Chapter 21 Alcohol

Objectives for the lesson Understand the affects of drinking alcohol Understand the consequences and dangers of underage drinking Understand how making smart choices when facing peer pressure can save a life, maybe yours.

Do Now  Write a short paragraph of what age you believe people should be allowed to consume alcohol? Support your answer.

Get the Facts!!!!!  About 41% of students have consumed alcohol by 8 th grade.  About 75% of students have consumed alcohol by the time they graduate high school.  More than 50% of 12 graders say they have been drunk at least once.  About 6% of youth ages 12 to 20 are heavy drinkers.

What is Alcohol? Alcohol: is a depressant that slows the central nervous system -Using alcohol 1.Slows reaction time 2.Impairs vision 3.Diminishes judgment

Alcohol -Found in beer, wine and whiskey. Alcohol effects a person physically and mentally.

Intoxication  A state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol and the person’s physical and mental control is significantly reduced.

Factors that Influence Effects  Body Size  Gender  Food  Rate of intake  Amount  Medicine

Physical Effects of Alcohol

What is Binge Drinking?  Drinking more than 5 or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting and increases the chances of alcohol poisoning.

Amounts of Alcohol

Alcohol How does Alcohol Effects the Mind? Brain:  Impaired judgment  Reasoning and Memory  Slowed reaction time  Poor coordination and balance  Distorted vision  Reduced inhibitions(do stuff normally you would never do)  Can cause unconsciousness or death

Drinking Ads?  On your Ipad Google search “drinking ads” and choose one of the images from the link  What images are used in the ad?  What words are used?  How does the advertiser want you to think about this drink?  How does this ad compare to what you know about alcohol?

What does advertisements show us?

But Do They Show This?

Factors That Influence Drinking  Peer Pressure  Family  Media Messages

Hangovers  term for the physical symptoms, such as nausea, upset stomach and headaches due to after-effects of drinking too much alcohol.

You Tube Video  Dangers of Alcohol Abuse

ALCOHOL Driving Under the Influence:  Legal Blood alcohol Content:.08: .05: risk of crashing is doubled .10: risk of crashing is six times as great .15: risk of crashing is twenty five times as great  Alcohol causes half of the deaths by motor vehicles in America ages

Alcohol  Don’t Let This Be You!

You Tube Video  Dont Drink and Drive - Jacqueline Saburido

Alcohol and Violence  68 percent of manslaughter cases  62 percent of assault offenders  54 percent of murders  48 percent of robberies All lead to JAILTIME!

Mental and Physical Effects of Alcohol

How does Alcohol effect the body?  Heart: Increased heart rate; makes heart work harder  Liver: cannot regularly function; break down alcohol  Long term: leads to scarring of liver= Cirrhosis  Kidneys: increased urination, dehydration, headache, dizziness  Blood Vessels: enlarged, feeling of warmth  Stomach: Vomiting: which can lead to choking and death  Long Term: Ulcers (open sores) in the stomach and stomach cancer.  Brain: Motor skills are impaired and kills brain cells

YouTube Video  “Alcohol and the Brain”

Long term Effects  Damage to brain cells  Increase in blood pressure (heart attack/stroke)  Damage to the digestive lining of the stomach

Cirrhosis of the liver 27,000 deaths per year; 12 leading cause of death by disease -a condition in which the liver slowly deteriorates and malfunctions; healthy liver is replaced with scar tissue

Alcohol and Pregnancy SINCE 1989 GOVERNMENT WARNING (1) ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON GENERAL, WOMEN SHOULD NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS.(2) CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE A CAR OR OPERATE MACHINERY, AND MAY CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome -Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – caused by drinking during pregnancy; causes mental disability; results small eye slits in children, small head, delayed mental and physical growth (newborns are sometimes alcohol dependent, decreased muscle tone/coordination)  - completely preventable  -can also result in miscarriage  - stillbirth

Alcoholism: an illness with a physical and psychological need for alcohol.  Gets drunk often; Drinks alone  Stops doing other things in order to drink  Acts different when drinking  Makes excuses for drinking  Promises to quit but doesn‘t  Refuses to admit how much he or she drinks  Experiences blackouts: cannot remember