CHAPTER 21 ALCOHOL MRS. CRUSAN HOME LIVING

ETHANOL TYPE OF ALCOHOL IN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. POWERFUL AND ADDICTIVE. IT CAN BE PRODUCED SYNTHETICALLY OR NATURALLY THROUGH FERMENTATION.

FERMENTATION THE CHEMICAL ACTION OF YEAST ON SUGARS. BEER AND WINE ARE EXAMPLES OF FERMENTED BEVERAGES.

DEPRESSANT A DRUG THAT SLOWS THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. ALCOHOL IS CLASSIFIED AS A DEPRESSANT.

INTOXICATION THE STATE IN WHICH THE BODY IS POISONED BY ALCOHOL OR ANOTHER SUBSTANCE AND THE PERSON’S PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CONTROL IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED.

ALCOHOL ABUSE THE EXCESSIVE AND SOMETIMES ADDICTIVE USE OF ALCOHOL.

METABOLISM THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE BODY BREAKS DOWN SUBSTANCES. ALCOHOL IS METABOLIZED IN THE LIVER.

BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION B.A.C. THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL IN A PERSON'S BLOOD EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE. STATE OF CALIFORNIA LEGAL LIMIT FOR DRIVING IS .08 OR BELOW.

BINGE DRINKING DRINKING FIVE OR MORE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AT A SINGLE SESSION. CAN CAUSE ALCOHOL POISONING.

ALCOHOL POISONING A SEVERE AND POTENTIALLY FATAL PHYSICAL REACTION TO AN ALCOHOL OVERDOSE. WHAT IT TAKES TO REACH THIS STATE IS DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE.

FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME FAS A GROUP OF ALCOHOL RELATED BIRTH DEFECTS THAT INCLUDE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL PROBLEMS. RESULT OF MOTHER DRINKING DURING PREGNANCY. SMALL HEAD, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, DEFORMITIES, LEARNING DISABILITIES, ETC.

ALCOHOLISM A DISEASE IN WHICH A PERSON HAS A PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE ON DRINKS THAT CONTAIN ALCOHOL. ALCOHOLISM IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN IMPAIRED ABILITY TO STUDY, WORK, AND SOCIALIZE NORMALLY.

ALCOHOLIC AN ADDICT WHO IS DEPENDENT ON ALCOHOL. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE CRAVINGS, LOSS OF CONTROL, PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE, TOLERANCE, AND HEALTH, FAMILY, AND LEGAL ISSUES. ONCE AN ALCOHOLIC, ALWAYS AN ALCOHOLIC. IF YOU STOP YOU ARE A RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC.

RECOVERY THE PROCESS OF LEARNING TO LIVE AN ALCOHOL-FREE LIFE.

DETOXIFICATION A PROCESS IN WHICH THE BODY ADJUSTS TO FUNCTIONING WITHOUT ALCOHOL. MANY ALCOHOLICS WILL HAVE A PHYSICAL REACTION DURING.

SOBRIETY LIVING A LIFE FREE OF ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUGS.

MISCELLANEOUS FACTS ABOUT ALCOHOL ALCOHOL QUICKLY AFFECTS A PERSON’S MOTOR SKILLS BY SLOWING REACTION TIME AND IMPAIRING VISION. CLEAR THINKING AND GOOD JUDGEMENT ALSO DIMINISH. INFLUENCES ON TEENS INCLUDE PEERS, FAMILY, MEDIA, AND ADVERTISING.

MORE FACTS ABOUT ALCOHOL ALCOHOL RELATED CAR ACCIDENTS ARE THE #1 CAUSE OF DEATH AND DISABILITY AMONG TEENS. YOU ARE AT A GREATER RISK OF BECOMING AN ALCOHOLIC IF YOU HAVE A PARENT(S) WHO IS/ARE AN ALCOHOLIC.

SHORT-TERM EFFECTS NERVOUS SYSTEM CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM BRAIN, MEMORY, AND JUDGEMENT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS DIGESTIVE SYSTEM STOMACH, LIVER, AND KIDNEYS RESPIRATORY SYSTEM LUNGS AND BREATHING

LONG-TERM EFFECTS CHANGES TO THE BRAIN CARDIOVASCULAR CHANGES LIVER PROBLEMS DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PROBLEMS PANCREAS PROBLEMS