ALCOHOL

Question 1

1-12 ounce can of beer

Answer 1

4% alcohol content

Question 2

1-4 ounce glass of wine

Answer 2

12% alcohol content

Question 3

Definition of alcohol use

Answer 3

The consumption of beverage alcohol within some socially prescribed or ritualistic context

Question 4

Definition of alcohol misuse

Answer 4

Unintentional or inappropriate use of beverage alcohol resulting in the impaired physical, mental, emotional or social well-being of the user

Question 5

Definition of Alcohol abuse

Answer 5

The deliberate or unintentional use of beverage alcohol which results in any degree of physical, mental, emotional, or social impairment of the user, the user’s family, or society in general

Question 6

Definition of alcohol dependence

Answer 6

Psychological and/or physical need for beverage alcohol characterized by compulsive use, tolerance, and physical dependence manifest by withdrawal syndrome

Question 7

Today we know the following facts of the total adult population and alcohol:

Answer 7

90% have tried alcohol during their lifetime

60% are classified as regular drinkers (consuming alcohol more than once a month)

40% are non-drinkers for a variety of reasons

7% of the drinking population age 18 and older drink alcohol on a daily basis

10 to 11% of those who drink develop the problem of alcoholism

Question 8

Straight shots of liquor may paralyze the pyloric valve at the base of the stomach, causing it to…

Answer 8

Stay closed and keep the contents of the stomach from moving

Question 9

When does intoxication occur?

Answer 9

Intoxication occurs as the BAC increases faster in the body can remove the alcohol from the blood

Question 10

The BAC remains at a peak until what occurs?

Answer 10

Until equilibration occurs (the equal distribution of alcohol to all body tissues).

Question 11

What is the key to and increasing BAC?

Answer 11

Body water is the key to an increasing BAC. The more body water, the more dilute the alcohol, the lower the rise in BAC.

Question 12

What is the primary mechanism used to dilute and aluminate alcohol in the body?

Answer 12

Water. Salvation will increase, diluting the alcohol entering the system.

Question 13

What is the only organ that can detoxify alcohol?

Answer 13

The liver. It detoxifies 95 to 98% of all alcohol that enters the system.

Question 14

What is the metabolic rate for elimination?

Answer 14

The rate for elimination is typically about 1/2 oz. per hour.

Question 15

Alcohol is a depressant drug. It’s primary action is to cause what?

Answer 15

It’s primary action is to cause central nervous system depression, which results in change of all body systems.

Question 16

What is the chemical in red wine that works to lower cholesterol?

Answer 16

Resveratrol is the chemical in red wine that works to lower cholesterol.

**Grape juice also has the chemical, which actually comes from the skin of the red grape.

Question 17

What is the largest water carrying organ?

Answer 17

The central nervous system is the largest water carrying organ, making the effects of alcohol on the brain most noticeable.

Question 18

The outermost level of the brain controls our:

Answer 18

Our intellect, our reasons and our moral codes.

The loss of our intellect and moral reasoning is what allows us to act on impulses that we have.

Question 19

What is a semi – voluntary system?

Answer 19

They are the systems that the body controls, but systems that we can consciously control as well. For example swallowing and blinking.

Question 20

Alcoholism is currently the ________ leading cause of death in our society.

Answer 20

It is the third leading cause of death, behind cancer and heart disease.