PSYC 3110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Binge Drinking, Alcoholism
1 Feb 2018
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Not the same as when and how: dramatic differences in opinion around the causes, tempe rant societies: complete abstinence and completely against alcohol, late and professional circles. Legal almost everywhere (except for some countries with majority muslim population) Dominant view: alcohol all right in moderation; harmful in excess. Excessive drinking: regular heavy drinking (alcohol dependence) binge drinking (younger people and leads to different kinds of health problems) Who (2007): 3. 7% mortality, 4. 4% disease attributable to alcohol (plus social problems as they are not accounted for here) Europe (anderson & baumberg, 2006): 25%/10% mortality of young (15-29) men/women. How it was pushed into the market prices, advertising) Low risk drinking guidelines: http://www. gov. pe. ca/photos/original/lcc_guid elines. pdf, metrics of consumption (canada): standard drink: 13. 6 grams of alcohol 12 oz. Liquor (40% alcohol: max daily females 2 males 3, max weekly 10 15. Risks associated with alcohol: problems generally not associated with lower levels of consumption (cf. smoking.
