| A | B |
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| brain, liver, heart, stomach | 4 main organs affected by long-term abuse of alcohol |
| speed of consumption, amount , food, weight, gender, mood, other drugs | 7 factors that influence the individual effect alcohol has on a person. |
| alcohol | drug produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables and grains |
| addiction | a physical or mental need for a drug or other substance |
| Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) | amount of alcohol in a persons blood (by percentage) |
| Intoxication | The resulting state when a person drinks alcohol faster than the liver can break it down |
| Depressants | Alcohol is included in this category of drugs |
| Recovery | process of an alcoholic becoming well again |
| Alateen | support group that helps young people cope with having a family member or friend who is an alcoholic |
| Cirrhosis | disease of the liver caused by alcohol |
| alcoholism | disease in which you have a need for alcohol |
| tolerance | need more to get the same effect |
| detoxification | getting substance out of body |
| oxidation | liver changes alcohol to H2O and CO2 |
| hangover | mild form of withdrawal |
| Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) | % of alcohol in blood |
| 1. relieve stress, relax 2. denial, tolerance, 3. addiction | stages of alcoholism in order |
| 1. admit problem 2. detoxification 3. recovery, counseling | 3 stages of recovery from alcoholism in order |
| withdrawl | term used to describe the physical synptoms that occur while the body adjusts itself to being without alcohol |
| sweating, trouble sleeping, shakes, irritability, seizures | symptoms of a hangover |
| fetal alcohol syndrome | condition that a child is born with due to the mother drinking alcohol while she is pregnant |
| alcohol abuse | continued use of alcohol despite development of social, legal, or health problems |
| binge drinking | drinking a large amount of alcohol on a single occasion |
