Vocab
Type of drug that slows down the central nervous system
What is depressant?
Set of lifelong physical and mental birth defects
What is fetal alcohol syndrome?
A person who is psychologically and physically addicted to alcohol
What is alcoholics?
What is refusal skills?
What is neurotransmitters?
Percentage of alcohol that is in a person's blood
What is blood alcohol concentration?
People who are both psychologically and physically addicted to alcohol
What is alcoholics?
What is alcoholism?
The process of completely withdrawing from alcohol
What is detoxification?
Alcohol slows down _____
What is central nervous system?
What is a hangover?
Groups of people who share struggles and examples of getting through that problem
What is support groups?
People who continue to drink even when their use of alcohol causes serious problems with their physical, mental, and social health, and family or job responsibilities
What is problem drinkers?
Can be comforting for family members because they show that other people are facing the same challenges
What is support groups?
The legal BAC limit for people 21 years of age and older while driving
What is .08?
Consumption of large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time
What is binge drinking?
No more than one drink per day on average for women, and no more than two drinks per day on average for men
Describes a drinking pattern in which a female consumes no more than two drinks per day on average and a male consumes no more than two drinks per day on average
What is moderate drinking?
Two government approaches that restrict drinking among younger people
What is banned fake IDs and raised the tax for purchasing alcohol?
People who have been drinking are more likely to behave ____
What is violently?
What is cirrhosis?
Complete dependency on alcohol
What is alcoholism?
Four stages of substance abuse
What is experimentation, regular abuse, tolerance, and dependence and addiction?
The 4 strategies for treating alcoholism
What is detoxification, medications, support groups, and self-management techniques?
Caused by lack of blood flow
What is cirrhosis?