Why is Alcohol Harmful?
What is Alcohol?
Alcohol is a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetable, and grains.
How long does it take for alcohol to reach the brain after being swallowed
30 seconds
What can alcohol damage?
It can damage the stomach, liver, pancreas, and heart.
What is one of the biggest problems with drinking alcohol?
It is habit- forming
What is recovery?
the process of learning to live an alcohol free life
How is Ethanol alcohol produced?
In a chemical reaction called fermentation.
Why is drinking and driving so deadly?
Because it slows down reaction time and you can't respond to things in time to dangers on the road.
Because of alcohol someone is in a fetal car crash every how long?
Every 31 minutes
People with alcoholism are called what?
Alcoholics
What can help a person recover from alcohol abuse
Counseling
What is the legal age to be able to drink?
21 Years Old
How much alcohol does the liver break down? What happens to the rest?
The liver breaks down 95 percent of the alcohol. The rest that does get broken down will pass out the body through sweat, urine, and breath.
What percent of traffic deaths were related to alcohol?
39 percent
What is addiction?
the physical need for a drug
Alcoholics must cope with the symptoms of what?
Withdraw
What does Alcohol increase for you.
In Increases the risk for social problems, depression, suicidal thoughts, and violence.
What is the legal intoxication level?
.08
What does alcohol do to the brain?
It disrupts parts of the brain and damages brain cells.
How many stages of alcoholism are there?
4
Alcohol can damage a teen's what?
Physical, Mental/emotional health
How many teen traffic deaths are related to Alcohol use?
1/3
What is alcohol poisoning?
a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short period of time.
What can a baby develop if the mother consumes to much alcohol while pregnant.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Underage drinking costs society how much money a year?
50 billion dollars
How many recovery stages are there?
4