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1. The legal age for drinking
21
2. a 4 ounce glass of wine contains about the same amount of alcohol as
a 12 oz glass of beer
A long term effect of alcohol on the body concerning the heart
Irregular heartbeat
An organization that is a peer support group for adult friends and relatives of alcoholics
Al-anon
The most common drug abused in the United States
Alcohol
Heavy alcohol use can lead to scarring of the liver, this condition is called
cirrhosis
Alcohol has a greater effect on someone that drinks on an empty stomach
true
What is the primary way of determining how a person is affected by alcohol
Blood test to find level of alcohol in the blood
Amphetamines area considered what kind of drug
stimulants
What are the 2 types of cancer that are linked to long term alcohol use
Liver and stomach cancer
When someone uses drugs for enjoyment rather than to treat an illness this is called what?
Drug abuse
Over the counter medications need a doctors prescription to purchase
False
Illness that is caused by the mental and physical need for alcohol
alcoholism
Drugs used to treat an illness
medicine
Drug that speeds up boy’s functions
stimulant
Substance whose fumes are breathed in to produce mind altering sensations
inhalants
What three things are effected if an adolescent begins drinking alcohol
Height, weight, sexual development
Sadd is an organization devoted mainly to encouraging what?
Students to avoid making decisions that can cause physical harm to themselves and others
A baby born with fetal alcohol syndrome may have what kinds of problems
Psychological and behavioral problems
In 1995 alcohol related accident deaths were the leading cause of death in what age group
15-24
Children whose mothers abused drugs during pregnancy often have What
Learning disabilities
Anyone caught driving while under the influence of alcohol can lose what
Their divers license
When someone has had too much to drink they are considered what?
Intoxicated
When using alcohol or drugs that ruins friendships and family relationships is what type of consequence
social
People may become what, toward family or friends when they are intoxicated
violent