Why is alcohol harmful?
A drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains.
What is alcohol?
The ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations
What is Fatty liver?
The physical or psychological need for a drug
What is Addiction?
The gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help
What is Intervention?
Drugs that slow the body's functions and reactions
What is Depressants?
The person's mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol
What is Intoxication?
The disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver
What is Cirrhosis
What is Alcoholism?
The return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop
What is relapse?
Other ways of thinking or acting.
What are Alternatives?
The measure of the amount of alcohol present in a person's blood
What is Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)?
The consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time
What is Binge drinking?
The process in which your body needs more and more of drug to get the same effect
What is Tolerance?
The process of learning to live an alcohol-free life
What is Recovery?
The legal drinking age
What is 21?
The dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short time period
What is Alcohol poisoning?
The conscious or unconscious restraint of a person's own behaviors or actions
What is Inhibition?
The type of addiction in which the body itself feels a direct need for a drug
What is Physical Dependence?
The physical and psychological reactions that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance
What is Withdraw?
This is the kind of alcohol we are talking about in this chapter that is a beverage.
What is ethanol alcohol?
The condition in which the body doesn't get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly
What is Malnutrition?
The group of alcohol-related birth defects that include both physical and mental problems
What is Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
The persons who create and atmosphere in which the alcoholic and comfortably continue his or her unacceptable behavior
What is Enablers?
The physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance
What is Detoxification?