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2. How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream after
    consumption?

2. Within 20 minutes of drinking alcohol it is in the bloodstream, on it's way to every cell. 30% of alcohol is absorbed through the lining of the stomach, the remaining 70% through the small intestine.

3. How long does it take for alcohol to be eliminated from the bloodstream?

3. It takes approximately one hour per standard drink. People of low body weight, the young, the elderly, and females, process alcohol at a much slower rate.

TIME IS THE ONLY WAY TO LOWER YOUR BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS.

4. What is the Baccuss maneuver and why is it used?

4. Also known as the Recovery Position, it is a maneuver that you can use to prevent someone who has passed out from drinking too much from choking on their own vomit.

5. What is heterosexism?

5.  When you assume that everyone you know is heterosexual. The assumption that it is inherently superior to be heterosexual.

6. Why are women more likely to get HIV from an infected man, than men are from an infected woman?

6. Because semen has a high concentration of the HIV virus and it's deposited inside the woman's body.  A woman is also very susceptible to small tears or abrasions during intercourse. (tears/abrasions allow the virus to go directly into the bloodstream).

7. What is homophobia?   What is internal homophobia?

7. Homophobia is the hatred or fear of homosexuals or homosexuality. (Webster's New World Dictionary)
Internal Homophobia is self-hatred a person feels from identifying themselves as having homosexual feelings or identifying themselves as homosexual.


Note: homophobia is the only 'phobia' whose
definition includes hatred.
All others are specifically the fear of something.

 

 

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8. Name 3 ways you can get HIV.

8. -unprotected vaginal or anal intercourse
-sharing needles
-sharing unwashed sex toys
-mother to baby
-blood transfusion (prior to 1985)

9. True or false: Tattoo parlors are required by law to clean their needles after each use.

9. There is no regulation, which is why it is important to talk to people if you want to get tattooing done. Make sure you find a place that cleans their needles. Ask to see them sterilized.

10. What STD is most frequently tested in Jasper?     
a) Gonorrhea
b) Crabs
c) Jambalaya
d) Chlamydia
e) Herpes

10. d) Chlamydia

11. A dab of lubricant on the tip of the penis or inside the condom  greatly increases the sensation for the male?

11. TRUE
Most men prefer the sensation of lubricated condoms to that of dry condoms and report that adding lubricant before rolling on the condom increases the sensation even more.

12. What are the common signs/symptoms of an STD?

12. a. It hurts to urinate
b. Itching or burning around the genitals
c. Appearance of sores on sex organs
d. Discharge of pus from the genitals or urinary openings

 

 

 


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