Remember, 2-3 units(female) & 3-4 units(male) of alcohol is ALCO- WISE.
but not everyday
Q, What is a unit of alcohol?
8 gram of alcohol.
Q, What is tolerance ?
Persistent heavy drinking can lead to your body getting
used to large
amounts of alcohol. This is not a good thing though as you are developing
a drink problem.
Q, Is it true that darker drinks give a worse hangover
than clear drinks.?
Yes, darker drinks contain more congenors.
Q, Is Guinness is full of iron?
No but it does contain iron. You would need to drink 35
pints of it though
to meet your daily iron intake needs!
Q, Is it true that alcoholics get an alcohol allowance
on top of usual state
benefits?
Absolutely not!
Q, Can heavy drinking affect fertility?
Yes, long term it can cause potency problems in men & problems
when a woman is trying to conceive.
Q, What is the best cure for a hangover?
There isn't one.
Q, How do I get more involved with NERAF?
Contact us by phone email or call into one of our group
meetings.
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Q, What happens when you drink
alcohol?
In no way are we telling you not to drink. What we are saying
is drinking
alcohol is usually pleasurable & that alcohol is safe if used safely but
if you misuse it you are likely to subject your body & your family to
anything but pleasurable. Treat alcohol in the same way as you do
prescription or over the counter drugs, above all, RESPECT ALCOHOL
When you drink alcohol it is absorbed into the body via the stomach &
small intestine & then absorbs into the blood & body waters. It reaches
the heart, brain, muscles & other tissues usually within 5 minutes. The
body cannot store alcohol so it needs to be removed, the liver does 90% of
this & 2-5%is processed by urine, sweat & breath.
The amount of alcohol in the blood is known as blood alcohol
concentration(BAC) and depends on how much you have drank & how quickly.
Q, How does alcohol effect you in different ways
Your size & weight. If you are a small person
your blood alcohol volume will be less than that of a larger person
so alcohol will affect you more.
Your sex. Women are generally smaller
than men meaning that they cannot
drink as much as a man. A woman has less bodily waters & carry more body
fat. Drink for drink, women will end up with more alcohol in the
bloodstream than men.
Water levels. If you are dehydrated, drinking
will have a greater effect than when bodily waters are at normal
levels.
Food. On an empty stomach a unit of alcohol will be mostly
absorbed within
an hour but, if you have eaten, the process & effects will be slower.
Alcohol is a mind altering drug which people react to in different
ways when drank at high levels.
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