Health- Alcohol
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- a psycoactive drug that depresses the central nervous system. It depresses the activity of the nerve cells of the brain.
- Alcohol
- the formation of alcoholic bev.
- fermantation
- when does fermentation occur?
- when yeast cells act on sugar in the presence of water, producing a chem. change.
- double the percent of alcoholic content in a beverage
- proof
- alcoholic bev. that have concentrations of alcohol higher than those reached by fermentation
- distilled spirits (beverages)
- alcohol is directly and quickly absorbed into the bloodstream.
- absorption
- (to purify) the process by which alcohol is changed to CO2 and water in the liver
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oxidation
(1/2 oz. per hour) - 5 oz of alcohol, how long will it take to oxidate
- 10 hours
- BAL ( blood alcohol level)
- amt. of alcohol in a persons body.
- the maximum BAL
-
1.0
.08 in PA - greater the amt. of asumption.....
- stronger the effects
- rate of consumption....
- speed determines effects
- physical condition....
- helps slow down the effect of alcohol
- rate of absorption...
- food helps ""slow down"" the effect
- Effect of alcohol
- goal achievement is effected
- effects of alcohol 2
- problem solving
- effects of alcohol 3
- peer relationships---social crutch
- effects of alcohol 4
- crime and suicide are more likely with alcohol
- drinking may prevent someone from feeling the effects of col weather...but
- it still effects them and the may get hypothermia
- feeling of nausea, tiredness, extreme thirst and headache that a person experiences after drinkin to much.(dehydrated)
- hangover
- the period of time when someone who has been drinking cannot remember what has happened even tho they are conscious.
- blackout
- the most severe withdrawel symptom occers 24-96 hrs after withdrawel begins. Includes naseau,trembling, vomiting, hallucinations, and convulsions.
- Delirium tremens (DT's)
- brain is caused damage by alcohol....
- short and long term memory
- stomach is cause damage by acohol.....
- burns hole through stomach causing ulcers
- circulatory system is cause damage by....
- heart, liver, and brain!
- Birth defects may include --smaller then normal head size, face adnormalties,stunted growth,and mental retardation
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome _(FAS)
- If someone get s in a car accidents who pays??
- we do , the taxpayers
- a progressive disease that is characyerized by physical and psycological dependence on alcohol. ( 20 mil ppl.)
- alcoholism
- once an alcoholic.....
- always an alcoholic
- treatment org. that consists of alcoholics who share their experiences to help one another resist the urge to drink again.
- (AA) alcoholics anomynous