L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
other ways of thinking or acting
What is Alternatives
a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short period of time
What is Alcohol poisoning
is a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver
What is Cirrhosis
a process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect
What is Tolerance
the process of learning to live an alcoholic free life
What is Recovery
What type of drug is alcohol
Depressant
name one way Alcohol affects an individual based on Gender and body size
Females are affected more quickly because they are smaller
name another disease talked about in lesson 3 other than cirrhosis
Fatty Liver
True or False: Alcoholism and alcohol abuse are the same thing
False
if an alcoholic takes a even one drink after saying they never will drink again they may have a ______
relaspe
What type of alcohol is talked about in thid chapter
Ethanol
What does BAC stand for
Blood Alcohol Content
What BAC percent must a person have to be considered legally intoxicated
0.08
how many stages of alcoholism are there
four stages
people who need help with alcohol problems are usually in ______
Denial
Ethanol alcohol is produced by a chemical reaction called ______________
Fermentation
When someone is intoxicated they have slow ____________
Reaction time
What does FAS stand for
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Teens 15 years and younger are _______ times more likely to become addicted
four
what are the steps to recovery
Admission
Counseling
Detoxification
resolution
what percent of all teen traffic deaths are related to alcohol.
1/3
Alcohol has no nutritional value so it can lead to ______
malnutrition
What percent of teens that are using alcohol have unplanned pregnancies
1/3
How many Americans are alcoholics
14 million
Alcoholics have to make a _____________ to stay alcohol free
Commitment