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Alcohol As A Drug
Alcohol Effects
Long Term Alcohol Use
Random Questions
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A chemical substance that is taken to chase changes in a person’s body or behavior
Drug
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the state in which a person’s mental physical abilities are impaired by alcohol or another substance
Intoxication
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People who can no longer control their use of alcohol suffer from this disease
Alcoholism
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The main support group for people suffering from alcohol abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous
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A drug that slows brain and body reactions
Depressant
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a period of time that the drinker cannot recall
Blackout
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Causes a drinker’s body needs increasingly larger amounts of alcohol to achieve the original effect.
Tolerance
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The removal of all alcohol from a person’s body
Detoxification
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What is the alcohol content of an 80 proof vodka?
40%
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At what point during the BAC rating system does the chance of death increase?
.40 and above
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The brain develops a chemical need for alcohol and cannot function normally without it
Dependence
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Never cells destroyed by alcohol abuse, can or cannot grow again?
Cannot
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Amount of alcohol in a person’s blood, expressed as a percentage
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
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What are 2 factors that affect your BAC?
Rate of consumption, Gender, body size, amount of food in stomach, concentration of alcohol, age, volume of consumption, tolerance
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The 4 main areas of the body impacted by long term alcohol use.
Brain, Liver, Heart, Digestive System
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This is the excessive consumption of alcohol at one time
Binge Drinking
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What is the legal BAC limit?
.08
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Which 2 organs absorb the most alcohol once it enters the body?
Stomach and Small Intestine
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What are the 3 stages of an alcoholic's recovery?
Acknowledging the problem Detoxification Rehabilitation
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A group of symptoms that appear when a dependant person stops taking a drug is called what?
Withdrawl