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A social movement against the use of alcoholic beverages.
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Temperance movement
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The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment.
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Prohibition era
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What are some of the groups that helped change Americans perception of alcohol problems?
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American Temperance Society
Women's Christian temperance union Anti-Saloon League |
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When was the Volstead Act passed?
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1919
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When was the volstead act repealed?
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1932
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( ? ) is a consumable alcohol.
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Ethanol
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( ? ) are non consumable alcohols.
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Methyl alcohol
Ethylene glycol Isopropyl alcohol |
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Reinforced the prohibition of alcohol in the United States, was named for Andrew Volstead.
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Volstead Act
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Also called grain alcohol. A consumable type of alcohol.
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Ethanol
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Flammable poisonous liquid alcohol, known as wood alcohol.
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Methyl alcohol
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A sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as antifreeze and solvent.
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Ethylene glycol
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Rubbing alcohol, also used as an antiseptic.
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Isopropyl alcohol
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Alcohol is a ( ? ).
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Depressant
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Alcohol is produced by...?
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The fermentation of yeast, sugars, and starches.
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The process where yeast interacts with sugars to create ethanol, commonly known as ethyl alcohol.
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Fermentation
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A chronic disease characterized by a strong craving for alcohol.
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Alcohol dependence
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Need to consume large amounts in order to feel effects, which causes the liver to become less efficient.
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Tolerance
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A collection of symptoms that can appear when a person with alcohol dependence suddenly stops drinking.
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Alcohol withdraw
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Withdraw symptoms can be severe, especially during the ( ? ) hours immediately following a bout of drinking.
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48
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With ethanol otherwise causes the physiological effect known as drunkenness.
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Alcohol intoxication
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A pattern of behavior including twitches, tics, and spasms typical of withdrawal from addiction, also known as delirium tremens.
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The shakes
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What are the Benzodiazepines medications?
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Valium and Xanax
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What are the disulfiram medications?
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Antabuse
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Are used in treating alcohol withdrawal.
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Benzodiazepines
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Are used in preventing alcohol consumption.
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Disulfiram
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What are the Naltrexone medications?
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ReVia
Vivitrol Naltrel |
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What are the Acamprosate medications?
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Campral
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Are used in reducing/stopping drinking.
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Naltrexone
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Is used for enhancing abstinence.
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Acamprosate
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Powerful imaging methods that allow researchers to study how alcohol affects different brain systems and structures.
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PET
ERPs MRI/MRS |
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PET
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Positron emission tomography
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ERP
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Event related potentials
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MRI/MRS
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Magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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How are PET's used?
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To track changes that alcohol use causes in specific neurotransmitter systems.
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What has been found using ERP's?
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Researchers have identified markers that appear in the brains of alcoholics and in children of alcoholics.
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Up to ( ? ) precent of alcoholics have a deficiency in thiamine.
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80%
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Also called "wet brain"
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Wernickle-Koraskoff Symdrome
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A deficiency in thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency or beriberi.
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Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome
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A disease in which scar tissue replaces normal, healthy tissue in the liver caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol).
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Cirrhosis
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Brain disease that occurs when serious liver damage prevents toxic substances from being filtered out of the blood and they enter the brain.
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Hepatic Encephalopathy
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Coma that can occur in sever cases of liver disease.
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Hepatic coma
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FASD
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
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In the United States FASD occurs in about ( ? ) per ( ? ) live births or ( ? ) babies per year.
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10 per 1,000 or 40,000
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An umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy.
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
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A congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy.
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Fetal alcohol syndrome
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What are the possible physical effects of FASD?
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Brain damage
Facial anomalies Growth deficiencies Defects of the heart, kidneys, and liver Vision and hearing problems Skeletal defects Dental abnormalities |
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What are the sign of alcohol poisoning?
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Mental confusion
Stupor Coma Inability to be roused Vomiting Seizures Slow or irregular breathing Hypothermia Bluish skin color Paleness |
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A severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose.
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Alcohol Poisoning
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What are the four symptoms of alcoholism?
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Craving
Loss of control Physical dependence Tolerance |
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Is alcoholism a disease?
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Yes
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Is alcoholism inherited?
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It can be
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Can alcoholism be cured?
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No
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A chronic illness evidenced by compulsive, repeated drinking that injures one's health and social and economic functioning.
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Alcoholism
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Can alcoholism be treated?
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Yes
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Is it safe to drink during pregnancy?
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No alcohol can harm the baby of a mother who drink during pregnancy
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Does alcohol affect older people differently?
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Yes, slower reaction times. Older people also tend to take more medications.
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Can a person drink while taking medication?
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Possibly but a lot of medications can be harmful when mixed with alcohol.
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