L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What is a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains?
Alcohol
Whats it called when a persons mental and physical abilities have been impaired with alcohol?
Intoxication
What is the consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time?
Binge drinking?
What is the process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same affect?
Tolerance
What is the return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop?
Relapse
What group of drugs does alcohol belong to?
Depressants
How many domestic violent cases are related to alcohol?
If someone drinks enough what is one body part that is mainly effects?
The liver
How many stages are there usually in alcoholism?
What is it called when you're in denial and your family can hold a what?
Intervention
What is the legal age someone can drink alcohol?
21
What BAC percent is considered the legal intoxication?
0.08%
What is the syndrome called that a baby can get when a women drinks while pregnant?
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
When in denial of alcoholism, does it usually effect just you or other people too?
It can effect you and family and friends.
What are some things you can experience in your withdrawal?
Nausea, headaches, mood swings, tiredness, etc.
How many teen traffic deaths are there related to alcohol?
The liver breaks down what percent of alcohol that has been consumed?
95%
When drinking alcohol what is one thing it lowers?
Someones inhibition
Around 50 billion dollars a year
Where is somewhere you can go if you're having trouble with your alcoholism?
Counseling
Can alcohol interfere with long and short-term growth?
Yes
What are some ways alcohol effects the brain/nervous system?
It can effect memory, speech, hearing, etc.
Is it true if someone drinks to much alcohol that it can possibly destroy brain cells?
Yes, and those braincells usually don't come back.
When a person is abusing alcohol does that mean they could also be dependent on a drug too?
What is the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance?
Detoxification