Chapter 12 Flashcards

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Depressant

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Drugs that slow down the body’s functions and reactions

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Alcohol

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A drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits vegetables and grains

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Alternatives

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Others ways of thinking or acting

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Reaction time

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The ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations

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Intoxication

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Means a persons mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol

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Bac

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Is a measure of the amount of alcohol present in a persons blood

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Alcohol poising

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Is a dangerous condition that results a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short time period

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Malnutrition

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A condition in which the body doesn’t get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly

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Fatty liver

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A condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down

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Cirrhosis

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This is a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver

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Binge drinking

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Is the consumption of large quality of alcohol in a very choirt period of time

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Inhibition

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Is a conscious or unconscious restraint of a persons own behaviors and actions

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Fetal alcohol syndrome

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Fas is a group of alcohol related birth deflects that include both physical and mental problems

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Addiction

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This is a physical or physiclogical need for drug

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Alcoholism

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Is a progress chronic disease involving mental and physical need for alcohol

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Tolerance

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Is a process in chick your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect

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Physical dependence

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This is a type of addiction in which the body itself feels a direct need for a drug

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Enablers

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Persons who create an atmosphere behavior

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Alcohol abuse

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Is a pattern of drinking that results in one of more well defined behavior

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Intervention

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Is a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help

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Relapse

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Is a return to the use of a drug after atempting to stop

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Recovery

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Is the process of learning to live and alcohol free life

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Withdrawal

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Is the physical addictive substance

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Detoxification

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This is the physical process of freeing the body of a addictive substance