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1、AlcoholAbuseAmong:CollegeStudentsThedefinitionofONEdrink:One12oz.canofbeer(4.5percentalcohol)One5oz.glassofwine(12.4percentalcohol)One1.5oz.orshot(80percentalcoholhardliquor)Beerbasics:(1–12oz.can)RegularBeerMillerHighLifeGenuineDraftBeer,Miller(USA)5.02%ofalcohol43calo
2、riesBudwelser-AnheuserBusch(USA)4.82%alcohol40caloriesLightBeerMillerLitePilsnerBeerMlller(USA)4.40%alcohol29caloriesBudLightBeerAnheuserBusch(USA)3.88%alcohol33caloriesAbsorption:Alcoholisprimarilyabsorbedthroughthestomachandthesmallintestines.Itisconsideredafoodbecausei
3、thascalories,butdoesnotneedtobedigestedandproceedsdirectlyintothebodythroughthedigestivesystem.Afteringestionitiscarriedthroughthebloodstreamandcrossestheblood–brainbarrier,atwhichtimeimpairmentbegins.Agreateramountofingestioncausesgreaterimpairmenttothebrain,which,inturn
4、,causesapersontohaveagreaterdegreeofdifficultyinfunctioning.MetabolismElimination:Themajorityofalcoholinthebodyiseliminatedbytheliver.Ninetypercentiseliminatedthroughthebodyafterbeingprocessed,whiletenpercentiseliminated(unchanged)throughsweatandurine.Beforetheliverproces
5、sesalcohol,acertainamountisneededandcanoccurattherateof:one12oz.canofbeer,one5oz.glassofwine,or11/2oz.shotofwhiskeyperhour.BriefOverview:AlcoholisacentralnervoussystemdepressantAlcoholisamongthemostabuseddrugsinoursocietyAlcoholcanbeaspotentasmanyotherillegaldrugsAlcoholc
6、ancauseseveredamagetoadevelopingfetusPeopleoftendonotrealizethattheyarebecomingdependentonalcoholShorttermeffects:ReducessensitivitytopainAffectsvisioninthefollowingways:narrowsthevisualfieldreducesresistancetoglareinterfereswiththeabilitytodifferentiateintensitiesoflight
7、lessenssensitivitytocolorsLongtermeffects:Damagetovitalorgans;includingliver,heartandpancreasLinkedtoseveralmedicalconditions;includinggastrointestinalproblems,malnutrition,highbloodpressure,andlowerresistancetodiseaseAlsolinkedtoseveraltypesofcancer;includingesophagus,st
8、omach,liver,pancreasandcolonBloodAlcoholConcentrations:Alcoholbeginstoaffectindividualspriortore