Statistics
Age of 1st drink in young girls
13
Alcohol's ,main ingredient?
Ethyl alcohol or ethanol
______ is a congenital anomaly resulting from maternal use of alcohol.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Insomnia
physical
care for the addicted patient starts with
detoxification
age of 1st drink of young boys
11
Alcohol has what affect?
Diuretic
Occurs in a person who has developed physiologic dependence and quits drinking abruptly.
Alcohol Withdraw Syndrome
social isolation
emotional
is a possible result of stimulant abuse
cardio-respiratory distress
sons of alcoholism is how many more likely to develop alcholism
4 times
After ingestion, the body loses small amounts through______?
breathing and urine
Complication of alcohol withdraw
Delirium Tremens (DTs)
risk prone to health behavior
educational
tends to point out negative defense mechanism such as denial or displacement and to offer possible solutions to its members
group therapy
Who is at higher risk?
Asians, Native Americans, Inuits
How much is metabolized by liver?
90%
Characteristics are short-term memory loss, disorientation, muttering, delirium, insomnia, hallucinations, poly-neuritis, painful extremities with foot drop affecting gait
Korsakoff Psychosis
acute confusion
physical
international nonprofit organization that began 1935
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Alcohol serves as what?
gateway
Legal limit for driving a vehicle?
0.08%
occurs in association with thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency causing brain damage in temporal lobes of brain
Wernicke Encephalopathy
stress overload
emotional
sometimes involves the use of addicting substances
pain managment