Health Sciences 2000A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hs2000, Binge Drinking, Recreational Drug Use
6 Nov 2016
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10% report harm, due to drinking bad behaviour while intoxicated. Cost of alcohol abuse: . 6 billion (2002) 5 drinks for men, 4 for women. Especially if excess consumption is the norm. Blood alcohol concentration (bac: ratio: alcohol to total blood volume. Some can develop learned behavioural tolerance: modify behaviour; appear sober, with high bac. Type and amount of food in stomach. 6. 2% binge drinking, one or more times per week. Men, ages 20-35, most likely to binge. Women and alcoholism: almost as many alcoholics as men. Receive less support for treatment, recovery: more likely prescribed mood-altering drugs. Various withdrawal symptoms: convulsions, agitation, depression, seizures, delirium tremens, withdrawal, very difficult and medically risky. Other types of treatment: drug and aversion therapy, alcoholics anonymous (aa) 60% rate of relapse in first 3 months. Effects: insomnia, irregular heartbeat, dizziness, nausea, indigestion. The health consequences of long term caffeine use. Linked to: heart disease, cancer, mental dysfunction: birth defects and high ldl.
