Health Test- Alcohol

the type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages and is an addictive drug

Ethonal

Birth defect, harmful to baby's central nervous system

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

3 Stages of Alcohol abuse

Abuse, Dependence, addiction

a disease in which a person has a physical or physcological dependence on alcohol

Alcoholism

State which the body is poisoned by alcohol and takes over physical and mental control

Intoxication

an addict that's dependent on alcohol

Alcoholic

The 4 major leading deaths that deal w/ alcohol

Accidental death, car crashes, falls/drowings, house firse.

Process of living an alcohol-free life

recovery

Living without alcohol is a lifelong commitment

sobriety

#1 cause of intellectual disability in the U.S

fetal alcohol syndrome

Symptoms

cravings, loss of control, physical dependence

Changes in the brain due to alcohol:

brain damage, enlarged heart, loss of brain function, high blood pressure

Changes in the liver due to alcohol:

fatty liver, irritation, hapatitus, cirrosis

Changes in the pancreas due to alcohol:

lining in the pancreas

Consequences of DUI:

Lost of trust, guilt, harm others, illegal actions

Drinking five or more alcohol drinks in one sitting

Binge drinking

a sever and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose.

Alcohol poisoning

Effects of alcohol poisoning

Enters bloodstream and stomach, blood concentration rises

Symptoms of alcohol poisoning:

confusion, coma, vomitting, slow respiration, low body temp, dehydration

The chemical reaction of yeast on sugar

fermentation

Immediate affects w/ alcohol use:

energy rush, motor skills and reaction time is slowed, intoxication

a drug that slows the central nervous system

depresent

Factors of aclohol

peer pressure, family, media, advertising

What % of all youth are exposed to family alcohol abuse

25%

excessive use of alcohol

alcohol abuse

Study shows a person who drinks as a teen is...

4x more likely to develop alcohol dependence than an adult

Avoiding alcohol benefits

Healthy body, avoid risky and illegal activities, and responsibilities