Alcohol Flashcards
Females consuming 8 or more drinks in a week
Males consuming 15 or more drinks in a week
Heavy Drinking
(can lead to alcohol dependence)
Percentage of alcohol in a person’s blood
Blood Alcohol Concentration
Rule that results in punishment of young people caught driving with ANY level of alcohol in their system
Zero Tolerance Policy
Process of completely stopping all alcohol use to remove the substance from the body
Detoxification
Addictive drug that alters brain function and affects a person’s body, thinking, and behavior; known as a depressant
Alcohol
Self-control that keeps people from taking dangerous risks
Inhibition
Self-help program for people with an alcohol use disorder to help them change how they think about drinking
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Females consuming no more than 1 drink in a week
Males consuming no more than 2 drinks in a week
Also called “social drinking”:
Moderate Drinking
Support group where young people who have loved ones with an alcohol use disorder come together to share their experiences and learn ways to cope with challenges
Alateen
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
Al-anon Family Groups
Females consuming 4 drinks on the same occasion
Males consuming 5 drinks on the same occasion
Binge Drinking
Type of substance use disorder in which a person has an addiction to alcohol and continues to consume it despite negative health effects
Alcohol Use Disorder
Encouraging a person’s unhealthy behaviors, either intentionally or unintentionally
Enabling
Alcohol is a type of drug known as a ________
depressant
For moderate drinking, how many alcoholic drinks can females and males consume on the same occassion?
Females - no more than 1
Males - no more than 2
TRUE or FALSE
Drinking eight or more drinks in a week for females and 15 or more drinks per week for a male can lead a person to become dependent on alcohol
True
A person with a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of ______ or above is considered intoxicated or drunk
0.08
TRUE or FALSE
Alcohol affects and is associated with health issues in every organ and body system.
True
Describe some harmful effects of alcohol use disorder
Physical:
impaired vision
impaired balance
drowsiness
Mentally:
Reduced inhibition
Memory loss
difficulty concentrating
What impact can self-medication have on anxiety or depression?
Self-medication can help for a bit, but the anxiety and depression won’t go away…It can actually worsen these mental health conditions.
Developing and practicing _______ skills can help you say “no” when someone offers you alcohol.
Refusal skills
What is the most obvious and effective government approach to prevent alcohol use among young people?
The legal drinking age is 21
Name three effective treatment methods for an alcohol use disorder…
Support groups
Detoxification
Self-Management
Is “enabling” a positive thing or negative thing?
Negative - unhealthy behaviors are being encouraged
The most well-known and widely used support group for people with alcohol use disorder…
Alcoholics Anonymous
What is the subgroup of Alcoholics Anonymous that helps young people come together to share their experiences of having been affected by someone else’s drinking?
Alateen
