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Health Study Guide 9 & 10 questions already passed true or false? one alcoholic drink equals 10 ounces of beer, malt liquor, wine, or distilled spirits. ✔✔false, there is only .6 once in one dr... ink alcohol is a _______, or a type of drug that slows down the central nervous system. ✔✔depressant alcohol can negatively impact the cerebal _______, which controls thought processing and consciousness. ✔✔cortex once alcohol is consumed, it stays in the body until the liver can break down, or _______ the alcohol. ✔✔metabolize how can alcohol, a liquid, dehydrate the body? ✔✔when vasopressin is no longer produced, liquids go straight to the bladder and are expelled through the urinary tract. drinking alcohol leads the body to expel about four times as much liquid as was consumed, causes dehydration. true or false? there is a relationship between alcohol use and the number of accidents and violence incidents in the US ✔✔true ______ is a medical emergency caused when a high blood concentration suppresses the central nervous system and can result in a loss of consciousness, low blood pressure, low body temperature, and difficulty breathing ✔✔alcohol poisoning the buildup of scar tissue in the lives is called _______. ✔✔cirrhosis which of the following describes a possible symptom of fetal alcohol syndrome? a. decreased muscle tone and poor coordination b. delayed development and problems with thinking, speech, movement, and social skills c. heart defects d. all of the above ✔✔d. all of the above why is alcohol especially dangerous for adolescents ✔✔they are at a greater risk experiencing health problems. these problems can affect teens quality of life and athletic performance. these problems are physical, school, family, social, and legal problems. ______ describes a drinking pattern in which a female consumes no more than one drink per day on average and a male consumes no more than two drinks per day on average. ✔✔moderate drinking true or false? people who are moderate drinkers continue to drink even when their use of alcohol causes serious problems with their physical, mental, social health, or family or job responsibilities. ✔✔false which of the following is a sign of alcoholism a. experiences blackouts b. developing a high tolerance for alcohol c. experiencing alcohol-related problems that interfere with physical, mental, and social health d. all of the above ✔✔d. all of the above true or false? most high school students believe that other students are comfortable with drinking alcohol, when in reality, many are uncomfortable with alcohol. ✔✔true how does the media influence children's views and attitudes toward alcohol ✔✔media is another factor that may contribute to alcohol use. children from attitudes about alcohol use by watching television and movies as well as seeing advertisements for alcohol products. alcohol use os frequency shown even in films marketed to children. children who seeing drinking in movies tend to view alcohol use more positively. these children are also more likely to plan or drinking alcohol as adults assume that you tell a friend who is offering you alcohol that you simply don't want to drink it. this is on example of _______ skills. ✔✔refusal skills true or false? one strategy the government uses to reduce the rate of alcoholism is to reduce the taxes for purchasing alcohol. ✔✔false which of following is not a strategy for treating alcoholism? a. enabling b. detoxification c. medications d. support groups ✔✔enabling the process of completely withdrawing from alcohol is called _____. a. enabling b. disabling c. hallucination d. detoxification ✔✔detoxification when helping a person with an alcohol addiction. why is trying to fix the problem for the alconic not recommended? ✔✔They have to choose to want to stop their addiction [Show More]

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