L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
is a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits,
vegetables, and grains.
Alcohol
is the ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately
to situations.
Reaction time
a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver
cirrhosis.
Teens 15 and younger are _______ times more likely to become addicted than older individuals.
4 times
People using alcohol may be in a state of _____
a state of denial
There are several kinds of
alcohol
If the amount
of alcohol a person drinks is more than what his or her body can
tolerate, the person becomes
intoxicated
alcohol also destroys
brain cells
Currently an estimated ___________ Americans are alcoholics or have an alcohol abuse problem.
14 million
What is one way you can help a person recover from alcohol abuse
Counseling, admission, detoxification, and resolution
of teen traffic accidents are related to alcohol
1/3
BAC is expressed
as a __________ of the total amount of blood in the body.
percentage
Heavy drinking damages the ____--, causing the heart
to become weakened and enlarged, and leads to high blood pres-
sure.
heart muscle
True or False. When it comes to alcoholism, family and friends often don’t believe the drinker has a problem, and they think he or she just needs to stop drinking or cut down. (If false, explain.)
False the family believes but the drinker does’t.
To help a person in the state of denial the family can form an _____
intervention
In reality, most teens are ___ drinking alcohol.
not
People who are heavily intoxicated are at risk of
alcohol poisoning
As stated earlier, a person with a BAC of 0.08 percent is considered
legally intoxicated or drunk.
True or False: Alcoholism and alcohol abuse are the same thing.
False alcohol abuse you can control your drinking alcoholism you cant.
People who quit alcohol can always go back to it or have a _____
relapse
Teens
who stay alcohol free are better able to handle the challenges of
everyday life
This is because alcohol makes many people
aggresive
Teens who experiment with alcohol also risk becoming
binge drinkers
Alcohol’s cost to the national economy is very high. Underage drinking costs society more than ________ dollars a year. The total cost of alcohol-related problems is approximately ________ dollars a year.
50 billion dollars a year in underage drinking and 175.9 billion dollars a year in total.
Recovery starts after the ___ to never drink again
commitment