Lesson 1
What is the legal drinking age in the United States?
21
What does BAC stand for?
Blood Alcohol Content
What does extra acid cause?
It makes the stomach lining red and swollen.
People addicted to alcohol suffer from what?
Alcoholism
The process of learning to live a alcohol free life.
Recovery
True or False: Most teens are not drinking alcohol
True
How long does it take alcohol to reach the brain.
30 Seconds
What does FAS stand for?
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
How many stages are there in Alcoholism?
4
What are the steps on the Road to Recovery?
Admission, Counseling, Detoxification, and Resolution.
What type of drug is alcohol?
Depressant
At what BAC can a person feel light headed?
.02%
Cirrhosis is associated with heavy use of what?
Alcohol
Underage drinking costs society how much money?
50 Billion
What does AA stand for?
Alcoholics Anonymous
Ethanol alcohol is produced by a chemical reaction called?
Fermentation
True or False: Alcohol poisoning is a drug overdose?
True
Was does DWI mean?
Driving While intoxicated
How many major symptoms do people with alcoholism have?
5
What does S.T.O.P Stand for?
Say no
Tell why not
Offer other ideas
Promptly leave
What are ways alcohol can affect how a person feels and behaves?
It causes people to act depressed, angry, joyful, and relaxed.
Long-term use of alcohol can lead to what?
Malnutrition
1/3 of teen pregnancies were found using what?
Alcohol
The body itself has a direct need for a drug.
Physical Dependence
Recovery only starts after the alcoholic makes a what?
Commitment.