L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What is a drug that is produced by a chmical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains?
Alcohol
What is the ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately?
Reaction time
What is a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver?
Cirrhosis
What is a physical or psychological need for a drug?
Addiction
What is a gathering in which family an friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help?
Intervention
What is the legal age to drink?
21
What percent of alcohol does the liver break down?
95%
Does alcohol affect all areas of a person's life?
yes
how many stages to recovery are there
4
Treatment begins with what?
Understanding the addiction
Do more teens or less teens drink alcohol?
Less teens drink more alcohol
What BAC is considered legally intoxicated?
0.08
What part of the brain does alcohol damage?
The part that is responsible for memory and problem solving
One of the biggest problems with alcohol is that it is ...
habit-forming
Alcoholics must cope with symptoms of ?
Withdrawal
What group of drugs is alcohol in?
Depressants
Does food in the stomach slow down or quicken the alcohol absorption?
Slows it down
What is the cause of fetal alcohol syndrome?
Drinking while pregnant
true or false? An addiction to any drug can change a person's life
True
true or false? The families of alcoholics have to recover aswell?
true
What does (SADD) stand for?
Students Against Destructive Decisions
What fraction of domestic violence cases are related to alcohol?
2/3
In 1005, how many people died from alcohol related crashes?
16,000
When a person is unable to limit themself it is called
Loss of Control
What strategy can you practice to stay alcohol free?
S.T.O.P.