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Health Risks of Alcohol Use
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Random Questions
100
The state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance and the person's physical or mental control is significantly reduced is what?
Intoxication
100
A disease in which a person has a physical or psycological dependence on drinks that contain alcohol is what?
Alcoholism
100
The process of learning to live an alcohol-free life is what?
Recovery
100
Physical and mental impairments are symptoms of what?
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
100
Alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver are ______ (Short or Long Term) effects of alcohol use?
Long-Term
200
The chemical action of yeast on sugars is what?
Fermentation
200
A condition in which the user has a chemical need for a drug is what?
Physiological Dependence
200
When a recovering alcoholic makes a lifelong commitment to living without alcohol is called what?
Sobriety
200
What is it called when people ingnore their own emotional and physical needs and instead focus their energy and emotions on the needs of the alcoholic.
Codependency
200
A person under that age of what cannot legally buy, possess, or consume alcohol?
21
300
How does alcohol comsumption affect the central nervous system?
Alcohol slows the function of the central nervous system.
300
A condition in which a person believes that a drug is needed in order to feel good or to function normally is what?
Psychological Dependence
300
A process by which the body adjusts to functioning without alcohol is what?
Detoxification
300
List 3 factors that influence the onset and intensity of alcohol's effects on the body.
Body size, gender, food, rate of intake, amount, medicine.
300
Alcohol consumption (increases or decreases) the chances that a teen will contract an STD?
Increases
400
The type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages is what?
Ethanol
400
A disease that causes you to have a strong craving for alcohol, a physical dependence on alcohol, and the need to drink increasing amounts of alcohol is what?
Alcoholism
400
What is the first step in the development of alcoholism?
Abuse of Alcohol
400
List 3 short-term effects that could be caused by alcohol.
Changes to the brain, cardiovascular changes, liver and kidney problems, digestive system problems, and pancreas problems.
400
The amount of alcohol in a person's blood, espressed as a percentage is what?
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
500
A drug that slows the central nervous system is what?
Depressant
500
Name 2 consequences of drinking as a teen.
-A greater likelihood of developing alcohol dependence as an adult -An increased chance of arrest -A greater chance of perpetrating or being a victim of violence.
500
An alcoholic's body adjusts to functioning without alcohol, through the process of what?
Detoxification / Going through the recovery process.
500
List 3 consequences that could happen if someone is driving while intoxicated.
Injuries to or death of the driver and others, arrest, jail time, court apppearance and fine or bail, a police record, and possible lawsuits, severely restricted driving privleges and /or immediate confiscation of driver's license, and higher auto insurance rates or a canceled insurance policy.
500
List all 4 steps for the Recovery of Alcoholism.
Admission, Detoxification, Counseling, Recovery