chapter 9 Flashcards
(13 cards)
Consuming EIGHT or more drinks for women and FIFTEEN or more drinks for men in one week; can lead to alcohol dependence.
Heavy drinking
Percentage of alcohol that is in a person’s blood.
Blood alcohol concentration (BAC)
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
Type of drug (known as a depressant) found in drinks-such as beer, wine, and liquor-that can cause a person to act and feel differently.
alcohol
Self control that keeps people from taking dangerous risks.
Inhibition
Self-help program for people with alcohol-use disorders to help them change how they think about drinking.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Consuming no more than one drink per day for women and no more than two drinks per day for men; 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 problems.
Alateen
Support group where family members and friends who have loved ones with an alcohol use disorders come together to share their experiences, receive encouragement, and learn ways to cope with problems.
AI- Anon Family groups
Consuming four drinks for women and five drinks for men on the same occasion.
Binge drinking.
Conditions that occur when the recurrent use of alcohol causes problems that interfere with a person’s health and responsibilities at school, home, or work.
Alcohol-use disorders
Encouraging a person’s unhealthy behaviors, either intentionally or unintentionally.
Enabling
