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