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| What are the depressant effects of alcohol? | confusion, decreased alertness, poor coordination, blurred vision, drowsiness |
| What can occur if a person drinks large amounts of alcohol? | vital functions such as heartbeat and breathing can be seriously affected, death can result |
| How does fermentation produce alcohol? | microorganisms called yeast feed on sugars in foods such as grains, grapes, or berries producing carbon dioxide and alcohol |
| What is the alcohol content of a typical alcoholic beverage? | ranges from 4% to 50% |
| What is the alcoholic content of 100-proof vodka? | 50% alcohol |
| What are major factors that influence underage drinking? | influence of peers, influence of family, influence of media |
| What do underage drinkers increase their risks of occurring? | being injured or killed in a car crash, committing or being a victim of a sexual assault, long-term brain damage, becoming an alcoholic, suspension from school, sports teams, or school activities |
| What legal consequences could an underage drinker face? | heavy fines, lawful seizure of property, driver's license revoked, prison |
| What are the effects of intoxication on our cardiovascular system? | heart rate & blood pressure increases, more blood flows to the skin's surface, core body temperature decreases |
| What factors affect blood alcohol concentration? | rate of consumption, gender, body size, amount of food in the stomach |
| What way can intoxication lead to death? | motor vehicle crashes, alcohol overdose, interactions of alcohol with other drugs |
| For drivers over the age of 21, how is driving while intoxicated(DWI) defined? | BAC that exceeds the legal limit of 0.08 |
| What is an overdose? | taking an excessive amount of a drug that leads to coma or death |
| How could binge drinking cause an alcohol overdose? | consuming excessive amounts of alcohol at one sitting on a dare or bet |
| What are the long-term effects of alcohol abuse? | harms the brain, liver, heart, & digestive system |
| Why is cirrhosis fatal? | the liver fills with fat which blocks the blood flow and leaves behind useless scar tissue-you will die because a person cannot live without a functioning liver |
| What is tolerance to alcohol? | a drinker's body needs increasingly larger amounts of alcohol to achieve the effects on the brain |
| How does tolerance relate to dependence? | as tolerance increases the body will eventually develop the chemical need for alcohol and cannot function normally without it |
| What are the stages of alcoholism? | problem drinking, absolute dependence, late stage alcoholism |
| What happens during absolute dependence? | drinker is totally dependent on alcohol and it dominates the drinker's life, they cannot stop after one drink, and they feel constant need to drink |
| What steps must alcoholics take to recover from alcohol dependence? | acknowledging the problem, detoxification, and rehabilitation |
| What are refusal skills? | sticking by your beliefs or saying no |
| How can you stick to a decision not to drink? | prepare for peer pressure by role-playing |
| What are the benefits of staying away from situations where alcohol is present? | staying alcohol free and avoid being injured by someone who is drinking |
| Why should you postpone drinking until you are of legal age? | teenagers who abstain from alcohol are likely to participate in healthy activities |
| Which organ breaks down alcohol? | liver |
| How can alcohol's interaction with other drugs be fatal? | it produces effects that are greater than either drug would produce by itself |
| Why is blood alcohol concentration a more reliable indicator of intoxication than number of drinks consumed? | it is the amount of alcohol in a person's blood |
| What are some signs that a person may be a problem drinker? | drink to avoid problems, drink by yourself, fail to stop drinking, lie about drinking, blocks of time missing, grades drop, get drunk unintentionally, drink in the morning, get into trouble when drinking |
| During detoxification, why might an alcoholic need to be in a hospital? | to prevent injury and death from heartrate changes and hallucinations |
| What advice would you give someone who has an alcoholic parent? | contact the Alateen support group to get help |
| What are the effects of intoxication on our excretory system? | kidneys increase urine production, drinker loses more water from body than usual |
| What are the effects of intoxication on our nervous system? | brain activity slows down, coordination becomes impaired, sensations and perception become less clear, reflexes become sluggish |
| What are the effects of intoxication on our digestive system? | too much alcohol in the stomach may cause vomiting |
| What are the effects of intoxication on behavior? | lose judgment & self-control, decreases drinker's natural fears, blackouts |
