PSY333H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Fruit Preserves, Minority Stress
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Alcohol: responsible for 3 million deaths in 2912, ca(cid:374)ada"s lo(cid:449) (cid:396)isk al(cid:272)ohol guideli(cid:374)es: Women: no more than 10 drinks/week & no more than 2/day (most days) If we all followed this nearly 4600 alcohol-related deaths would be prevented each year. Including ~1000 annual road fatalities due to drunk driving. 3rd leading cause of death behind smoking. Can cause cirrhosis of the liver, traffic related deaths, cancer, fetal alcohol syndrome disorder. Costs canada . 6 billion a year: drinking and driving is a risk that is beign reduced through self regulation (getting cabs, etc. ) Hosts are responsible for not letting patrons who are drunk leave hard to draw the line on who is affected and who is not. Better if you know the person well. More trouble using a condom and asking others to use one: binge drinking. Female 4 drinks in less than 2 hours.
