Alcohol Questions and Answers Already Passed

Alcohol Questions and Answers Already
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Understand why people use alcohol ✔✔To socialize, celebrate, and decompress




Define alcohol and its Effects ✔✔Alcohol is a central nervous system


depressant, which impairs movement and thinking.




Effects:

- As alcohol concentrations increase, more functions are depressed, and greater impairment

occurs




Describe the concept of a standard drink ✔✔One standard drink:


- 12 oz beer

- 8-9 oz of malt liquor

- 5 oz of table wine

- 1.5 oz shot (80 proof distilled spirits)




Describe factors that influence alcohol absorption ✔✔- Food in the stomach

, - Gender

- Age

- Drug interaction

- Cigarette smoking

- Mood and physical condition

- Alcohol concentration

- Carbonation




Describe BAC ✔✔Measure of amount of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood.




Example: 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of

blood, the BAC is .08%




Describe how women/men are physiologically affected by alcohol consumption ✔✔Women are

generally have a higher BAC than

men due to the following:

- Less body weight

- Higher body fat percentage