- Religion
or personal values
- Caloric
content (alcohol)
- Taste
- Pregnancy
- Allergies
- Taking
medication(s)
- Friends
don't use
- Designated
driver
- Interference
with academic, athletic, and sexual performance
- Physical,
emotional, behavioral effects
- Previous
negative experiences
- Family
history of substance abuse
- In
recovery from addiction
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- Maintains
a safer Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
- BAC
of <.05
- Uses
the substance to enhance an activity such as celebrations,
meals or a special event; it is not the main focus of the
activity
- Most
UA students fit in this category
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- This
category is hard to define. "Regular" use is different for
everybody. This may or may not be a problem.
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- Frequently
becomes intoxicated/high
- Attracts
attention when using the substance
- Becomes
accident-prone
- Becomes
more tolerant of the substance (needs increasing amounts
to achieve desired effects)
- Uses
the substance as a medicine in an attempt to cope with situations
or change feelings
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- Experiences
frequent blackouts (alcohol)
- Feels
afraid to stop
- Experiences
constant preoccupation with the substance
- Loses
control with the substance (can't predict how many drinks
or doses they will have after the first one)
- Unsuccessfully
attempts to stop or control use of substance
- Becomes
dependent on the substance (continues to use it even though
it's causing problems in their life)
- Continues
to use the substance in order to feel "normal" or ease withdrawal
pains
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