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alcohol is a drug
alcohols effects on the body
long term risk of alcohol
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list five depressant effects of alcohol in the brain and body
confusion decreased alertness poor coordination blurred vision drowsiness
100
intoxication affects what five factors?
body systems nervous system cardiovascular system digestive system excretory system
100
what affect on the brain dose alcohol have?
destroys nerve cells and ability to concentrate
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use of alcohol can be influenced by what three factors
media family peers
200
rate of consumption affects BAC how
because a person liver chemically breaks down or metabolized alcohol per hour
200
what affect from alcohol dose it have on the liver
effects ability to metabolize and blocks flow of blood in liver
300
use of alcohol increases the risk of what ?
being injured or killed victim of sexual assault long term brain damage problems with alcohol later suspended from school and sports
300
how dose gender affects BAC
because the liver affects more and metabolizes more for male
300
what effects on the heart dose alcohol have
heart disease increased blood pressure
400
drinking during pregnacy effects the child in what way ?
fetal alcohol syndrome heart defects of unborn child mental retardation child
400
how dose body size affect BAC?
smaller people are affected by alcohol more than bigger people
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what effects on the digestive system dose alcohol has?
inflmation of tissues cancers of mouth and tongue
500
alcoholism affects the brain by causing
tolerance addiction dependence
500
how dose the amount of food in the stomach affect BAC
it increases the rate of alcohol absorption into the blood stem
500
alcoholism places some people at higher risk,including
children of alcoholics wnvironment genetic