal alcohol syndrome
300
The body's ability to resist the effects of a drug or needing more and more of the drug to get the same effect
What is tolerance
300
keeping alcohol and drugs out of our bodies is known as
What is abstinence
300
When you get pulled over you are given this test
What is Breathilizer
300
the type of Alcohol in beer/wine/liquor
What is ethynol
400
When the Liver becomes scarred and does not function properly due to alcohol abuse
What is cirhosis
400
A return to health from a sickness or an addiction to alcohol/drugs
What is recovery
400
this part of the body develops ulcers due to alcohol
What is stomach
400
This BAC is when you start to feel drunk
What is .05
400
Alcohol lowers this in us, making us open to stupid suggestons
What is inhabitions
500
Not having a drink for a year, somebody might refer to themselves as being "1 year_____"
What is sober
500
When Going through rehab fails and a person starts drinking again they are
What is relapsing
500
Teens should not consume alcohol because this part of the body is not fully developed
What is the brain
500
The percentage of alcohol in the blood that would cause coma or death
What is .4
500
Alcohol is a ________________
What is depressant