PSYC 3170 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Cirrhosis, Binge Drinking
20 Sep 2017
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7 october 23: alcohol use and abuse, who drinks and how much. On average, females experience more intoxication than males from the same amount of alcohol. Drinking typically begin in adolescence and childhood, with an average age of. Weekly frequency of drinking was higher among male university students than among females. In adulthood, more men than women continue to drink. Countries were classified into two types of alcohol use: those that integrate alcohol into daily life as in serving it with meals such as italy, and those that restrict its use such as the us. The percentage of first nations people living on reserve who consume alcohol on a regulator semi regular basis is significantly lower than the canadian population at large. The percentage of adults who drink is higher for those of european descent than it is for ethnic minorities.
