1. Presented by: Ken Wedgwood
ALCOHOL
Presented by:
Ken Wedgwood

2. ALCOHOL Today’s Agenda: Define Alcohol YouTube Videos Discuss TED Talk
Review
ALCOHOL

3. 2.1 Describe the short-term and long-term health consequences of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use.
2.2 Clarify myths regarding the scope of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among adolescents.
2.3 Locate resources in one’s community and on the Internet for information and services regarding alcohol and tobacco use prevention and cessation; and assess the validity of these resources.
2.4 Apply strategies to access and get help for self or others.
2.5 Demonstrate skills to avoid tobacco exposure and avoid or resist using alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
2.6 Describe financial, political, social, and legal influences regarding alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
2.7 Analyze internal and external pressures to use alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
2.8 Apply decision-making and problem-solving steps to hypothetical problems related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use.
2.9 Demonstrate ways to support others who want to stop using alcohol or tobacco.
2.10 Advocate for ways schools and communities can promote a tobacco-free environment.
2.11 Present a persuasive solution to the problem of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among youth.
Michigan HSCE

4. ALCOHOL Alcohol- Synonyms: Spirits
a clear liquid that has a strong smell, that is used in some medicines and other products, and is the intoxicating constituent in liquors (such as beer, wine, or whiskey) that can make a person drunk
Synonyms:
Spirits
booze
Bottle
Drink
firewater
juice
liquor
Moonshine
rum
sauce
strong drink 

5. YouTube Videos The Teenage Brain Explained
Your Brain on Drugs: Alcohol

6. Ann Dowsett Johnston Drinking and how it changed my life
Ann Dowsett Johnston Drinking and how it changed my life
An award-winning writer and editor, respected for her expertise in journalism, higher education and alcohol policy issues.

7. REVIEW What effect does alcohol have on the brain?
What are some short-term and long-term effects of alcohol?
What are some reasons why someone should not drink alcohol?
REVIEW
Alcohol is the intoxicating component in an alcoholic beverage that can make a person drunk.