Alcohol-Use Disorder

Definition

problematic patterns of alcohol use that creates significant impairemtn or distress

Health Complications

Liver disease

• continued strange can damage liver cells

• liver can only break down about 1 drink per hr on avg.

Brain development

• passes through BBB; PFC inhibitors

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

syndrome that occurs when a mother abuses alcohol during pregnancy

causing the baby to have lowered IQ, increased risk for mental retardation, distractibility, and difficulties with learning from experience

100% only one preventable

Risk Age

peak lifetime alcohol use around late teens to early adolescence

Earlier the age of drinking, more likely will develop disorder later

Age of people’s first drink is getting younger and younger

Risk: Family Attitudes and Behavior

Children of heavy drinkers vs. non-drinkers

Learning Theories

Binge Drinking

consuming five or more drinks within a 2-hour period for men and four or more drinks in a 2-hour period for women, resulting in a blood-alcohol content (BAC) of at least 0.08 percent for most individuals

Heavy Drinking

dysfunctional end of the spectrum in which individuals consume alcohol on 5 or more days in a month