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Why Alcohol is Harmful
Short term effects
Long term effects
Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
Getting help for alcohol abuse
100
A drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains
Alcohol
100
A measure of the amount of alcohol present in a person's blood
BAC
100
A group of alcohol related birth defects that include both physical and mental problems
FAS
100
A progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol
Alcoholism
100
A return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop
Relapse
200
drugs that slow down the body's functions and reactions
Depressants
200
The ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations
Reaction time
200
A disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver
Cirrhosis
200
A process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect
Tolerance
200
The physical and psychological reactions that occurs when someone stops using an addictive substance
Withdrawal
300
Other ways of thinking or acting
Alternatives
300
A condition in which the body doesnt get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly
malnutrition
300
A condition in which fat build up in the liver and cannot be broken down
Fatty liver
300
A type of addiction in which the body itself feels a direct need for a drug
Physical dependence
300
The physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance
Detoxification
400
Hallucinations is what stage of Alcoholism?
Stage 4
400
A dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short period of time
Alcohol poisoning
400
A consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time
Binge drinking
400
A person who creates and atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortably continue his or her unacceptable behavior
Enablers
400
A gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help
Intervention
500
Drinking to relax or get relief from stress is what stage of alcoholism?
Stage 1
500
A person's mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol
Intoxification
500
A conscious or unconscious restraint of a person's own behaviors or actions
Inhibition
500
A pattern of drinking that results in one or more well-defined behaviors within a twelve month period
Alcohol abuse
500
The process of learning to live an alcohol free life
Recovery