FN 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Birth Weight, Relapse Prevention
16 Nov 2016
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National institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism states that: 52% of adults over age 18 are regular or current drinkers. 20% lifetime abstainers (31% women, 18% men) White women and men are more likely to drink. Median age for first drink is 15. Anyone with health conditions that could be made worse by alcohol. Alcohol effects: impact of use, body effects, alcohol poisoning. 1 in 3 students increase alcohol use. 160k drop out for alcohol or drug related reasons. Acha - females - four drinks, 23% more than four. Men - 6, 29% 6 or more. Binge w/in 30 days prior to testing affected working memory. Death, injury, physical attacks and sexual assaults. Binge: pattern of drinking that brings blood-alcohol concentration to. 31. 7% forgot who they were with or what they did. Likely to abuse substances, miss class, and fall behind. Ethyl alcohol: the intoxication agent in alcoholic beverages, ethanol. Methyl or wood alcohol, poison - should never be drank.
