| 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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