L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What is the legal drinking age in Indiana
21
what does alcohol do the brain
slows and mixes it up.
What is fatty liver
The build up of fat on the liver.
What is an addiction
The bodies need for a substance
what is a relapse?
when someone returns to a drug.
what group of drugs does alcohol belong to?
Depressants
A condition in which your body does not get enough nutrients
Malnutrition
What is the legal amount of BAC
0.08
How much money is spent on under age drinking
50 billion.
When you stop drinking alcohol who can it help.
family or friends.
other ways of thinking or acting?
alternatives
what is BAC
Blood Alcohol Content
what is FAS
Fetal Alcohol Syndrom
People who help alcohol drinkers recover.
Alcohol abuse counselor.
what are some way to stay alcohol free?
Avoid situations where there is alcohol.
What is the process of creating alcohol called.
fermentation
what does intoxication mean?
Being impaired in some way by alcohol
Binge drinking is what
Drinking a large amount of alcohol over a short period of time.
what are a few thing alcohol drinkers go through?
drinking alone, making excuses to drink.
A gathering where people come together
A intervention
What amount of car accidents are caused by alcohol?
1/3
what percent of alcohol is broken down by the liver?
95%
what is the most serious affect of drinking Alcohol
Fatty liver
What are 2 of the steps that drinkers go through.
Craving, loss of control.
what symptoms are related to recovery
strong mood swings, and nausea