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| a substance that causes changes in brain chemistry and alters consciousness |
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| a person who drinks no alcoholic beverages or drinks less often than once a year |
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| a man who drinks less than 2 drinks per day or a woman who drinks no more than 1 drink a day |
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| a man who drinks no more than 2 drinks per day or a woman who drinks no more than 1 drink a day |
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| altered state of consciousness as a result of drinking alcohol or ingesting another substance |
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| consumption of 5 or more drinks in a row by a man or 4 or more drinks in a row by a woman |
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| a beverage containing .5 oz or 15 grams of alcohol = 12 oz of beer = 5 oz in a glass of wine = 1.5 oz a shot of 80-proof distilled liquor |
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| drinking to cope, soothe neagtive emotions, deal with stress, and reduce anxiety and tension |
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people who use alcohol because they project a particular image or comply with social norms. example- women who go into professions geared towards men: law enforcement, medical |
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| factor that prevent alcoholism in a dysfunctional home |
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1. parent child connectedness 2. school connectedness |
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| stages in life when people tend to drink |
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adolescents and college- a transition into adulthood and experiment with substances middle age- when a valued social role is lost older adulthood- drink in response to stressors |
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| factors of why someone would drink |
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| individual, psychological, social, and cultural |
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people who binge 3 or more times in 2 weeks time or more than once a week |
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| occasional binge drinkers |
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| people who binge 1 or 2 times in a 2 week period |
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| what does binge drinking cause |
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| physical, academic, social, legal consequences, injury, commit a crime, fall victim to violence |
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| second hand effects of binge drinking |
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| serious arugments, physical assault, damaged property, interrupted sleep or studying, unwanted sexaul advances, sexual assault, and having to take care of drunk student |
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| central nervous system depressant |
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| chemical sudstance that slows down the activity of the brain and spinal cord |
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| percentages of alcohol absorbed in the blood stream |
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20 -25% of alcohol is absorbed in the bloodstream form the stomach 75 - 80% is absorbed through upper part of small intestine |
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| factors that affect alcohol absorbtion |
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| food in stomach, gender, age, drug interaction, cigarette smoke, mood and physical condition, alcohol concentration, and carbonation |
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blood alcohol concentration BAC |
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the amount of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood expressed as a percentage. BAC is influenced by the amount at which the alcohol is metabolized by the body. more body water a person has less BAC more body fat a person has the less alcohol is absorbed by body tissue and more there is to cirulate in the bloodstream and reach the brain |
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| acute alcohol intoxication |
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a life threating blood alcohol concentration. it can lead to collapse of body functions notable respiration and heart function leading to coma or death. a person can have rapid or weak breath or irreagular breathing, skin is cold or damp or pale or blueish in color it shows lower levels of oxygen in blood. |
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.01 -.05 subclinical-lowered alterness talkitiveness, imparied judgement and memory, slow reaction times, reduced socail ihibitions .03-.02 euphoria- large consistent increases in reaction time decrease in perpheral vision leagally drunk at .08 .09-.25 excitement-marked depression in sensory and motor function, loss of critical judgement, impairment in memory, comprehension and perception .18-.30 confusion-servere motor distubances, staggering imparied greatly sensory perceptions, slurred speech, increased pain threshold .25 -.40 stupor- no comprehension of surroundings, vomiting incontience above .35 coma- complete unconsicousness incontence subnormal body temperature- due to bingeing above .50 death- respiratory arrest |
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| peroid of time during which a drinker is conscious but has imparied memory function as a result of changes in hippocampus |
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fetal alcohol syndrome FAS |
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set of brith defects associated with use of alcohol during pregnancy |
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| disease of the heart muscle |
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condition in which the liver swells with fat globlues as a result of alcohol comsumption |
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| inflamation of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption |
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| scarring of the liver as a result of alcohol consumption |
