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Why is Alcohol Harmful
Short-Term Effects of Alcohol Use
Long-Term Effects of Alcohol Use
Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
Getting Help for Alcohol Abuse
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drugs that slow down the body’s functions and reactions?

Depressants

100

a condition in which a person does not get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly.

Malnutrition

100

What is FAS- definition and what stands for.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome- 

 Group of alcohol related birth defects that include both physical and mental problems.

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Who are Enablers?

People who create an atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortably continue his or her unacceptable behavior.

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physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance

Detoxification

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What can alcohol interfere with, if you are a teen growing?

1.long, and short term memory, 

2.brains ability to learn and remeber

200

What does BAC stand for?

Blood Alcohol Content

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True or False? Alcohol affects all areas of a person's life.

True

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People with alcoholism are called

Alcoholics

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People with alcohol problems are never in denial.

TRUE OR FALSE

FALSE,  People with alcohol problems are in denial, and need help.

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Ethanol alcohol is produced by a chemical reaction called.....

fermentation

300

What percent is someone declared legally intoxicated?

0.08%

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What could happen if you drink alcohol reguarly?

Can cause serious health problems like, damaging major organs including:stomach, liver, pancrease, and heart.

300

TRUE OR FALSE?

The total cost of alcohol-related problems is approximately, 50 billion dollars a year.

FALSE, 

The total cost of alcohol-related problems is approximately 175.9 billion_dollars a year.

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What does S.T.O.P stand for?

State your decision clearly and assertively.

When you speak assertively, you are letting people know you are serious. If the pressure continues, walk away. If needed, get help from a parent or other adult.

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Name 1 risk alcohol use can cause teens.

  1. Interfere with long and short-term growth

  2. Affects the brain's way to learn and to remember.

  3. Fall behind in school

  4. Increases risk of social problems, depression, suicide thoughts, and violence

  5. The teens body and mind  are still developing.

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What is the livers job?

to break down alcohol after it enters the blood stream.

400

Alcohol irritates the stomach A and increases the amount of B?

What are A and B?

A.Lining

B.Acid

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What is one symptom of alcohol abuse?

  1. Failure to fulfill major work, school, or home responsibilities.
  2. Drinking in situations that are physically dangeourouse.- Driving while intoxicated.
  3. Ongoing alcohol related legal problems. These may include arrest for DWI, or physically hurting someone while intoxicated.
    Continuing to drink even when relationships have been negatively affected by the person's use of alcohol.










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What is an organization that can help the familiy?

A1-Anon

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What is a risk alcohol can cause to teens?

  1. Interfere with long and short-term growth

  2. Affects the brain's way to learn and to remember.

  3. Fall behind in school

  4. Increases risk of social problems, depression, suicide thoughts, and violence

  5. The teens body and mind  are still developing.

500

After you consume a drug, how long does it take to travel through the bloodstream to the brain?

30 seconds

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People who are DWI are more likely to die in a B than sober drivers. 

What is B?

Fatal Crash

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There are 4 stages alcoholism, What is the third stage, and one example?

Stage Three:

The alcoholic loses control, they have short term memory loss and blackouts. They cannot remember.

Examples:

-Saying or doing hurtful things

- sneaking extra drinks and feeling guilty




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What are the four steps to recovery?

Admission, Counseling, Detoxification, and Resolution.

  • Admission. At the start of recovery, the person must admit that he or she has an addiction and ask for help.
  • Counseling. Alcoholics need outside help from counselors and support groups to recover. Many people find the group Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) helpful. AA is an organization that is made up entirely of recovering alcoholics. They all know from firsthand experience how difficult it can be to break an alcohol addiction.
  • Detoxification. This is the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance.
  • Resolution. Once recovery has begun, the alcoholic resolves or makes the decision to accept responsibility for his or her actions. It is time to move forward, and the person is now referred to as a recovering alcoholic. A recovering alcoholic is someone who has an addiction to alcohol but chooses to live without alcohol.