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Alcohol in the body
100
A chemical substance that is taken to cause changes in a person's body or behavior
What is drug
100
Alcohol is a drug that slows your brain and body functions down. Drugs like these are called
What is depressents
100
this is the state in which a person's mental and physical abilities are impaired by alcohol or another substance
What is intoxication
100

period of time a drinker cannot remember

blackout

100

what part of the body breaks down alcohol

liver

200
Taking an excessive amount of a drug that leads to a death or coma is called what?
What is Overdose
200
What are the three major factors that influence underage drinking
What is media, peers, and family
200
Intoxication can cause brain activity to slow down, coordination to become impaired, reflexes to become sluggish, and sensations to become less clear these are all examples of its effects on which system in our bodies.
What is nervous system
200

term used to describe the after effects of too much drinking

hangover

200

2 ways alcohol effects the brain

impaired judgement

kills brain cells 

memory loss

300
People who can no longer control their use of alcohol suffer from the disease known as what?
What is alcoholism
300
During this process microorgnisims called yeast feed on sugars in foods such as malted grains, grapes or berries to produce alcohol
What is fermentation
300

An alcoholic in late-stage alcoholism may experience this where it takes less and less alcohol to feel effects

reverse tolerance

300

What is the legal limit for some some 21 or over?

.08

300

BAC stands for?

Blood alcohol concentration

400
Damage to the liver because of alochol can bring on a disease that causes the liver to fill with fat which blocks the blood flow in the liver leading to death of cells and useless scar tissue.
What is cirrhosis
400

Alcohol content is not the same in all beverages any alcohol that states it is 100 proof is what percent alcohol?

What is 50%.

400
This is the amount of alcohol in a persons blood which is expressed as a percentage.
What is BAC or blood alcohol concentration
400

What are inhibitions?

your ability to make decisions with good judgment

400

Stages of alcoholism

1. Problem Drinking

2. Absolute Dependence

3. Late stage alcoholism

500
group of birth defects caused by the effects of alcohol on an unborn child.
What is Fetal alcohol syndrome
500
For teens under the age of 21 many states and schools have this type of policy which allows students caught the first time with alcohol in their system to get in trouble.
What is Zero tolerance policy
500

How many deaths related to alcohol every year?

178,000

500

what does DWI, DUI, and OVI stand for?

driving while intoxication

driving under the influence

operating vehicle impaired

500

3 factors that effect BAC

gender

body size

amount of food in stomach

rate of consumption