5 oz wine=12 oz of beer=1.5oz liquor Factors that affect a persons blood alcohol level Weight Gender Food in your stomach .4 blood alcohol level can lead to coma or death Binge drinking is having many drinks in a short period of time
Long term: Cirrhosis Short term: Decreased Reaction Time
Effects of Alcohol
Long term: Cirrhosis Short term: Decreased Reaction Time
Effects of Alcohol
Abuse Dependency Addiction Malnutrition Intervention: A gathering where family and friends get a problem drinker to seek help
Stages/effects of alcoholism
Admission Detoxification Counseling Resolution
Recovery Steps
How many mixed drinks containing 1.5 ounces of liquor have the same alcohol content as one 12-ounce beer?
Which short-term effect does alcohol have on the body?
- It causes blood vessels to constrict.
- It can cause vomiting.
- It decreases reaction time.
What is an example of a factor that can determine how drinking will affect a person?
Which statement is a warning sign that a person may be an alcoholic?
- The person is sober most of the time.
- The person promises to quit but does not.
- The person never has blackout periods.
Which blood alcohol concentration number can lead to coma or death?
Which change is most likely to happen when a minor uses alcohol?
- becoming more grown-up
- increasing concentration
- increasing the chances of legal trouble
What is the correct definition of binge drinking?
- having a few drinks over a long period of time
- having many drinks in a short period of time
- having many drinks over a long period of time
Name one stage of alcoholism?
What is the correct definition of intervention?
- a person who creates an atmosphere for an alcoholic to continue the behavior
- a gathering where family and friends get a problem drinker to seek help
- the process of learning to live without alcohol
Name one stage of recovery
Which example can occur when drinking alcohol while pregnant?
- An ulcer is formed.
- Reaction time is increased.
- Fetal alcohol syndrome is contracted.
Which long-term effect that results from drinking alcohol can harm the liver?
- increase of stroke
- development of cirrhosis
- contraction of fetal alcohol syndrome
Drinking and driving can be harmful to all people in the vehicle, and to people in other vehicles involved in a drunk driving accident.
Drinking and Driving