Tolerance
How many drinks for men a day is considered too much? _____ drinks a day or more
3
Recipes for cocktails often exceed one standard drink’s worth of alcohol.
True
What is the statistical definition of "Heavy Drinking?" ____ drinks for women, and _____drinks for men
4 or more drinks for women and 5 or more for men
Name some typical ways we can enable someone?
Letting someone live in your home rent free, paying someone's way or their bills, providing a loved one alcohol or drugs or a means to do so, always being there to "save" someone, making excuses for someone's bad behavior, denying to yourself and others there is a problem.
Name 3 types of ways alcoholism can start
Stress, Grief, Socialization, Emotional Distress, Trauma, Environmental Impact, Peer Pressure, Anxiety, Depression, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Boredom, Fitting In, Confidence/Liquid Courage
How many drinks a day for women is considered too much? _____ drinks or more a day
2
There is a specific gene that influences addiction
True; A1 Allele of the DRD2 receptor gene is linked to being a factor of addiction
What is the definition of being "buzzed"?
Name 3 categories Enabling can full under? (Think in terms of types of behavior or a state of mind)
Denial, Acceptance, Avoidance, Caretaking, Justification, Heroics, Protecting, and Over Compensating
What are the Stages of Change?
The stages of change, also known as the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), outline the process of addiction and addiction behavior, encompassing six stages: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and termination
What is the most popular TYPE of beer? (HINT: It's not a brand its the drink itself)
Light Beer
Eating food and/or drinking water can sober you up faster.
False
What is the definition of Sepsis?
A life-threatening condition that occurs when the body's immune system overreacts to an infection. This overreaction can lead to widespread inflammation and organ damage
Many families that are affected by substance misuse feel the need to maintain a sense of ______ or homeostasis.
Normalcy
Early stage alcoholism can lead to WHAT kind of memory loss?
Short-term
What is the largest category of wine?
Table Wine
Binge drinking is defined as reaching a BAC of 0.08%
True.
What is the definition of inebriation?
The state of being drunk or intoxicated.
Name 3 ways in which you can stop enabling or being an enabler to someone.
Participating in family addiction or recovery services (Al-Anon), Encourage recovery, Establish healthy boundaries, Cut off the support, Share the risks and consequences involved with using and/or drinking, stage an intervention, provide a resource for recovery services.
Having an alcoholism or addiction problem with a diagnosed mental health condition is known together as what?
A Co-Occurring Disorder
What % of alcohol is in a 12 0z can of regular beer?
In the United States, a "standard drink" or "alcoholic drink equivalent" is any drink containing 5 grams, or about 0.5 fluid ounces, of “pure” Methanol.
False; it's 14 grams a drink, 0.6 fluid ounces, and it is ethanol NOT Methanol. Methanol is not consumable it is used in gasoline or to make inks and industrial products.
What is the definition of Rosacea (RO-ZAY-SHUH)?
A common trigger that can exacerbate the symptoms of this chronic inflammatory skin condition, often causing facial redness and flushing
This is the most extreme or toxic form of enabling and an unhealthy cycle between one person and another.
Codependency.
This is the most commonly, misused drug we often mix with alcohol to fight anxiety or insomnia and provide a greater form of sedation
Benzodiazepines