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Why is alcohol harmful
L. 2: Short-Term Effects of Alcohol Use
L. 3: Long-Term Effects of Alcohol UseEnter Category Name
L. 4: Alcoholism and Alcohol AbuseEnter Category Name
L. 5: Getting Help for Alcohol Abuse
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a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegatables, and grains

Alcohol

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what ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately 

Reaction time

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if alcohol is frequently in blood, liver cells die. this can lead to...

fatty liver

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this is a physical or psychological need for a drug

addiction
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____ is a gathering in which family and friends get thew problem drinker to agree to seek help

intervention

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ethanol alcohol is produced by a chemical reaction called what?

fermentation 

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What does B.A.C stand for?

Blood alcohol content

200

This disease is characterized by scarring and eventful destruction of the liver

cirrhosis

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_______ is a progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol

alcoholism 

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____ is a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop

relapse 

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What age is it legal to start drinking in America

21

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What is it called when a person's mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol?

Intoxication

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____is the consumption of a large quantity of alcophol in a very shot period of time

binge drinking

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____ is a process in which your body's needs more and more of a drug to get the same affect

tolerance

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_____ is the process of learning to live alcohol free life

recovery 

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What are other ways of thinking or acting called?

alternatives

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are males or females more affected by alcohol?

Females

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_____ is a conscious or unconscious restraint of a person's own. behavior and actions 

inhibition

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_____ is a type of addiction in which the body itself feels a direct need for a drug

physical dependence 

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______ is the physical and psychological reactions that occur when someone stops using an addictive drug

withdraw

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what is the drug that slows down the bodies reaction time called?

depressants

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long term use of alcohol can lead to?

malnutrition 

500

What does FAS stand for?

fetal alcohol syndrome

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______ is a pattern of drinking that results in one or more well defined behaviors within a 12 month period

alcohol abuse

500

_____ is the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance

detoxification