L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What does an alternative mean?
Other ways of thinking or acting are available to teens who choose not to drink?
What is reaction time?
The ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriatley to situations.
what is Cirrhosis?
A disease charcaterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver.
What does tolerance mean?
A process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect.
what does relapse mean?
A return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop.
What chemical reaction produces ethanol alcohol
fermintation.
what percent does a person have to be legally intoxicated?
0.08 percent.
which body organ does alcohol affect the most.
Liver.
Name one of the five major symptoms people suffer from alcoholism.
-Denial -Craving -Loss of Control
-Tolerance -Physical Depnedence
name the recovery step that releases the body off of an addictive substance.
detoxication
What are some behaviors poeple might have while being under the affect of alcohol?
-relaxed and friendly
-Depressed and angry
True or false- food in your stomach can slow down the absoprtion of alcohol.
true
what does DWI mean
Driving While Intoxicated
how many stages are there of alcoholism.
Four
what strategy can you practice when you feel pressured to try alcohol.
S.T.O.P strategy
True or False- 1/3 of all teen traffic deaths are related to alcohol.
True.
approximatley how much percent of alcohol is broken down by the liver when it is consumed
95%
what causes babies to have fetal alcohol syndrome.
the action of the mother drinking alcohol and transmitting to the babies blood.
true or false- teens 15 and younger are four times more likely to become more addicted than others.
true
name the recovery steps in order.
1. Admission 2. Counseling 3. Detoxification
4. Resolution
What does T.A.T.U stand for
Teens Against Tabacco Use.
How long does it take for alcohol to reach the brain of a person who has not eaten recently.
Less than a minute.
In 2005 ___ people were killed in alcohol related crashes.
16,000
___ million Americans are alcoholics or have an alcohol abuse problem.
14 million.
what does the AA in AA organization stand for?
Alcoholics Anonymous