L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
Depressants
Drugs that slow down the body’s functions and reactions
Intoxication
Drugs that slow down the body’s functions and reactions
Cirrhoses
A disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver.
Tolerance
A process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect
Intervention
A gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help
what is a teens body still doing?
what is growing and developing?
this can be slowed by the use of alcohol
what is reaction time
what is the condition in which fat builds up in the liver and cannot be broken down
what is fatty liver
a physical or physiological need for a drug
what is addiction
what do people with alcoholism need?
what is help
what can alcohol do to the growing teens brain
what is social problems, suicidal thoughts, and violence?
what is the decimal number of BAC when a person is considered "legally intoxicated"
what is 0.08
what is a damaged liver, unable to do?
what is remove poison from the blood
a progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol
alcoholism
true of false: recovery is the process of learning to live an alcohol free life
what is true
There are four steps of _______
Alcoholism
this is a condition in which the body doesn't get the nutrient it needs to grow and function properly
what is malnutrition
if the liver dosen't do its job and the poison stay in the blood, where can it eventually reach and damage
what is the brain
a hard time believing you have a problem
denial
person must admit they have a problem
what is admission
what are some reasons teens choose to drink alcohol
what is "it can help me with my problems"
how many oz. is an average can of beer
what is 12 oz.
what is the cell alcohol destroys
what is brain cells
unable to limit your alcohol intake
loss of control
the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance
detoxification