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alcohol the drug in wine, beer, and liquor that causes intoxication intoxication the physical and mental changes produced by drinking alcohol binge drinking the act of drinking five or more drinks in one sit cirrhosis a deadly disease that replaces healthy liver tissue with scar tissue; most often caused by long-term alcohol abuse blood alcohol concentration (BAC) the ammount of alcohol in a person's blood expressed as a percentage alcohol abuse drinking to much alcohol, drinking it too often, or drinking it at inappropriate times alcoholism a disease that causes a person to loose control of his or her drinking beahvior; a physical and emotional addiction to alcohol enabling helping an addict avoid the negative consequences of his or her behavior codependency a condition in which a family member or friend sacrifices his or her own needs to meet the needs of an addict fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) a set of physical and mental defects that affect a fetus that has been exposed to alcohol because of the mother's consumption of alcohol during pregnacy what are short term effects of alcoholism? -nausea -vomiting -dehydration -loss of judgement and self-control -reduced reaction time -poor vision -memory loss -blackout -coma -death what are the 4 stages of alcoholism? -problem drinking, tolerance, dependence, alcoholism problem drinking drinking to experiment, social drinking, drink to avoid boredom anxiety or depression tplerance develops after repeated drinking, it takes more alcohol to have the same effect felt when first started drinking, family life and friends start to get neglected dependence body needs alcohol to function normally, physical dependence, without alcohol the person feels anxiety, sweating, shaking, and nausea alcoholism the drinker is addicted to alcohol, they crave alcohol and can not controll their drinking, gets drunk with increasing frequency, puts alcohol before everything else Al-Anon a program designed to help family members talk about and share advice on the problem of living with an alcoholic Alateen a program specifically designed to help teenagers cope with this situation alcoholics anonymous the most widely used program for treating alcoholism. Evolves 12 steps MADD mothers against drunk driving- p rovides stricter penalties for people who drive drunl SADD students against destructive decission or students against drunk driving- a school based organization dedicated to addressing underage drinking what are the long term effects on alcoholism? brain damage (shrunken brain, dead brain cells) irregular heart beat (high blood pressure or hypertention diminished immune system decreased ability for small intestine to absorb vitamins liver diseases irritation to mouth esophagous and stomach