Once it enters your system, it _____ immediate physiological changes in the brain, heart, and liver, among other organs.
stops
appeals
attracts
triggers
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Alcohol is a ________ . This means that it slows down activity in the brain.
irritant
antistress
capsaicine
depressant
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Teens who start drinking before the age of 15 are more likely to develop alcohol ________ later on in life.
evolution
dependence
independence
freedom
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suddenly stop doing something that is usually a bad habit
go cold turkey
drink like a fish
drown one’s sorrows
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drink alcohol excessively
drink like a fish
drown one’s sorrows
go cold turkey
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drink to stop your unhappiness
drown one’s sorrows
go cold turkey
drink like a fish
20
Ethanol is responsible for ________.
stress relief
relaxtion
sleepiness
drunkeness
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Ethanol is the active ingredient in alcoholic ________ .
snacks
beverages
energy bars
food
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Alcohol has dramatically different ______ on different people.
prognosis
causes
effects
results
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From the blood, alcohol goes to the ______ especially those that get the most blood flow.
organs
throats
small intestines
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The organs that get the most blood flow: _____ & _____
the liver and the lungs
the brain and the kidneys
the brain and the lungs
the liver and the brain
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As the blood ______, the liver eliminates alcohol continuously but this 1st pass of elimination determines how much alcohol reaches the brain and other organs.
circulates
moves
rotates
spins
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Brain sensitivity is ________ the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral effects of alcohol.
responsible for
attached to
call for
included
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Alcohol also stimulates a small group of neurons that ______ from the midbrain to the nucleus accumbens.
extends
widens
opens
spreads
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The region from the midbrain to the nucleus accumbens is important for ______.