Chapter 13

Question 1

What are the recommended drinking guidelines for Americans?

Answer 1

Men: No more than 2 drinks per day
Women: No more than 1 drink per day

Question 2

What factors keep students from using alcohol?

Answer 2

No access
Parental pressure
Peer pressure
Costs

Question 3

What is binge drinking? Why do students binge drink?

Answer 3

Low cost
Easy access
Living with bingers
Peer pressure
Parental acceptance

Question 4

What is binge drinking? Why do students binge drink?

Answer 4

Men: 5 or more alcoholic drinks at a single sitting
Women: 4 or more alcoholic drinks at a single sitting

Low cost
Easy access
Living with bingers
Peer pressure
Parental acceptance

Question 5

What blood alcohol number is:
considered legally drunk?
it when a person may pass out?
it when a person may go into a coma?
considered lethal (deadly)?

Answer 5

0. 08 percent – legal limit
1. 20 percent – individual may pass out
2. 30 percent – individual may go into a coma
3. 40 percent - individual may die (lethal)

Question 6

What factors affect a person’s BAC?

Answer 6

How much and how quickly you drink
What you’re drinking
Your size
Eating
Expectations

Question 7

What are some physical signs of alcohol intoxication?

Answer 7

Slurred speech, poor coordination, unsteady gait, abnormal eye movements, impaired attention or memory, stupor, or coma.

Question 8

What are the signs of alcohol poisoning?

Answer 8

Mental confusion, stupor, coma, vomiting, seizures, slow breathing, irregular breathing, and hypothermia.

Question 9

How long does it take the alcohol in a typical drink to reach the bloodstream?

Answer 9

Alcohol in a typical drink reaches the bloodstream in 15 minutes

Question 10

What affect does alcohol have on the heart, brain, and liver?

Answer 10

Weakens heart muscle 
Raises blood pressure
Destroys brain cells
Impairs memory 
Dulls senses
Destroys liver cells

Question 11

List some examples of fetal alcohol syndrome.

Answer 11

Small head
Abnormal facial features
Failure to thrive
Mental retardation

Question 12

What factors cause alcohol dependence and abuse? medical complications of alcohol dependence and abuse?

Answer 12

Causes:

Genetics
Stress and traumatic experiences
Parental alcoholism
Drug abuse

Medical Complications:

Liver disease
Cardiovascular disease
Cancer
Brain damage
Higher mortality