Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Self-Image, Binge Drinking, Distilled Beverage
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Specific story of sam and how alcohol took her life. Drinking until you puke and/or pass out. Drinking multiple types of alcohol in one night. Even after going to sleep, the bodies blood alcohol levels continue to rise and the body continues to loose function. Blood alcohol levels above 0. 3 or 0. 35 can put the body into a coma. Respiratory function is affected and can be stopped. The choice to drink dangerously high levels of alcohol is identified as your own fault/mistake. Not being familiar with the amount and situations of drinking that are prevalent. Falling into a new environment and culture in college. Not aware of the intensity and scope of college drinking. Media makes drinking seem col and sexy". Negative aspects are never shown, talk about, or taught through media.