Why is Alcohol Harmful?
They are other ways of thinking or acting.
What is malnutrition?
In which the body doesn’t get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly.
What is Binge Drinking?
The consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time.
Who are Enablers?
people who create an atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortably continue his or her unacceptable behavior.
What is Recovery?
The process of learning to live an alcohol-free life.
What do depressants do to the body?
They slow down the body's functions and reactions.
Alcohol is traveled through the body and filtered in the...
Liver
True or False: A long term consequence is pregnancy?
True
How many stages of alcoholism are there?
4 Stages
True or False: It is important to get help from people outside of your family, like a therapist.
True
What is the legal age to be able to drink?
21
How much time does it take alcohol to reach the brain?
It takes 30 seconds.
One of the most serious effects of alcohol is damage to the...
Liver
One of the 5 major symptoms
Denial, Craving, Loss of Control, Tolerance, & Physical Dependence
Withdrawing from a drug can show signs of...
These can be mild to very severe and include headaches, tiredness, strong mood swings, and nausea.
What type of drug is alcohol?
Depressant
What is the legal level of BAC to be considered drunk?
0.08%
Alcohol disrupts the parts of the brain responsible
for...
Memory & Problem Solving
Underage drinking costs society how much money?
More than 50 billion dollars a year
True or False:
Treatment for alcoholism begins with the alcoholic doesn't understanding that he or she has an addiction and must never drink, again.
False
True or False: In reality, most teens are not drinking alcohol.
True
One of the greatest dangers of alcohol is...
that there is no way to tell how a person will act when alcohol is in his or her body.
Alcohol is not digested like other foods it is absorbed by...
The tissue lining the mouth
How many Americans are Alcoholics or suffer an alcohol abuse problem?
Estimated 14 million
When does recovery start?
When they make the commitment to never drink again.