1. Chapter Eight: Taking Control of Alcohol Use
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2. Criteria for Drinking Classifications (Table 8.1)
Abstainers – does not drink at all or once a year
Infrequent drinker – drinks once a month in small amounts
Light drinker - drinks once a month in medium amounts
Moderate drinkers – drinks once a week in small amounts

3. Criteria for Drinking Classifications cont. (Table 8.1)
Moderate to heavy drinker – drinks once a week in medium amounts
Heavy drinker – drinks at least once a week in large amounts
* Binge drinking: consumption of 5 drinks in a row or more in one sitting. Drinking games are an example of this

4. Consumable Forms of Alcohol
Ethyl/ethanol
Alcohol is a depressant upon the CNS

5. How Alcohol is Created Fermentation
C6H12O yeast C2H5OH+2CO2
Distillation (high temperature condensation) of fermented products

6. Factors Affecting Absorption of Alcohol
Strength of beverage (% of alcohol)
Number of drinks consumed
Speed of consumption
Presence of food
Body chemistry (weight/size)
Gender

7. Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
When BAC reaches .05%, changes in behavior occur
At .10%, decrease in motor function
At %, the body starts to shut down
BAC rises when alcohol is consumed faster than removed from the liver

8. First Aid for Acute Alcohol Intoxication
The following are considered warning signs:
Weak, rapid pulse
Unconscious stupor = shock
Cool and damp skin
Skin color is bluish or pale
Involuntary regurgitation
Treatment:
Seek medical assistance
Lie person on their side
Monitor breathing and pulse rate
Make sure the head is lower than their body

9. Effect of Alcohol on the Body Figure 8-4

10. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Alcohol can cause birth defects to their unborn fetus
Alcohol crosses placenta
Fetal liver is under-developed
Results in disastrous effects (see Figure8-5)

11. Alcohol-Related Societal Problems
Accidents
Motor vehicle collisions
Falls
Drowning
Fires and Burns
Crime and Violence
Suicide

12. Organizations that Support Responsible Drinking
Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD)
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
BACCHUS
GAMMA Peer Education Network

13. Problem Drinking and Alcoholism
Problem drinking – drinker’s behavior causes personal difficulties or for other people
Blackouts is the result of problem drinking
Alcoholism – primary chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors affecting the individual
Type I
Type II
Denial and Enabling allow the Alcoholic continue the behavior

14. Treatment for Alcoholism
Rehab centers
Hospitals
Medication
Counseling
Support groups

15. Current Alcohol Concerns
Adult Children of Alcoholic Parents
Women and Alcohol
Alcohol Advertising
Alcohol Advertising in Ethnic Communities

16. Chapter Eight: Taking Control of Alcohol Use
(c) 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.