Unit 5- Alcohol Terms

A depressant drug that slows down the functioning of the body including breathing, heartbeat, and thinking

Process by which yeast, sugar, and water are combined to produce alcohol

the diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before experiencing the drug's effect

1.) Craving a substance constantly

2.) Cannot control how much they use a substance

3.) Physically need to substance to function.

4.) Has developed a tolerance to a substance.

A state of drunkenness characterized by impaired coordination and judgement

A group of symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops taking a drug

A period of total memory loss, as one induced by an accident or prolonged alcoholic drinking

a severe headache or other after effects caused by drinking an excess of alcohol

A Drug that slows down the functions of the Central Nervous System.

A Drug that people usually start using that leads to other drug use.

A disease that a person who is addicted to alcohol has.

The amount of alcohol in your blood

(DUI)

Driving while BAC is 0.08 or higher

Consuming a large amount of alcohol in a short amount of time

(Chugging, shots, funneling=very dangerous)

A serious and sometimes deadly consequence of drinking large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time.

Drinking too much too quickly can affect your breathing, heart rate, body temperature and gag reflex and potentially lead to coma and death

The measure of the amount of alcohol in a beverage, double the percentage of the alcohol

Process where the liver burns up alcohol consumed; 0.5 oz of pure alcohol is oxidized per hour