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What is the term used if the solvent is alcohol?
alcoholic
What does the term functional alcoholic mean?
The term functional alcoholic is term that is based on alcohol dependence. It is a form of alcoholism where an individual is still able to maintain work and social life despite having an addiction to alcohol.
What is the term for an allergy of alcoholic drinks?
is simply called Alcohol intolerance
What is an alkie?
"Alkie" is a colloquial term for someone who is an alcoholic, struggling with alcohol dependency or addiction. It is often used informally and may have negative connotations.
What will happen to someone if they chose to be an alcoholic forever?
If someone chooses to be an alcoholic forever, they'll die of liver cancer.Not necessarily cancer but definitely liver disease such as liver cirrhosis. Long-term over use of alcohol can also cause pancreatitis.
What is the active ingredient of an alcoholic drink?
If we regard an alcoholic drink as a form of medication, then the active ingredient is ethyl alcohol. If we regard it is just a drink, then the term "active indredient" would not apply.
What tare the long term consequences of alcohol?
The long-term effects of drinking alcohol in moderation are better health and longer life expectancy. The long-term effects of abusing alcohol are poorer health and shorter life expectancy.
What is an alcohol addict?
Alcohol is a drug, and alcohol addiction is the same thing as alcoholism. The term "addiction" is coming into use with respect to alcohol because of the non-medical and often emotional baggage that goes along with the word alcoholic.
Will short term excessive alcohol cause liver failure?
No, it won't. If you consume lots of alcohol in a party or by yourself out of some emotional imbalance, your system will clean the alcoholic toxin within hours. More specifically, alcohol metabolizes at the rate of .015 of BAC per hour. Thus, for example, a very high BAC of .15 would be completely gone in 10 hours.
What are the long term effects of alcohol?
Complex, for starters. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, intoxicant, analgesic and poison. Yes, alcohol is a drug. The question should be, What type of drug is it? A link to a site that addresses these questions can be found below under the heading of Related links.
How does alcohol affect the body long term?
Long-term effects of drinking alcohol in moderation are the significantly increased chances of better health and longer life.
Why do people who abuse alcohol forget things?
Alcohol interferes with the transfer of information from short term into long term memory.
