1. Alcohol Presented By: Philip Buell Ellen Ganey Angela Garmon
Jessica Jones
Yangtse Machin

2. Presentation Information
Chapter: 25
Title (Content Area): Alcohol
Lesson: 1-2
Title (Topic):
Alcohol Use: A High Risk Behavior
What Alcohol Does to the Body
Grade Level: Ninth Grade

3. Icebreaking Story

4. Alcohol
Defined as – A colorless flammable liquid that is the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors.
Ethanol – is the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages and is a powerful drug.

5. How is Alcohol made? Synthetically Naturally
- By fermentation of fruits, vegetables, or grains
Fermentation – the chemical action of yeasts and sugars

6. Intoxication
Defined as – the physical and mental impairment resulting from the use of alcohol and can range from an inability to walk to unconsciousness.
At some point in the consumption of alcohol, a state of intoxication sets in.

7. Blood Alcohol Concentration

8. Why do teens choose to drink?

9. Reasons Why Teens Choose to Drink
escape pressures or problems
feel better or get over being sad or lonely
deal with stress and relax
feel more self-confident in social situations
for excitement
because their friends are doing it
deal with boredom
get away with something they are not supposed to do
to fit in

10. Factors that Affect Teen Alcohol Use
Friends
Family
Advertisements

11. Activity Regarding Alcohol Use
Identify individuals’ attitudes surrounding alcohol use.

12. Confidence without Pressure
Refuse politely but firmly (No, thanks. I’ve already got a drink)
Give a personal reason. (I’m watching my weight)
Explain that you have goals (It affects my schoolwork)
State your values and responsibilities (It’s against the law for people my age)

13. Driving Under the Influence
When a person’s blood alcohol concentration exceeds the limit allowed by law in their state
17,419 alcohol related crashes in the U.S. in 2001
Factor in at least 41 percent of all fatal crashes.
Linked to 85% of crashes involving teens 

14. Pull-Over…Other Costs of DWI
Confiscation of DL
Arrest, trip to jail, court appearance & fine
Possible suspension of DL
Possible jail sentence
Bail money
Increase in insurance rates
Possible lawsuits

15. Protect Yourself Don’t Drive if you are:
Drinking or with someone that has been drinking
Not wearing your seatbelt
Near rural roads
In a car without airbags
Fatigued

16. Designated Who?
Designated Drivers—people in social settings who choose not to drink so that they can safely drive themselves and others
Is becoming a popular trend in a drinking society
They recognize the importance of never riding with anyone who has had any alcohol to drink

17. What does alcohol do in the body?
Path of Alcohol
Long-term Effects
Short-term Effects
Absorption of Alcohol

18. Path of Alcohol in the Body
Mouth
Stomach
Small Intestine
Heart
Brain
Liver

19. Short-term Effects Short-term effects depend on: Amount consumed
Person’s gender
Person’s size
Presence or absence of food in person’s stomach

20. Short-term Effects Brain Central Nervous System Decision-Making Skills
Though Processes
Memory
Concentration

21. Short-term Effects Liver Blood Vessels Oxidation
Alcohol  water + carbon dioxide + energy
Set Reaction Speed
Blood Vessels
Increased flow of blood
Increased risk of hypothermia

22. Short-term Effects Heart High Blood Pressure
Fast Heart Rate or Abnormal Heart Rate
Kidneys
Increase in urine production
Dehydration
Stomach
Enters the blood stream
Irritates stomach lining

23. Long-term Effects Brain Damage Decrease in brain size
Destroys brain cells
Loss of Intellectual activities
i.e. memory and problem solving

25. Long-term Effects Chronic Liver Problems Fatty Liver
Defined as “a condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down.”
Results in reduced oxygen and eventually cell death
Can be reversed if drinking stops

26. Long-term Effects Chronic Liver Problems Cirrhosis
Inflammation or infection
Can cause: weakness, jaundice, fever, death
Hepatitis
Defined as “a condition in which liver tissue is destroyed and then replaced with useless scar tissue.”

27. Chronic Liver Problems

28. Alcohol Absorption No way to stop absorption of alcohol
Can be slowed by food
Full meal = 6 hours to reach brain
Fatty foods are best

29. Alcoholism Continued excessive or compulsive use of alcoholic drinks
If you have alcoholism you experience:
Loss of control
Physical dependence
Tolerance

30. Genetic Roles & Alcoholism
Genetics play a large role in alcoholism
Children of alcoholics are about four times more likely than the general population to develop alcohol problems

31. Tolerance & Withdrawal
Tolerance is the capacity of the body to endure or become less responsive to a substance (as a drug) or a physiological insult with repeated use or exposure
Withdrawal is the syndrome of often painful physical and psychological symptoms that follows discontinuance of an addicting drug

32. The End!