L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What type of drug is Alcohol?
Depressant
Alcohol can affect the brains ____________.
Reaction time
a condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down.
Fatty Liver
Teens ___ and younger are more prone to becoming addicted to alcohol
15
To overcome an alcohol problem, friends and family can hold an ____________.
Intervention
How many teen car accidents are related to alcohol?
1/3
How long does it take for alcohol to reach the brain after being swallowed?
30 Seconds
Alcohol destroys ___________.
Brain cells.
a progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and
physical need for alcohol.
What is Alcoholism?
a return to the use of a drug after at-
tempting to stop.
What is Relapse?
What are teens that drink more prone to?
Falling behind In school, social problems, depression, etc.
The amount of alcohol present in someones blood.
What is B.A.C (Blood alcohol Content)
.08%
People with Alcoholism are called ________.
Alcoholics
Alcohol can harm the brain's ability to __________ and it's ____________.
Learn, ability to remember
a person’s mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol.
What is Intoxication?
People who are drunk drivers are ore likely for a fatal crash than sober drivers, True Or False?
True
The stages of Alcoholism are close to the stages of _____.
Grief
The phase "_________" Is used when people are advertising saying no to underage drinking
Just Say No
Alcohol affects the body’s ability to use ________.
nutrients.
a group of alcohol-related birth defects that include both physical and mental problems.
F.A.S, Or Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Family members often think that they don't have a _______.
Problem