chapter 11 Flashcards
what percentage of canadian reported drinking alc in the last year
80
was there an increase decrease of alcohol consumption with you aged 15-24
decrease 82.9 to 70.0
how many drinks should consume no more of a woman have in a week? in a day? men?
for guideline 1 chronic
10/week, 2/day
15/week, 3/day
rules for low risk drinking guideline 2
women= no more than 3 drinks
men+ no more than 4 drinks
what percent of canadian consume alcohol
78.4%
what percent report harm due to drinking
what percent report harmed by someone elses drinking
10%
32.7%
cost of alchol abuse
14.6 billion
who drinks more often women or men
men b/w 20 to 24
what percent of students consume alcohol
90%
what amount of drinks is considered bingw drinking
5 for men
4 for women
how many men exceed the maximum drinking guidelines per week (14 standard sized drinks)
30%
how many women exceed the maximum drinking guidelines per week (9 standard sized drinks)
15%
ethanol
drug produced by fermentation
distillation
mash is subjectd to high temp to release alc vapours which are then condensed and mixed with water to make final prdcts
percent of alcohol in
spirits
wines
ales
beer
40%
12-15%
6-8%
2-6%
proof
measure of alc in a product
effects of alc when BAC is at diff levels
0.02
0.05
0.08
0.10
slightly relaxed
increased relaxation, talkative
elated further motor impairment
depressant sets in, loss of judgements
what is bac
ratio of alcohol to total blood volume
what happens if someone reach 0.35 bac up
coma, probable death
what is the ability to modify behaviour to appear sober or in control even if at a high bac level
learned behaviour tolerance
what factors influence absoprtion
size, sex, body builf and metabolism
women and alcohol. body fat
high body fate increase bac
cirrhois
last stage of liver disease associated with chronic heavy use of alcohol, liver cells die
permanent damage
alcoholic hepatitis
inflammed liver due to alcohol
