FRHD 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Hookah, Smoking Cessation, Coronary Artery Disease

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1100
• Professor: Robin Milhausen

Document Summary

What is alcohol: alcohol is toxic even poisonous at large doses, a drug that modifies body functions, can be addictive. Links between sexual risk taking & drinking: unable to communicate no effectively, unable to interpret no correctly. Slows absorption: emotions and mood: exaggerates moods, drinking history (effects experience not bac, metabolic rate, menstrual cycle, type of mix (carbonated, energy, tolerance. Short term effects of alcohol: low concentrations: social stimulant (. 03 - . 05%, affects part of brain which controls judgment, high concentrations: depressant, decreased motor coordination, low verbal performance and loss of judgment. Irritability, anger, sadness, sleepy, and sedated: safety mechanisms, gastric irritation and vomiting. Signs that alcohol is a problem: drinking alone, using alcohol to get through difficult situations, feeling uncomfortable when alcohol is not available, consuming in risky situations, getting drunk more frequently, drinking at unusual times. Health consequences: alcohol is involved in more than half of all fatal automobile accidents in the us.