KINE 198 Chapter 9

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Alcohol

College Life

• $5.5 billion spent annually
• $500/student/year
• factor in many problem

Effects

• Impedes nerve transmissions
• Loss of fine muscle control
• Leads to multiple diseases
  • liver disease
  • alcohol pellagra
  • malnutrition
  • polyneuritis
  • cancers
• Impairs reflexes

Tolerance: ability to continue functioning with blood content; getting used to alcohol

Intoxication: 0.02-0.05 Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)

• Influencing factors:
  • body weight
  • alcohol content of drink
  • size of drink
  • time spent drinking
  • food already in stomach
• Eliminating Factors
  • Oxidation process in the liver
  • Through breath (8%)
  • Through sweat (2%)
• Binge Drinking
  • Men: 5+ drinks in one sitting
  • Women: 4+ drinks in one sitting

Laws

• Minor in Possession (MIP)
• Public Intoxication (PI)
• Zero Tolerance (minors operating vehicle can't have any alcohol in system
• Driving While Intoxicated (DWI): 0.08 BAC while driving
  • Open container: no alcohol within reach of driver
  • Intoxication Assault: someone drunk hurts someone in a wreck
  • Intoxication Manslaughter: someone drunk kills someone in a wreck

DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE!

Alcohol Poisoning

• Does not respond to talking
• Cannot stand up
• Slow, labored breathing
• Clammy skin
• Rapid pulse, irregular rhythm
• Low blood pressure
• vomiting

Drugs

• Illicit drugs and Prescription

Psychoactive Drugs

• affect central nervous system
• "experimenting" and "escaping reality"

Stimulants

Increases mental and physical activity; alertness

Suppresses appetite

Examples

• Caffeine: energy drinks, coffee
• Methamphetamines

Depressants

• Decreases mental and physical activity
• relieves anxiety and pain
• promotes sleep and relaxes muscles

Alcohol, sleep aids

Narcotics

• Relieve pain
• May cause stupor or euphoria; coma or death
• Highly addictive

Opiates, morphine, painkillers, adderall

Cannabis

• Produces feelings of elation
• Increases appetite
• Distorts perception of time and space
• Impairs motor coordination/judgement
• May irritate throat, redden eyes, increase pulse, and cause dizziness

Marijuana

Hallucinogens

• Causes change in mood, sensation, thought, emotion, and self-awareness
• Distorts perception of time and space
• Depression, tension, and anxiety
• Visual, auditory, and/or tactile hallucinations

Mushrooms, LSD

Inhalants

"Huffing"

• Alters mood
• Partial or complete loss of feeling
• Produces effect similar to drunkenness
• Damages heart, lungs, liver, etc

Household aerosols

Club Drugs

• MDMA
• Rohypnol (forget pill)
• GHB (occurs naturally, but can be concentrated)
• 2C-B (stronger than LSD)
• Ketamine (horse tranquilizer)

Tobacco

• Nicotine (highly addictive)
• Carbon Monoxide (highly toxic)

Sources/types

• Smokeless
• Cigarettes
• Pipe and Cigar
• Clove Cigarettes
• Water pipes
• Environmental/secondhand smoke (increased risk of respiratory diseases

How To Quit

1. Get Ready
2. Get Support and encouragement
3. Learn New Skills
4. Stay committed, blah...