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Neuropharmacology of alcohol Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Depressant 1: Alcohol

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

General effects

Alcohol has low potency --> large doses required for desired effect --> side effects and toxicity
Usual serving volume = one standard drink e.g. grams of alcohol per 100ml of blood
Guidel­ines: 14 SD per week, no more than 4 per day.
The CNS effects of alcohol depend on it's concen­tration in blood.
Variable duration of effects dependent on: dose, drinking rate body weight etc.

Blood alcohol concen­tration

Usually expressed as grams of alcohol per 100ml of blood
For example: 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood is a BAC of 0.05%
Profound intoxi­cation can occur at BAC's about 0.25%
Due to tolerance and individual variab­ility in response - effects of a given BAC may vary