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Health Test #3
Info for my Health Test #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alcohol | a drug produced by a chemical reaction in fruits/vegetables/grains that slows down the functions of the human body (depressant) |
| Cirrhosis | scarring and destruction of the liver |
| Blood Alcohol Concentration | the amount of alcohol in a person’s bloodstream |
| Intoxicated | physically and mentally impaired by the use of alcohol |
| Binge drinking | the consumption of several alcoholic drinks in a very short period of time |
| Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | a group of alcohol-related birth defects that include both physical and mental problems |
| Alcoholism | a progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol |
| Detoxification | a process in which an alcoholic’s body adjusts to functioning without alcohol |
| Recovery | the process of learning to live an alcohol-free life |
| Sobriety | living without alcohol |
| Heart | high blood pressure, damage to the cardiac muscle |
| Blood vessels | hardening of arteries and veins making them less flexible |
| Brain | destruction of brain cells, nerves cells around the body are damaged resulting in numbness in hands/feet |
| Liver | damage may result in cirrhosis (see definition earlier) |
| Stomach | irritation to the stomach lining causing open sores (ulcers) |
| Pancreas | inflammation of the pancreas may effect insulin production (diabetes) |
| Body size | larger people are effected somewhat less than smaller people with the same amount of alcohol consumption |
| Gender | alcohol moves faster <in general> into the bloodstream of females |
| Time | the quicker a person drinks the more intoxicated s/he will get |
| Amount | high levels of alcohol in the bloodstream may result in poisoning |
| Food | having food in the stomach will slow down the passage of alcohol into the blood |
| Medicine | alcohol effects may be intensified when combine with medicine |
| What is the alcohol content of 12 ounces of beer | 5% |
| What is the alcohol content of 4 ounces of wine | 12-15% |
| What is the alcohol content of 1.5 ounces of shots | 40% |
| What BAC means a person is legally intoxicated | .08 |
| What is the illegal BAC for people under 21 | above 0 |
| How much of college suicides involve alcohol | 2/3 |
| How many traffic deaths of people under 25 involve alcohol | 1/2 |
| How much violent crimes committed by teens involve alcohol | 1/4 |
| How many date rape cases between college and teens involve alcohol | 1/3-2/3 |
| Step 1 to recovery | Admission |
| Step 2 to recovery | Detoxification |
| Step 3 to recovery | Counseling |
| Step 4 to recovery | Recovery |
| Stage 1 of Alcoholism | The drinker starts lying or making excuses for their drinking |
| Stage 2 of Alcoholism | The drinker begins denying that there is a problem |
| Stage 3 of Alcoholism | The drinker is very addicted and out of control |
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