a pregnant mother drinks alcohol causing birth defects in the baby
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
200
The percentage of alcohol is a person's blood
What is Blood Alcohol Concentration
200
Alcohol affects this part of the brain that controls speech
What is Cerebral Cortex
200
This part of the body may develop ulcers with alcohol abuse
What is stomach
200
The percentage of alcohol when reaction time is slowed and you become relaxed
What is .05%
200
When the Liver becomes scarred and does not function properly due to alcohol abuse
What is Cirrhosis
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
Alcohol affects this part of the barin by interferring with balance and fine motor movements
What is Cerebellum
300
This part of the body is responsible for metabolizing alcohol
What is Liver
300
the number of ounces of alcohol that the body can metabolize in one hour
What is 8 ounces
300
A disease caused by physical and psychological dependence on alcohol
What is Alcoholism
400
The body needs the drug to function normally. If the person does not have the drug it causes withdrawl symptoms
What is Physical Dependence
400
Alcohol affects this part of the brain by causing memory loss
What is Hippocampus
400
With teen alcohol abuse, this organ may not develop properly
What is the Brain
400
The percentage of alcohol in the blood that would cause coma or death
What is .40%
400
Name 4 warning signs of teen alcohol use/abuse
What is Depression, Loss of interest in hobbies/activities,
change in peer group, problems at school like grades or discipline, problems with the law, red eyes, fatigue, headaches
500
A return to health from a sickness or an addiction to alcohol/drugs
What is Recovery
500
This part of the brain is affected by interferring with heart rate, breathing, and body temperature
What is Medulla
500
These two parts of the body is where most of the alcohol is absorbed into the blod stream
What is stomach and small intestine
500
Name 5 things that influence the BAC
What is Gender, Weight, Tolerance, How fast the alcohol is drank, Food in the stomach, medications
500
A person may turn to these options when looking for recovery/sobriety
What is Alcoholics Anonymous, Rehab, Detox Center, Alcohol and Drug Counseling