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The Brown University Digest of Addiction Theory and Application

| March 01, 1999 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
                                        a depressant 
Alcohol is                              an anesthetic 
                                        a psychoactive drug

Alcohol is oxidized by the liver at a set rate which cannot be hurried.

Alcohol passes more slowly into the bloodstream if there is food in the stomach.

Very small amounts of alcohol are excreted via lungs, sweat and urine. (2-5%)

 
                                        1 beer 
                                        1 1/2 light beer 
Alcohol equivalent drinks:              1 1/2 oz. liqueur or hard 
                                          liquor…

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