Psych 365 sdsu gilbert - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. What are some potential causes of a hangover following too much alcohol ingestion? - dehydration, build up acetyldehyde, gi irritant, cogeners 2. What percentage of alcohol is metabolized in one hour? - .015% 4. What is the primary mechanism of action in the brain for alcohol? - GABA is inhibitory and Glutamate is excitatory . Alcohol surpresses the DA system 3. What is first pass metabolism? How is this affected by drinking on an empty stomach? - first pass metablism begins in the stom...