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Alcohol misuse is a factor of ____% of all hospital admissions.
40%
Why do people drink?
Emotional Distress
Religious Reasons
Social Interaction Purposes
Special Occasions
What does BAC stand for?
Blood Alcohol Concentration or Blood Alcohol Content.
List 4 routes of administration.
Smoking
Injecting
Nasal
Oral
What is full of holes but can still hold water?
A sponge!
Alcohol is thought to be involved in approximately ___% of all motor vehicle accidents, and ___% of those who die are in such incidents were not the ones driving.
40%
What is considered Social Drinking?
No more than: two shots, two beers, or two glasses of wine a day.
What does BAL stand for?
Blood Alcohol Level.
When using drugs intravenously, how long does it take for the drugs to reach the brain.
15-30 seconds
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg!
Heavy drinking is defined as consuming:
For woman: 8 or more drinks per week.
For men: ___ or more drinks per week.
15
Men are most likely to drink than woman?
Yes. The majority with an Alcohol Use Disorder are men.
What does AUD stand for?
Alcohol Use Disorder
When "snorting" drugs, how long does it take for the drugs to reach the brain?
10-30 seconds
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age!
Binge drinking is defined as consuming:
For woman: ___ or more drinks during a single occasion.
For men: 5 or more drinks during a single occasion.
4
Alcohol is considered under which category?
Downer
What does AWS stand for?
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
When smoking drugs, how long does it take for the drugs to reach the brain?
7-10 seconds
Which month of the year has 28 days?
All of them!
Suicide is ____ to 85 times likely to take place in alcohol dependent persons as in those who are not alcohol dependent.
58
Severe Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms include: Alcoholic Hallucinosis, ______________ and (DT's) Delirium Tremens
Seizures
What does FAS stand for?
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
When drinking or swallowing drugs, how long does it take for drugs to reach the brain?
20-30 minutes
There's 30 cows in a farm, 28 chicken; how many didn't?
10!