L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What type of drug is alcohol?
Depressant
A person’s mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol.
Intoxication
What can alcohol do to your brain?
Damage brain regions
A physical or psychological need for a drug.
Addiction
A return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop.
Relapse
Howl old do you have to be to drink alcohol?
21
How long does it take alcohol to reach the brain
30 seconds
What kind of problems can a human have whenever they drink alcohol?
They can get cancer or alcohol poisoning
drinking in a manner, situation, amount, or frequency that could cause harm to the person who drinks or to those around them
Alcohol use disorder
What can you do if your addicted to alcohol and want to stop.
Call a hotline
Drugs that slow down the body’s functions and reactions.
Depressants
Does alcohol harm the brain?
Yes
A disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver.
Cirrhosis
A process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect.
Tolerance
A gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help.
Intervention
What are the natural affects of alcohol?
Nausea, dizziness, aggression, and sadness
When are you legally considered intoxicated?
0.08
A condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down.
Fatty Liver
What is a condition where you can die from drinking too much alcohol?
Alcohol poisoning
What do you do if you drink too much and can't drive yourself home?
Call a friend or your parents if they aren't drunk either
How many car incidients with teens include alcohol?
3/4 of them
What does BAC stand for?
Blood Alcohol Content
The consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time.
Binge Drinking
persons who create an atmosphere in which the alcoholic cna comfortably continue his or her unacceptable behavior.
Enablers
The physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance.
Detoxification