chapt 12

Alcohol:

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

Depressants

 is drugs that slow down the bodys funshions and reactions

Alternatives:

another way of drinking or acting

Reaction Time

is the ability of the body to respond quickly appropriately to situations 

Intoxication

 a persons physical and metal ability to have been impaired by alcohol

Blood Alcohol Content (BAC):

a measure of the amount of alcohol persistent in a person blood 

Alcohol Poisoning

dansous condion thst resluts when a person drinks exesseve amoumts of alcohol over a short period of time

Malnutrition

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

Fatty Liver

 condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down.

Cirrhosis

disease chartered by scarring event destruction of the liver

Binge Drinking

sunsumpction of a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time.

Inhibition:

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

a physical or psychological need for a drug.

Alcoholism

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

Tolerance

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

Physical Dependence

 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

is 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 atempating to stop 

Recovery

the prcces of learning to live an alochol free life

withdrawal

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

Detoxification

the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance