Health Behaviors vs. Alcohol and Drugs,
Chapter 7, quiz 18
• Describe what influences health behaviors
• Describe why behaviors like abusing alcohol and
drugs can be harmful to your health
Some facts about alcohol/drug use:
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1 in 7 people have a problem with alcohol abuse.
1 in 10 people have a problem with drug abuse.
Alcohol has been implicated in:
500,000 injuries
400,000 incidences of unprotected sex
600,000 assaults
70,000 victims of sexual assault among college
students
College presidents state that the number 1
problem on college campuses is:
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Alcohol, why:
29% of dropouts are related to alcohol abuse
38% academic failures
66% of unsafe sex practices
75% of date rapes
So what influences us to engage or not
engage in unhealthy behaviors ?
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Family-my dad
Role models-my teachers
Social pressure-friends ?
Emotional wounds-psychological needs