exam 3 Flashcards
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Psychoactive drug
causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness
Intoxication
altered state of consciousness
low risk drinking for men
14 week
4 day
low risk drinking women
7 week
3 day
one drink beer
12 oz
one drink wine
5 oz
one drink shot
1.5 oz
one drink mixed drink
1.5 oz
race that has alcoholism as top problem
native americans
binge drinking
five or more drinks for men and four or more for women in two hours
percent of college students 18-22 who binge drank in past month
40
percent of college students that drink
80
extreme drinking
beyond binge drinking
central nervous system depressant
impairs thinking, balance, and motor functions
path of alcohol in body
enters body
some absorbed in stomach, most in small intestine
absorbed into bloodstream through walls of small intestine
heart pumps alcohol throughout body
alters brain chemistry and disrupts brain functions
metabolized by liver .5 oz per hour
percent of alcohol metabolized by liver
90
percent of alcohol not metabolized
2-10
alcohol dehydrogenase
liver converts alcohol to acetaldehyde
BAC
amount of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood
what factors influence BAC
body water
body fat
BAC of death
.41
what three things are women more vulnerable to because of alcohol
liver disease
heart disease
brain damage
Acute alcohol intoxication
life threatening blood alcohol concentration
can produce a collapse of vital body functions
Blackout
period of time during which a drinker is conscious but has partial or complete amnesia