Do Now: Do you think alcohol is a drug ? Yes or no and why? SWBAT :Develop an understanding or alcohol and its effects to the body. Correlate increased alcohol use with challenges that may occur at various life stages. Do Now: Do you think alcohol is a drug ? Yes or no and why?

Alcohol is also know as …. Ethanol or ethyl–the type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages. Addictive Depressant (slows central nervous system) Methanol is alcohol found in rubbing alcohol. (HUMANS can not consume ,has added chemicals) Rubbing alcohol

FERMENTATION Is the chemical action of yeast and sugars Water flavoring +minerals +ethanol= Wine beer flavored malt liquor vodka

Factors that may influence alcohols effects are… Body size Gender Food Rate of intake Amount medicine

Binge drinking – Drinking 5 or more drinks in 1 setting.

Intoxication: Is the state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance, and the person’s physical and mental control is significantly reduced.

Interactions Synergism: When two drugs are combined and it gives you an increased effect of the drug. Antagonistic interaction: when two drugs are combined and 1 drug cancels out the other drugs effects.

The medical term for getting your stomach pumped is a gastric lavage Instruments used when performing a gastric lavage, commonly referred to as "pumping the stomach. " Plastic tubing is inserted into the patient's mouth, down the throat and into the stomach. Syringe removes foreign material from the stomach

the controls that people naturally put on their controls and their behavior Inhibitions:

Support groups Alcoholism : the disease of uncontrolled drinking. Rehabilitation: Learning to cope with the stresses of everyday without alcohol Alateen : a support group for teenagers who live with alcoholics Narcanon: A support group for people who use drugs.

Cirrhosis : a disease in which scar tissue replaces healthy liver tissue

Fetal alcohol syndrome: A group of birth defects caused by alcohol during a pregnancy .

BAC or Blood alcohol concentration: The measure of alcohol in your blood .08 legally drunk in the state of New Jersey

True or false Alcohol is the most commonly abused drug in the united states?

True There are approximately 9 million alcoholics in the US

True or false Drinking a large amount of coffee will sober an individual up.

False Time alone is needed for the body to “burn up" alcohol. It takes an hour for ½ to ¾ ounce of ethanol alcohol.

She was hit by a drunk driver and survived…many people die!

True or false The effect of drinking alcohol depends on a persons weight

true The lighter weight person will feel the effects of alcohol more quickly than a heavier person .

True or false Alcohol is immediately absorbed into the bloodstream

true Alcohol is immediately absorbed from the stomach and small intestine because it does not have to be broken down like other foods

True or false You can not get as drunk on beer as you can on whisky

False A 12-ounce can of beer or 5 ounces of table wine or 3 ounces of wine or 1 ½ of whiskey all contain ½ ounce of ethanol

True or false Alcohol is a factor in approximately 70% of fatal single car crashes.

True Drunk driving is also a major cause of auto accidents involving young teens.

True or false One’s blood alcohol content (BAC) is important in driving

true BAC is measured to convict someone of DWI or DUI

True or false Teenagers do not have to worry about the possibility of becoming alcoholics

False Boys and girls as young as 11 have become alcoholics

True or false The majority of adults in the USA drink because it is socially acceptable

True The majority of adults in the USA drink with out becoming alcoholics. But many people who do become addicted have a lot of problems they face in the future.

True or false Alcohol has the same immediate effect on everyone

False Several factors affect the absorption of alcohol. They include body weight, food in the stomach, drinking slowly or fast, and the number of drinks consumed at a given time.

I am sure she does not want to have to suffer like this….

DID YOU KNOW THAT !!! Every 3 out of 10 Americans will be involved in an alcohol related accident throughout their lives. Has anyone ever known someone who has been in an alcohol related motor vehicle accident?

Proof Of an alcoholic drink is the measure of the percentage of alcohol in a drink. Twice the percentage of alcohol by volume Example: 100 proof of vodka has 50% of alcohol

I am sure she did not know she would look like this!

I sure he did not think he would have to take care of his daughter for the rest of his life like this…..