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Alcohol
Term | Definition |
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Alateen | support group where young people who have loved ones with an alcoholic use disorder come together to share their experiences and learn ways to cope with challenges |
Al-Anon Family Groups | support group where family members and friends who have loved ones with an alcohol use disorder come together to share their experiences, receive encouragement, and learn ways to cope with challenges |
alcohol | addictive drug that alter the brain function and affects a person's body, thinking, and behavior; known as a depressant |
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) | self-help program for people with an alcohol use disorder to help them change how they think about drinking |
alcohol use disorder | type of substance use disorder in which a person has an addiction to alcohol and continues to consume it despite negative health effects |
binge drinking | consuming four drinks for females and five drinks for males on the same occasion |
blood alcohol concentration (BAC) | percentage of alcohol in a person's blood |
detoxification | process of completely stopping all alcohol use to remove the substance from the body |
enabling | encouraging a person's unhealthy behaviors, either intentionally or unintentionally |
heavy drinking | consuming 8 or more drinks for females and 15 or more drinks for males in one week |
inhibition | self-control that keeps people from taking dangerous risks |
moderate drinking | consuming one drink per day for woman, two drinks per day for men; also called social drinking |
zero-tolerance policy | rule that results in punishment of young people caught driving with any level of alcohol in their system |