L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What is the process of making alcohol called?
Fermentation
What is malnutrition?
When the body doesn't receive good or enough nutrients.
What is cirrhosis?
A disease when the liver tries to heal itself with scar tissue, but it keeps breaking down then building up.
What do enabler do?
They make a safe place for the alcoholic to keep drinking.
What is it called when someone tries and fails to recover or stop drinking?
Relapse
What are three things you can make ethanol alcohol out of?
Grains, fruits, vegetables.
TRUE OR FALSE
Alcohol doesn't have long-term consequences.
False
How many areas of a persons life does alcohol affect?
All of them
Who is most likely to get addicted?
Teens 15 and younger
What are some alternatives to alcohol?
Water, sports, etc.
What does alcohol do to your reaction time?
It slows it down
When you drink and you are in a state of _________ you are affected worse than others.
Depression
How many estimated Americans are alcoholics?
14 million
TRUE OR FALSE
To try to overcome alcohol, the person-struggling-with- alcohol's family and friends should hold a intervention.
True
What is a risk of drinking?
1. Mental health issues
2. Car crashes
3. Stress and sleep problems
The liver breaks down 95% of alcohol. What happens to the other 5%?
It passes out of the body by urine, sweat, and breath.
What parts of your body are more likely to get cancer if you drink?
Mouth and throat
How many stages of alcoholism are there?
Four
What is one of the steps to living alcohol-free?
Admission, counseling, detoxification, or resolution.
What are TWO reasons teens drink?
1. Forgetting problems
2. To "fit in"
3. Looks cool/mature
4. Relaxation
5. Peer pressure
What is TWO examples of how people can be affected differently by alcohol?
Gender, size, how fast or much you drink, your health, if you have eaten recently, or if you've had other drugs.
Alcohol weakens the _______ between the stomach and esophagus (throat), causing heartburn.
Valve
What are the five major symptoms?
Denial, craving, loss of control, tolerance, and physical dependence.
What can you do when offered alcohol?
Say no, walk away, tell an adult, etc.