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Alcohol Use and Abuse
The Nervous System
Alcohol Use and Teens
Alcohol Use and Society
Saying No to Alcohol Abuse
100
a drug created by a chemical reaction in some foods, especially fruits and grains
What is alcohol?
100
the command center, or co-ordinator, of the nervous system
What is the brain?
100
a person under the age of adult rights and responsibilities
What is a minor?
100
an act of physical force resulting in injury or abuse
What is violence?
100
a series of painful physical and mental symptoms associated with recovery from an addictive substance
What is withdrawal?
200
being drunk
What is intoxicated?
200
a long bundle of nuerons that sends messages to and from the brain and all parts of the body
What is the spinal cord?
200
using alcohol in ways that are unhealthy, illegal, or both
What is alcohol abuse?
200
a person that drives under the influence of alcohol
What is a drunk driver?
200
strategies that help you say no effectively
What is refusal skills?
300
the amount of alcohol in the blood
What is blood alcohol concentration?
300
cells that make up the nervous system
What are nuerons?
300
the consumption of several alcoholic beverages in a short amount of time
What is binge drinking?
300
S.A.D.D.
What is Students Against Destructive Decisions?
300
this is never the answer to dealing with your problems
What is Alcohol use?
400
a disease in which a person has a physical and psychological need for alcohol
What is alcoholism?
400
this is made up of the brain and the spinal cord
What is the Central Nervous System (CNS)?
400
an open sore in the stomach lining
What is an ulcer?
400
to advance, to contribute to the growth of, to present a product to a buyer for acceptance
What is to promote?
400
using alcohol will never help you reach these
What is your goals?
500
the scarring and destruction of liver tissue
What is cirrhosis?
500
the nerves that connect the CNS to the rest of the body
What is the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?
500
to focus on a thought; gather together; strengthen or thicken
What is to concentrate?
500
after receiving this type of help, most people can deal with their feelings without using alcohol
What is professional health services/support group?
500
The four steps of STOP
What is say no firmly, tell why not, offer another Idea, and promptly leave?