Alcohol Flashcards
(33 cards)
The degree to which a person regulates their own behavior.
Self control
A drug found in certain beverages that depress the brain and nervous system.
Alcohol
A process in which yeast, sugar, and water are combined to produce alcohol and carbon dioxide.
Fermentation
A process that uses a fermented mixture to obtain an alcoholic beverage with high alcohol content.
Distillation
A measure of the amount of alcohol in a beverage.
Proof
The amount of alcohol in a person’s blood
Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)
A substance that is poisonous
Toxin
An activity in which a person is forced to participate in a dangerous or demanding act to become a member of a club or group.
Hazing
Consuming large amounts of alcohol in a short amount of time.
Binge drinking
A general decline in all areas of mental function
Dementia
Open sore on the skin or on a mucous membrane
Ulcer
Condition in which the liver swells due to alcohol
Alcohol Hepatitis
Disease of the liver caused by chronic damage to liver cells
Cirrhosis
A condition in which the body does not get the nutrients required for optimal health.
Malnutrition
A disease in which the heart muscles weaken and enlarge, and blood cannot be pumped effectively.
Cardiomyopathy
Presence of severe birth defects in babies born to mothers who drank during pregnancy.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Aftereffect of using alcohol and other drugs.
Hangover
A period in which a person cannot remember what has happened.
Blackout
Disease in which there is physical and psychological dependence on alcohol.
Alcoholism
Refusing to admit to a problem
Denial
The reaction of the body to the sudden stopping of drinking.
Alcohol Withdrawl Syndrome
A severe form of an alcohol withdrawal syndrome in which there are hallucinations and muscle convolutions.
Delirium Tremens
Recovery program for people who have alcoholism
Alcoholics Anonymous
Recovery program for people who have friends or family members with alcoholism
Al Anon
