Drugs/Alcohol Study Guide
Alcohol
~65% of Americans drink
~A “drink” is 0.5oz of alcohol
~Proof: double the % of alcohol ex. 80 proof = 40% alcohol
~Psychoactive: change in the brain chemistry
~Abstainer: someone who doesn’t drink at all or less than once a yr.
<Define
Low risk
Men- no more than 14 drinks/week – 4 drinks a day Women- (slower metabolism) 7 drinks/wk or 3 a day Mod. Risk: 2 drinks for men 1 drink for women High Risk:
~Binge Drinking (large consumption in little time) Men-5 drinks 2hrs Women-4 drinks 2hrs High school students > college binge drink Leads to alcohol abuse & dependence
~Effect of alcohol on body: alters brain chem. & changes neurotransmitter func.
Affects balance & motor func. , rational thinking & problem solving
~Alcohol Metabolism: 90% is metabo in the liver rest in stomach; between 2-10% is not metabo @ all; excreted through breath, urine, and pores
~BAC: “Blood Alcohol Content” a measure of the amt of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood, expressed in % *.08% is the legal amt*
~Alcohol Poisoning slow breathing, hypothermia, seizures, vomiting
~Gender diff. in alcohol metabolism Body size:
Women- smaller & have higher body fat %, they also absorb more of the alcohol because they metab less efficiently than men and are more vulnerable to liver disease, heart disease, & brain damage. cirrhosis (scarring of liver tissue) risk starts to @ <2 drinks a day Men- cirrhosis risk starts to @ 2 ¼ - 4 drinks a day, < susceptible to alcohol effects & BAC than women, men have chances of death & to illnesses than women
~Blackouts: time period where a drinker is conscious yet has impaired memory, later to have amnesia of that time. Warning sign that changes have occurred in the brain; non-alcoholics that binge drink experience blackouts
~Effects of Mixing Energy and Alcohol
Alcohol makes you sleepy.
~65% of Americans drink
~A “drink” is 0.5oz of alcohol
~Proof: double the % of alcohol ex. 80 proof = 40% alcohol
~Psychoactive: change in the brain chemistry
~Abstainer: someone who doesn’t drink at all or less than once a yr.
<Define
Low risk
Men- no more than 14 drinks/week – 4 drinks a day Women- (slower metabolism) 7 drinks/wk or 3 a day Mod. Risk: 2 drinks for men 1 drink for women High Risk:
~Binge Drinking (large consumption in little time) Men-5 drinks 2hrs Women-4 drinks 2hrs High school students > college binge drink Leads to alcohol abuse & dependence
~Effect of alcohol on body: alters brain chem. & changes neurotransmitter func.
Affects balance & motor func. , rational thinking & problem solving
~Alcohol Metabolism: 90% is metabo in the liver rest in stomach; between 2-10% is not metabo @ all; excreted through breath, urine, and pores
~BAC: “Blood Alcohol Content” a measure of the amt of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood, expressed in % *.08% is the legal amt*
~Alcohol Poisoning slow breathing, hypothermia, seizures, vomiting
~Gender diff. in alcohol metabolism Body size:
Women- smaller & have higher body fat %, they also absorb more of the alcohol because they metab less efficiently than men and are more vulnerable to liver disease, heart disease, & brain damage. cirrhosis (scarring of liver tissue) risk starts to @ <2 drinks a day Men- cirrhosis risk starts to @ 2 ¼ - 4 drinks a day, < susceptible to alcohol effects & BAC than women, men have chances of death & to illnesses than women
~Blackouts: time period where a drinker is conscious yet has impaired memory, later to have amnesia of that time. Warning sign that changes have occurred in the brain; non-alcoholics that binge drink experience blackouts
~Effects of Mixing Energy and Alcohol
Alcohol makes you sleepy.