Lesson 1
What type of drug is alcohol
depressant
Alcohol slows down your ___ __
Reaction Time
a condition in which the body dosen't get the nutrients it needs
Malnutrition
condition in which fat builds up in the liver
fatty liver
when you can't live without a drug
addiction
What chemical reaction is needed in order to make alcohol
fermentation
true or false: does having food in your stomach slow down how long in takes for alcohol to affect you
true
do females get affected quicker than males
yes
does drinking faster or slower affected you more
drinking faster
if you are tired or sick does alcohol affect you more
yes
when are you legally intoxicated
when your blood alcohol level reaches 0.08
what is the disease that destroys your live that is caused. by drinking larges amounts of alcohol
cirrhosis
what is tolerance
when your body need more and more of the drug to get the same affect
the is it called when the body itself has a need for the drug
physical dependance
what is a intervention
a gathering when family and friend get the problem drinker to seek help
what type of alcohol is in the beverages
ethanal
what do depressants do
because anyone below that age there brains and still growing and developing
what is a reason teens drink
because they think its cool
how much alcohol does the liver break down
95%
An estimated (blank) of Americans are alcoholics
14 million
Does the alcoholic think that they are the problem
no
How many stages of alcoholism are there
4 stages
what are enablers
they are the people how create a comfortable environment for the alcoholic to drink
how much money does drinking cost the society
50 billion dollars