help chapt 12

Alcohol:

a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains

Depressants:

drugs that slow down the body’s functions and reactions

Alternatives:

other ways of thinking or acting are available to teens who choose not to drink

Reaction Time:

The ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately

Intoxication:

a person’s mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol

Blood Alcohol Content (BAC):

a measure of the amount of alcohol present in a person’s blood

Alcohol Poisoning:

a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short time period.

Malnutrition:

condition in which the body doesn’t get the nutrients it needs to grow and function

Fatty Liver:

If alcohol is frequently in the blood, liver cells die.

Cirrhosis:

a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver

Binge Drinking:

the consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time.

Inhibition:

a conscious or unconscious restraint of a person’s own-behaviors or actions

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS):

a group of alcohol-related birth defects that include both physical and mental problems

Addiction:

This is a physical or psychological need for a drug

Alcoholism:

a progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol.

Tolerance:

process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect

Physical Dependence:

a type of addiction in which the body itself feels a direct need for a drug

Enablers:

persons who create an atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortably continue his or her unacceptable behavior

Alcohol Abuse:

a pattern of drinking that results in one or more well-defined behaviors within a 12-month period

Intervention:

a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help

Relapse:

a return to the use of a drug after at-tempting to stop

Recovery:

the process of learning to live an alcohol-free life, and is usually long and difficult.

Withdrawal:

the physical and psychological reactions that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance

Detoxification:

is the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance.