| The Health Risks of Alcohol Use | Choosing to Live Alcohol-Free | The impact of Alcohol Abuse |
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What is Intoxication?
is the state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another subsctance and the persons physical and mental control is significantly reduced.
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What is alcohol abuse?
the excessive use of alcohol
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What does BAC stand for?
blood alcohol concentration
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What are 3 of the six factors that influence alcohols effects?
Body size
Gender Food Rate of intake Amount Medicine |
What is alcohol dependence?
alcoholism
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What is drinking and driving?
Slow reflexes
Increase in risk-taking behaviors Injuries or death of driver and others Jail time, arrest Restricted driving privileges |
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What is binge drinking?
consuming 5 or more drinks at a time
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What are a few benefits of living alcohol free?
maintaining a healthy body, establishing healthy relationships, healthy decisions, avoiding risky behaviors, illegal activities, violence, achieving your goals.
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Name one thing that can happen to a child whose mother drinks while pregnant.
Deformities of face and body
Heart, liver, and kidney effects Short attention span Anxiety and social withdrawals Mental retardation |
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What are two effects of Alcohol Poisoning?
confusion, coma, vomiting, seizures, slow breathing, irregular heartbeat.
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How do you refuse alcohol?
"I don't think the taste"
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What is an alcoholic?
an addict who is dependent on alcohol
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What are some of the long term effects of Alcohol use?
Damage to brain, increase in blood pressure (heart attack), damage to lining to the stomach, and descruction of the pancreas
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What are three factors that influence alcohol?
peer pressure, family, media messages
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Name the three stages of alcoholism.
Abuse, Dependence, Addiction.
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