ch: 12 alcohol jeopardy

harmful effects of alcohol

100

a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short time period.

alcohol poisoning 

200

pattern of drinking that results in one or more well-defined behaviours within a 12- month period.

alcohol abuse

300

 how many Americans are alcoholics or have an alcohol abuse problem?

14 million

400

alcohol related birth defect

f.a.c. or fetal alcohol syndrome

500

condition in which fats  build up in the liver and cannot be broken down.

fatty liver

addiction

100

 physical or psychological need for a drug. 

addiction

300

 All sense of ______ is almost or is gone 

inhabitation 

400

1. type of addiction in which the body itself fells a direct need for a drug.

physical dependence

500

Teens 15 and younger are _____ times more likely to become addicted than older individuals.

4x