HLT 1353 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Binge Drinking, Carcinogen, Psychoactive Drug
4 Oct 2018
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Alcoholic beverages and their effects on the body. Standard drink: the amount of a beverage that typically contains about 0. 6 oz alcohol: 12oz bottle of beer, 5oz glass of wine, 1. 5oz shot of hard liquor, actual servings: larger than a standard drink, especially with mixed drinks. Lightheadedness: relaxation, release of inhibitions, mild euphoria, more sociable. Seems to act as a stimulant in social settings: enhances conviviality or assertiveness, depresses inhibitory centers in the brain. Interference with motor coordination, verbal performance, and intellectual functions. 0. 1: most sensory and motor functioning is reduced, sleepiness, vision, smell, taste, and hearing are less acute, completely unable to function physically/psychologically. 3: pronounced depression of cns, muscles, and other body systems. Impaired mental functioning: caused by a combination of, toxic products of alcohol breakdown, dehydration, hormonal effects, heart rate and bp increase, more vulnerable to heart attacks, diffuse slowing of brain waves, coordination and cognition are impaired.
