PUBH 3004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Carbonation, Caffeine, Cirrhosis
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Costs to society: alcohol is involved in approximately 53% of all traffic fatalities, alcohol plays a major role in sexual assaults, violence, burglaries, homicide, suicide, etc. (approximately 25-30% of violent crime). Approximately of homicide offenders were under the influence of alcohol during the crime. Ape model: a = agent, p = person (internal & external, e = environment. College students under 22 = to get drunk . College students under 22 = between four and five . People over 22 = one and a half : expectations and behaviors differ based on age and socialization into larger culture. What percentage of people in the us between ages 14 and 114 have not had any alcoholic beverages in the last 12 months: undergrad students report thinking approximately 5% on average. Attitudes, customs, beliefs, sanctions in society influence drinking behaviors: alcohol seldom abused in societies in which . Children are exposed to alcohol early in life in close family setting.
