Chapter 15 Alcohol Flashcards
Describe how alcohol acts as a depressant in the body
Alcohol may cause confusion, decrease alertness, poor condition, blurred vision and drowsiness
Identify three major factors that influence underage drinking
The attitude of peers, family and the media
Drug
A chemical substance that is taken to cause changes in a persons body or behavior
Depressant
A drug that slow the brain and the body reactions
Zero-tolerance policy
Student face stiff consequences
Summarize the effects of intoxication of the body system
Many negative effects on a drinkers body and behavior accompany intoxication by alcohol
List four factors that affect blood alcohol concentration
Cardiovascular system, excretory system, nervous system , digestive system
Identity three ways that intoxication may lead to death
The rate of alcohol consumption
The gender and size of the drinker
Hoe much food in the stomach
Intoxication
The state in which a persons mental and physical abilities are impaired or by alcohol
Blackout
A period of time the dinner cannot reach
Hangover
To describe the after effects of drinking too much alcohol
