L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What type of drug slows down the body's functions and reactions?
Depressants
What is a measure of the amount of alcohol present in a person's blood?
Blood alcohol content (BAC)
A disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver
cirrhosis
A progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol
Alcoholism
What is a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop?
relapse
Alcohol is the cause of hundreds of what type of accidents every year?
Traffic accidents
What percent of BAC does a person have to have to be considered legally intoxicated?
0.08 percent
Alcohol disrupts the parts of the brain responsible for what?
memory and problem solving
An estimated how many Americans are alcoholics or have an alcohol abuse problem?
14 million
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True or False: Alcohol makes it easier to think clearly and make good decisions
False
One of the greatest dangers of alcohol is that there is no way to tell how a person will what?
act when alcohol is in his or her body
Once alcohol destroys brain cells they are gone for how long?
forever
How many stages of alcoholism are there?
Four
True or False: The families of alcoholics have to recover from the effects of living with alcoholism
True
True or False: Most teens are not drinking alcohol
True
Alcoholic drinks are only partly alcohol. The rest is what?
Water, flavoring, and minerals
On average, someone is killed in a crash involving alcohol every how many minutes?
31
What are the five major symptoms of someone who take part in risky drinking?
Denial, Craving, Loss of Control, Tolerance, & Physical Dependence
If you feel pressured to try alcohol use what?
Refusal skills
At least how many children in the United States live with a parent who abuses alcohol?
6 million
Alcohol absorption can be delayed if the person who drinks has done what?
eaten a heavy meal
Babies with FAS can have what?
smaller body sizes, lower birth weight, heart & kidney problems, and disabilities
The total cost of alcohol related problems is about how much a year?
175.9 billion dollars
What are all the steps to recovery?
Admission, Counseling, Detoxification, and Resolution