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◉ depressant. Answer: Substances that slow down the bodies functions
and reactions.
◉ stimulant. Answer: Drugs that speed up activity in the human brain
and spinal cord.
◉ True. Answer: T/F
Alcohol can also be used as a medicine, cleaners, and fuel.
◉ Reaction time. Answer: The ability to respond quickly and
appropriately to situations.
◉ Intoxication. Answer: A person's mental and physical abilities have
been impaired by alcohol.
◉ Blood Alcohol Content. Answer: A measure of the amount of alcohol
present in a person's blood.
◉ Alcohol poisoning. Answer: A dangerous condition that results when a
person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short period of time.
, ◉ Binge drinking. Answer: drinking five or more alcoholic drinks at one
sitting.
◉ Malnutrition. Answer: A condition in which the body doesn't get the
nutirents it needs to grow and function properly.
◉ Liver. Answer: This organs job is to breakdown toxins in the blood
including alcohol.
◉ Fatty Liver. Answer: When fat builds up in the liver and cannot be
broken down.
◉ Cirrhosis. Answer: A disease that causes scarring and destruction of
the liver so that blood cannot flow in the liver.
◉ Heart. Answer: Alcohol damages this muscle, enlarges it, makes it
weak, and increases chances of this organ to fail.
◉ .08. Answer: The legal limit for blood alcohol level.
◉ FAS. Answer: Stands for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.