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L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
L. 2: Short-Term Effects of Alcohol Use
L. 3: Long-Term Effects of Alcohol Use
L. 4: Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
L. 5: Getting Help for Alcohol Abuse
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It is illegal for anyone under the age of __ to use alcohol.

21

100

Once alcohol reaches the brain, it slows ________ ____

Reaction Time
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What does FAS stand for?

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

100

Teens 15 and younger are _ times more likely to become addicted than older individuals.

a) 18

b) 21

c) 15

c) 15

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Withdrawal only happens to a person with very severe symptoms.

True or False

False

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What type of drug is alcohol?

Depressants

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If the amount of alcohol a person drinks is more than what his or her body can tolerate, the person becomes _________.

a) an alcoholic

b) intoxicated

c) tolerance

b) intoxicated

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Teens who experiment with alcohol also risk becoming binge drinkers.

True or False

True

200

What is tolerance?

The process in which you body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect

200

What are refusal skills?

the skills which help a person abstain from dangerous activities when being peer pressured

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What is the chemical reaction that ethanol alcohol is produced by?

Fermentation

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What is a person's mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol?

Intoxication

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a condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down

fatty liver

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People who are addicted to alcohol suffer from _________.

a) binge drinking

b) alcoholism 

c) addiction

b) alcoholism

300
Recovery starts only after the alcoholic makes the commitment _____ to drink.


a) never

b) always

c) sometimes

a) never

400

What are other ways of thinking or acting?

Alternatives

400

If a person has a BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) of 0.08 percent he or she is considered ________ intoxicated.

legally or illegally

legally

400

On average, someone is killed in a crash involving alcohol every __ minutes.

a) 28

b) 34

c) 31

c) 31

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There are _ stages of alcoholism.

a) 8

b) 2

c) 4

c) 4

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a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop

relapse

500

Alcohol is the cause of hundred traffic accidents. What is the percentage or fraction of all teen traffic deaths?

33% or 1/3
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There is ways to tell how a person will act when alcohol is in his or her body.

True or False

False

500

What are ulcers?

sores that cause bleeding

500
What is approximately the total cost of alcohol-related problems?

175.9 billion dollars

500

What are the steps along the road to recovery?

The steps include admission, counseling, detoxification, and resolution