Why is Alcohol Harmful
Traffic Accidents are caused by
Alcohol
The liver breaks down approximately
95 percent of alcohol
What is Fatty Liver
This is a condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down
How many stages of Alcohol
4 stages
What is intervention
gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help
What is Alcohol
A drug that is produced by a chemical reactions in fruits, vegetables, and grains.
BAC of 0.02
Once you destroy cells
They are gone forever
Teens____ are four times more likely to become more addicted than other individuals
15 and younger
True/false: Support groups are available to teens with an alcoholic in their family.
True
What is the STOP strategy
Say no in a firm voice. Tell why not. Offer other ideas. Promptly leave.
True or False Two-thirds of violence is from Alcohol Abuse
True
Alcohol can block messages that are sent to the brain examples
Cause problems with movement, vision, and hearing
People with Alcohol disease typically have five major symptoms
Denial, Craving, loss of control, tolerance, physical dependence
At the start of recovery, the person must admit
that he or she has an addiction and ask for help
Admission
Alcohol can cause the brain to
have short or long-term growth, ability to learn and remember, fall behind in school, and more.
The 5 percent passes through
sweat, urine, and breath
In 2005,_____ people were killed in alcohol related crashes
16,000
The total cost of alcohol-related problems is approximately
175.9 billion
Recovery starts only after the alcoholic makes the ___ never to drink again.
commitment
What are some groups to help you make smarter choices
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Teens Against Tobacco Use (T.A.T.U.) and Youth for Environment Sanity
Several things determine the effect alcohol may have:
Gender and body size, Other drugs, Food , General Health, How fast you drink, How much you drink
Some dangers of Binge Drinking:
Death due to falls, drowing, or drunk driving, Pregnancy, Being victim of violent behavior, death from alcohol poisoning
Which stage as short-term memory loss and blackouts
Stage two
4 steps to recovery
Admission, Counseling, Detoxification, Resolution