1. EFFECTS OF DRINKING Kelsey Harris

2. Effects of Alcohol  Alcohol effects:  Brain  Liver  Kidney  Stomach  Heart

3. Short-Term Effects  Diseases Heart disease Liver disease cancer  Lowers your inhibitions  Do things you wouldn’t do if sober  Ignore the warning signs  Do illegal things  Easily influenced to do the wrong thing

4. Long-Term Effects  Alcoholism  Cardiovascular disease  More alcohol you consume, over time your brain is more likely to shrink  Leads to insomnia

5.  Enlarges liver  Permanent stain  50% of liver is stained between the first 30 days

6. Percentages %  2006,45% of drivers between the ages of 16-20 who were in motor vehicle crashes died, because the driver and/or others involved had been drinking.  The younger you start drinking the more likely you are to become addicted.  4of 10 people start drinking at age 15

7. Street Names of Alcohol  Booze  Brews  Hard Stuff  Juice  Sauce

8.  Slurred speech  Blurred vision  Memory problem  Unintentional injuries  HIV risk due to impaired judgment  Paralysis of the nerves that move the eye  Mental confusion  Slowed reaction time  #1 reason why you shouldn’t drink and drive. Effects on the body……..more effects!

9. Body  Stomach  Tar away stomach lining  Dehydration  Loose more water while body is trying to rid itself of alcohol  Kidney  More likely to develop kidney stones  Liver  Cancer and other liver problems  Heart  Increase blood pressure StomachKidney, Liver, Heart

10.  Teen drunk drivers

11. Liver  http://www.bmb.leeds.ac.uk/teaching/icu3/mdcase s/ws5/liver%20autopsies http://www.bmb.leeds.ac.uk/teaching/icu3/mdcase s/ws5/liver%20autopsies