1. Alcohol Dependency/Addiction and how to Break it!

2. How it Travels 1. Alcohol enters the mouth. 2. Alcohol travels down the throat to the stomach. 3. Alcohol is absorbed into the blood by the stomach and small intestine. 4. Alcohol travels through the blood to the water-containing organs of the body. 5. Alcohol affects many brain functions. 6. Alcohol is metabolized in the liver. 7. Alcohol is excreted from the body after processing by the kidneys.

3. Sizes & Content Type of DrinkVolume of Serving (oz.) Concentration of Alcohol (%) Amount of Alcohol (oz.) Beer125.6 Wine512.6 Hard Liquor1.540.6

4. “Why Do People Drink?” Activity Break up into 8 groups of 3-4 students each.

5. Dependence/Addiction vs. Alcoholism Abuse Dependence/Addiction Alcoholism HowCast video on Alcoholism vs. Dependence/Addiction

6. Overcoming  HowCast video on How to Overcome Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism HowCast video on How to Overcome Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism HowCast video on How to Overcome Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

7. The 12-Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous

8. Other Treatment Programs  Moderation Management  Encourages people to manage their drinking behavior by limiting intake or abstaining  Al-Anon   companion program to AA for families and friends of alcoholics; they look at ways they enabled the alcoholic to drink by denying, rationalizing, or covering up their drinking and how they can change this codependent behavior   Codependency= when someone close to the abuser allows the drinking to control their behavior

9. Quiz Time!