Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
100
What is alcohol
A drug produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains
100
What is reaction time
The ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately
100
What problems in the liver can develop from alcohol abuse
Fatty liver and cirrhosis
100
What is addiction
A physical or psychological need for a drug
100
What is an intervention
Gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to get help
200
What are depressants
Drugs that slow down the body's functions and reactions
200
What is intoxication
A persons mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol
200
What is binge drinking
A consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time
200
What is alcoholism
A progressive chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol
200
What is relapse?
A return to the use of drugs after attempting to stop
300
What are alternatives
Other ways of thinking or acting
300
What does BAC stand for; what is it
Blood Alcohol Content. It is a measure of how much alcohol there is in your blood
300
What is inhibition
A conscious or unconscious restraint of a persons own behaviors or actions
300
What is tolerance?
A process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect
300
What is recovery?
The proscess of learning to live an alcohol free life
400
What is S.T.O.P
A method that helps you say no to alcohol.
400
What is alcohol poisoning
A dangerous condition that results when a person drinks too much alcohol in a short period of time
400
What is F.A.S and what does it stand for
Fetal alcohol syndrome. A group of alcohol related birth defects that that include both physical and mental problems
400
What is physical dependence
A type of addiction in which the body itself feels a direct need for a drug
400
What is with withdrawl
The physical and psychological reactions that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance
500
What does S.T.O.P stand for
Say no, Tell why not, Offer other ideas, (if that fails) Promptly leave.
500
What can affect how much alcohol you can drink?
Gender, body size, other drugs, food, general health, how fast you drink, and how much you drink.
500
What does alcohol do to you?
Mouth, Heart, Stomach, Liver, and the Brain
500
How many stages of alcoholism are there?
4
500
what is detoxification
The physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance