1.7.6: End-of-Chapter Material
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Key takeaways for this Chapter
- Both alcohol and tobacco increase your risk of disease
- A drink is considered 12-ounces of beer, 5-ounces of wine, or 1.5-ounces of 80-proof liquor
- BAC, Blood Alcohol Concentration, measures how much alcohol is in the blood.
- People should avoid binge drinking and heavy drinking.
- Nicotine is the drug in tobacco.
- Secondhand smoke is harmful to non-smokers.
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