21 1. The legal age for drinking. a 12 oz glass of beer a 12 oz glass of beer 2. a 4 ounce glass of wine contains about the same amount of alcohol as.

21

1. The legal age for drinking

a 12 oz glass of beer

2. a 4 ounce glass of wine contains about the same amount of alcohol as

Irregular heartbeat

A long term effect of alcohol on the body concerning the heart

Al-anon

An organization that is a peer support group for adult friends and relatives of alcoholics

Alcohol

The most common drug abused in the United States

cirrhosis

Heavy alcohol use can lead to scarring of the liver, this condition is called

true

Alcohol has a greater effect on someone that drinks on an empty stomach

Blood test to find level of alcohol in the blood

What is the primary way of determining how a person is affected by alcohol

stimulants

Amphetamines area considered what kind of drug

Liver and stomach cancer

What are the 2 types of cancer that are linked to long term alcohol use

Drug abuse

When someone uses drugs for enjoyment rather than to treat an illness this is called what?

False

Over the counter medications need a doctors prescription to purchase

alcoholism

Illness that is caused by the mental and physical need for alcohol

medicine

Drugs used to treat an illness

stimulant

Drug that speeds up boy’s functions

inhalants

Substance whose fumes are breathed in to produce mind altering sensations

Height, weight, sexual development

What three things are effected if an adolescent begins drinking alcohol

Students to avoid making decisions that can cause physical harm to themselves and others

Sadd is an organization devoted mainly to encouraging what?

Psychological and behavioral problems

A baby born with fetal alcohol syndrome may have what kinds of problems

15-24

In 1995 alcohol related accident deaths were the leading cause of death in what age group

Learning disabilities

Children whose mothers abused drugs during pregnancy often have What

Their divers license

Anyone caught driving while under the influence of alcohol can lose what

Intoxicated

When someone has had too much to drink they are considered what?

social

When using alcohol or drugs that ruins friendships and family relationships is what type of consequence

violent

People may become what, toward family or friends when they are intoxicated