Understand the production and approximate alcohol content of the major beverage types. |
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Relate the history and effectiveness of temperance and prohibition movements in the U.S. |
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Know recent alcohol consumption trends. |
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Describe how alcohol is processed by the body. |
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Understand how consumption rate and body size influence BAC and know the legal BAC. |
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Discuss the likely role of GABA in alcohol's mechanism of action. |
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Explain the role of the balanced placebo study design in understanding alcohol's effects. |
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Describe "alcohol myopia," acute alcohol poisoning, and alcohol withdrawal symptoms. |
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Describe the impact of alcohol on traffic fatalities. |
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Discuss the role of alcohol in sexual behavior and violence. |
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Discuss alcohol exposure vs. malnutrition in the effects of chronic alcohol use on the brain and liver. |
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Understand the role of AA in promoting the disease model of alcohol dependence. |
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Discuss genetic influences on the risk of developing alcohol dependence. |