Factors Of Alcohol Use Flashcards
What is a social drinker?
A person drinking in moderation when socializing
What is a moderate drinker?
Health is not compromised
Men no more than 2 drinks a day
Women no more than 1 drink a day
What is a heavy drinker?
Men more than 2 drinks per day
Women more than 1 drink per day
What is a binge drinker?
Men more than 5 drinks per occasion
Women more than 4 drinks per occasion
What is a problem drinker or alcohol user? What is an alcohol addict?
Suffers social, emotional, family, job, or other problems because of drinking
Problems are out of control
What are drinking statistics in America?
More than 50% of Americans consume alcohol
15% binge drink on a monthly basis
15% are heavy drinkers
8% of women and 17% of men are subject of alcoholism
What are drinking statistics for teens?
Approximately 13000 American adolescents try alcohol for the first time
Nearly one third of hs students binge
Drink 11% of all alcohol
Begin before 15 are four times to addict
What is risk-taking?
Needs to discover new things that could be potentially dangerous
Impulsive actions
Little regard for consequences
What are expectations?
Pleasant expectations most likely to drink alcohol
Unpleasant expectations less likely to drink alcohol
What are hereditary factors?
Alcoholism is strong tied to genetics
Drink at a younger age
4-10 times more likely to become alcoholics
What are friends, family, and media messages environmental factors?
Peer pressure
Role models
Media sensationalization and influence
