DATA Course Notes
D.A.T.A. Course Notes
1. Module 1: Physiological Factors
1. Subject 1: How alcohol and other drugs enter and leave the body. The rate of absorption and elimination of alcohol and other drugs.
1. Types
1. Central nervous system depressants
1. Alcohol
1. Colorless, odorless, volatile pungent drug
2. Sleeping pills/barbiturates
3. Tranquilizers
2. Central nervous stimulants
1. Nicotine
2. Cocaine
3. Amphetamines
3. Opioids
1. Opium
2. Codeine
3. Heroin
4. Hallucinogens
1. LSD
2. Mushrooms
3. Morning glory seeds
4. Mescaline
5. PCP
5. Cannabinols
1. Marijuana
2. Hashish
6. Inhalants
1. Industrial solvents or aerosols
2. Gasoline
3. Chloroform
4. Airplane glue
5. Metallic paints
6. Nitrous oxide/laughing gas
7. Anabolic steroids
1. Synthetic testosterone
8. Anti-psychotic drugs
1. Haldol
2. thorazine
2. Alcohol absorption
1. Methods
1. Drinking
2. Smoking
3. Snorting
4. Injecting
5. Inhaling
6. Ingesting
2. Strength
1. Proof (alcohol) – double the alcoholic percentage of a beverage (bourbon that is 90 proof is 45% alcohol)
2. Alcohol content – beer 3-6%, wine 11-20%, liqueurs 25-35%, liquor (40-50%)
3. Drugs – duration of use, purity, quantity (THC in marijuana; in hashish THC content is 7-14%, marijuana 2-5%)
3. Body absorption
1. Alcohol does not need to be broken down into smaller molecules in order to be absorbed; can pass directly into bloodstream from mouth, esophagus, or stomach; stomach breaks down the molecules into smaller molecules and passes into large intestine that allows alcohol to go into bloodstream
2. Carbonated beverages cause the drink to be absorbed faster; food slows down the rate of movement into the small intestine; from the intestine alcohol is passed into the bloodstream; capillaries carry alcohol into bloodstream which passes through the liver and some of the alcohol is degraded
3. Alcohol elimination
1. Body elimination
1. Alcohol absorption begins when drinking begins and is finished
1. Module 1: Physiological Factors
1. Subject 1: How alcohol and other drugs enter and leave the body. The rate of absorption and elimination of alcohol and other drugs.
1. Types
1. Central nervous system depressants
1. Alcohol
1. Colorless, odorless, volatile pungent drug
2. Sleeping pills/barbiturates
3. Tranquilizers
2. Central nervous stimulants
1. Nicotine
2. Cocaine
3. Amphetamines
3. Opioids
1. Opium
2. Codeine
3. Heroin
4. Hallucinogens
1. LSD
2. Mushrooms
3. Morning glory seeds
4. Mescaline
5. PCP
5. Cannabinols
1. Marijuana
2. Hashish
6. Inhalants
1. Industrial solvents or aerosols
2. Gasoline
3. Chloroform
4. Airplane glue
5. Metallic paints
6. Nitrous oxide/laughing gas
7. Anabolic steroids
1. Synthetic testosterone
8. Anti-psychotic drugs
1. Haldol
2. thorazine
2. Alcohol absorption
1. Methods
1. Drinking
2. Smoking
3. Snorting
4. Injecting
5. Inhaling
6. Ingesting
2. Strength
1. Proof (alcohol) – double the alcoholic percentage of a beverage (bourbon that is 90 proof is 45% alcohol)
2. Alcohol content – beer 3-6%, wine 11-20%, liqueurs 25-35%, liquor (40-50%)
3. Drugs – duration of use, purity, quantity (THC in marijuana; in hashish THC content is 7-14%, marijuana 2-5%)
3. Body absorption
1. Alcohol does not need to be broken down into smaller molecules in order to be absorbed; can pass directly into bloodstream from mouth, esophagus, or stomach; stomach breaks down the molecules into smaller molecules and passes into large intestine that allows alcohol to go into bloodstream
2. Carbonated beverages cause the drink to be absorbed faster; food slows down the rate of movement into the small intestine; from the intestine alcohol is passed into the bloodstream; capillaries carry alcohol into bloodstream which passes through the liver and some of the alcohol is degraded
3. Alcohol elimination
1. Body elimination
1. Alcohol absorption begins when drinking begins and is finished