Social
If you abuse alcohol, you may have trouble keeping a hold of this aspect of adult life
Work / Job
Binge drinking while underage does this to the prefrontal cortex
Prevents developement
Often after binge drinking, the drinker will experience this the next day
Hangover
This is the term for when a person needs to consume larger quantities of alcohol to experience some of the same effects they did previously
Tolerance
This is what FAS stands for
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
This is the most common reason people, especially teens, begin to drink
Peer pressure
Alcohol acts as a _____, decreasing nervous activity, and slowing the brain
Depressant
Most hangovers typically occur when the blood alcohol content approaches this number
Zero
This is an example of an organ or muscle affected by alcohol abuse
Brain, heart, liver, pancreas, etc.
This is the safe amount of alcohol that can be consumed while pregnant
None
1/2
Alcohol leads to increased levels of this emotion, which can be described as a state of worry or mental tension due to a difficult situation
Stress
Hangovers, although they may not seem like a serious problem, can last for up to this long
24 hours
This chronic disease, commonly associated with memory loss, can be directly connected to long term alcohol use
Dementia
These types of disabilites; associated with poor memory, slowed growth, and difficulty with attention, can be directly linked to FAS
Learning disabilities
This fraction of sexual assault cases can be directly linked to alcohol usage
1/3
Alcohol eventually causes negative emotions like anger, anxiety, and depression. Initially, however, alcohol causes an increase in this hormone/chemical in the brain. Name this chemical
Dopamine
This is the most common cause of death through short term alcohol usage
Driving accidents
This long-term effect of alcohol kills more than 20,000 people each year in the United States
Cancer
This is how FAS is diagnosed
A) Physicians use the CDC-approved Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder clinical test
B) Doctors ask women the amount and type of alcohol they consumed during pregnancy
C) Pediatricians look at a wide range of factors including the size of a child and specific physical signs and symptoms that develop throughout childhood
D) Clinical geneticists use a sample of the child’s DNA to determine the presence of FAS
C) Pediatricians look at a wide range of factors including the size of a child and specific physical signs and symptoms that develop throughout childhood
Cowboys would exclaim this phrase in reaction to an alcohol based hallucination
There's a snake in my boot
(Cowboys would feel a tingling sensation in their feet after consuming large amounts of alcohol at saloons, and mistakenly assume this feeling to be a snake)
Alcohol affects these parts of the brain in order to simulate positive feelings
Reward pathways
This is the term used to describe the effects of drinking too much alcohol at once, which may include vomiting, nausea, or even death
Alcohol poisoning
This is the highest killer of alcoholics who abuse the substance in the long term
Pancreatic cancer
This is the annual cost of care for FAS in the US
$4 billion