L.1:Why is Alcohol Harmful?
What organ can alcohol harm in the body? (two answers)
The brain and the liver
How fast can alcohol enter the brain
30 seconds
What does alcohol weaken (Brain wise)
Memory and problem solving.
What is it called when someone has a physical or psychological need for a drug?
Addiction
what is it called when people gather the alcoholic to talk with the family and friends and get the problem drinker to agree they need to seek help
Intervention
What can alcohol do to your mental health?
Can increase the risk of social problems, depression, and suicidal thoughts.
What kind of mood does an alcoholic usually have?
Agression
When the liver cells die, what can this form?
Fatty Liver
How many stages are there in alcoholism
there are four
what can happen if a person even drinks on substance of alcohol?
The can begin to reuse the drug and loose progress of trying to quit.
What kind of disease can alcohol give you?
cirrhosis
What is the condition called where someone drinks excessive alcohol in a short period of time?
Alcohol poisoning
What can alcohol worsen?
Existing health problems
What does addiction do to someone?
Addiction can take over the focus of healthy goals and damage relationships with family and friends
There are four steps to recovery, what are they?
What kind of cells can alcohol destroy?
Brain cells
What is it called when someone's physical and mental abilites are impared by alcohol?
Intoxication
what kinds of actions can alcohol lead to in someone with depression or a teen.
Suicide
What can the stage of denial affect?
The stage of denial is a problem for the alcoholic's family and friends.
what kinds of symptoms does a person withdrawing get?
Headaches, tiredness, strong mood swings, and nausea.
What kinds of senses can alcohol disrupt?
What can make alcohol more severe?
Medicines or other drugs
what kind of cancer can a person get when they drink large amounts of alcohol
Throat and mouth cancer
What's the difference between Alcoholism and alcohol abuse
People who abuse alcohol are not physically dependent on the drug, while alcohol abuse is the pattern of drinking alcohol that results in one or more well-defined behaviors.
They can join a support team.