Vodcast #1
What is the type of alcohol that is found in beer, wine, and liquor?
Ethanol
How does alcohol effect your skin?
Aging quicker, wrinkles, acne, red spots. Dehydrating.
What is the first stage in the cycle of addiction?
Use
What does A.A. stand for?
Alcoholics Anonymous (group counseling)
What is a "Good Samaritan" Law?
A law that protects anyone from getting in trouble for calling 911 if someone is impaired by drugs or alcohol.
What products is Ispopropyl alcohol found in?
Nail polish remover, hand sanitizer, mouthwash, cleaning supplies.
What is a long term effect of alcohol on the bones/muscles?
Weak and brittle bones, Osteoperosis.
What is the difference between in-patient and out-patient care?
Outpatient is when a person receives external treatment. They live and work at home but continue daily/weekly counseling.
What is B.A.L.
Blood Alcohol Level
How many ounces is a serving of beer (bottle)?
12oz
What is ethanol alcohol made from?
Potatoes, Corn, Grains, and Sugar
Alcohol weakens the immune system. What does this mean?
Your immune system protects you from sickness and fights off germs. This means a person will get sick more often.
What are the 4 steps to recovery (in order)
1. Admission
2. Detox
3. Counseling
4. Recovery
What is Hazing?
Being forced/pushed to do a dangerous activity in order to be initiated into a group. Cannot give consent to hazing. Illegal on college campus's
What are the 4 steps to addiction (in order)
1. Use
2. Abuse
3. Counseling
4. Recovery
Your liver metabolizes alcohol into what 2 things?
1. Water
2. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
What is 1 long term and 1 short term effect of alcohol on the stomach and intestines?
Short Term: Nausea/Vomiting
Long Term: Cancer, Ulcers, malabsorption of nutrients
Once the ________ level crosses the ________ level, we develop a ___________.
tolerance, trigger, addiction
What does fermentation mean?
The process by which grains are turned into ethanol (How beer/wine is made)
What is the percentage of alcohol in a serving of beer, wine, and liquor?
Hint: They are all a different %
5%, 15%, 40%
What are 3 things that impact how your body absorbs alcohol? (Hint: There are 7)
Age, Gender, Body Mass (bone vs muscle), Ill/Sick/Tired, Medication, Altitude
Alcohol impacts the different parts of the brain. When someone drinks alcohol, what happens to the following:
1. Decision Making Skills
2. Speech
1. Decision making skills decrease, people lose their judgement and act impulsively
2. A person slurs their speech and becomes uncoordinated (physically impaired)
What 3 things is alcohol abuse characterized by?
Hint: We wrote them in a box on our steps to addiction notes
-Overuse
-Misuse
-Using at inappropriate times
Define/Explain Tolerance Level
Tolerance is the amount of a substance required for someone to feel it's affects. Tolerance increases as a person uses more of a substance over time. Tolerance can go back down when someone stops drinking.
What is the name of the famous moonshiner with the long beard?
Popcorn Sutton