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| major systems that are affected by alcohol consumption |
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| cardiovascular system, liver, brain, immune system, and reproductive system |
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| name the 3 phases of alcohol liver disease |
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1. fatty liver- gets flooded with alcohol and then it can not metabolize 2. alcoholic hepitis- the inflammation causes bad liver function and impairment 3. cirrhosis- scarring of the liver tissue most common in people who abuse alcohol |
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cancers that are associated with alcohol |
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| head, neck, digestive tract, and breast cancers |
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| results of short-term and long-term abuse in the brain |
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short-term: disrupts short term memory and ability to analyze complex problems long-term: loss of brain tissue associated with mental disorder called alcoholic induced persisting dementia- an overall decline in intellect |
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| sugary, fizzy fruit flavored drinks |
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| pattern of alcohol use that impairs the drinkers life, causing difficulties for the drinker and for others |
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pattern of alcohol use that leads to distress or impairment increases the risk of health and or social problems and continue dispite awareness of these effects |
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| disorder charaterized by a strong craving for alcohol and development of tolerance for alcohol and symptoms of withdrawl if alcohol consumption stops abruptly |
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| reduced sensitivity to the effects of a drug so that larger amounts are needed to produce the same effects a sign of dependence |
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| state of acute physical and psychological discomfort that occurs if use of a drug stops abruptly a sign of dependence |
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| a primary chronic disease charaterized by exessive complusive drinking |
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| severe condition charaterized by delirium disorentation and hallucinations, assciated with withdrawl from alcohol |
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National Crime Vicitization Survey fact |
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| found alcohol is more likely than other drugs to be associated with violence |
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| moderate alcohol consumption increases what? |
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| hdl-good cholestrol by unclotting blood, and reducing stress |
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they feel gulity, fear or loss of control about drinking behavior. personality- shy, rigidity dependence, pessimism, high anxiety and slowness to anger start to heavy drink at 25 and they grew up in a home where drinking is the norm. mostly triggered by environmental stressors and reduces anxiety |
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| heavy drinkers before 25 almost all men. charateriztics opposite of type I. no experience of guilt, fear or loss of control. feels compulsive, aggressive, adventourous, optimistic, independent, quick to anger, reinforces feelings of elation. and genetic link is stronger |
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| used with college students, given by primary care physician. effective for reducing alcohol use and long-term alcohol-realted problems |
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| stage 1- detox- graudal withdrawl of alcohol from the body. sympotoms- profuse sweating, rapid heart rate, elevated blood pressure, nausea, headache, difficulty sleeping, depression and irritablity. severe symptoms- seizures and DTs. some medications coud help disulfiram-Anatabuse- becomes sick from alcohol doesn't reduce cravings though |
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| treatment during the day includes- individual counseling group counseling and martial/family counseling more effective than inpatient |
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| self help groups or programs |
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AA- goal is total abstinence- religious 12 step program RR- Rational Recovery- focuses on self not spritiuality. uses reason instead of prayer id emotion that cause them to drink & learn skills to cope Women for Sobriety- WFS- pays more attention to problems charateristics of female alcoholics. builds self-esteem, deals with soical disapproval, solving financial and childcare issues addresses underlying psychological problems. Al-anon- support program individuals explore how they may have enabled alcoholics behavior and how they can change-ALteen |
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| approach to alcohol treatment that focuses on a broader rane of drinking behaviors and treatments than are associated with abstinence programs |
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| approach to drinking that emphasizes moderation rather than abstinence |
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| policies and laws at harm reduction for alcohol |
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| minimum drinking age, drunk driving laws, various community ordinances |
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| CAGE questionnaire to ID alcoholism |
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-have you ever tried to cut down on drinking -have you ever been annoyed by criticism of drinking -have you ever felt gulity about drinking -have you ever had a morning eye opener |
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| alcoholism behavior change plan |
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| record behavior patterns, analyze your drinking diary, establish goals, implement your plan, evaluate your results |
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