1. Alcohol Myths Thumbs up Thumbs down Alcohol is a drug. As a food alcohol, provides mostly empty calories. The body treats alcohol like most foods. Each person’s body reacts the same way to the same amount of alcohol. Too much alcohol can cause death.

2. Alcohol Myths Thumbs up Thumbs down A can of beer [12 oz] has more alcohol concentration than a glass of wine [4 oz]. Most adults drink every week. People drive better with a few drinks. Alcoholism is the same as being drunk. People with a drinking problem can be helped.

3. Alcohol Unit Vocabulary List 0. Drug 1. Alcohol 2. Ethanol 3. Central Nervous System (CNS) 4. Depressant 5. Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

4. Ticket Out The Door Write one new fact you learned today?

5. Partner Pyramid drug Blood Alcohol Concentration Central Nervous System Depressantethanol alcohol

6. Partner Pyramid alcohol depressant ethanol Blood Alcohol Concentration CNS drug

7. Partner Pyramid ethanol drug alcohol CNS depressant Blood alcohol concentration

8. How is alcohol made? pg. 370 Plants are processed or fermented to produce alcohol as a by-product wine > fermented grapes and fruits beer > fermented grains including wheat, barley liquor > i.e. whiskey, vodka, gin, brandy > fermented planted with further processing to increase alcohol content

9. Describe in words how alcohol travels throughout the body (pg. 371) Enters mouth > down esophagus > stomach where some alcohol enters bloodstream thru lining > small intestines where balance of alcohol enters the bloodstream > Heart pumps alcohol everywhere > Brain where it washes over important control areas > liver where it is oxidized and eliminated

10. Why is alcohol considered a “depressant”? (pg. 371) Alcohol has its main effect on the CNS which consists of the brain + spinal cord Alcohol, the drug, slows down the workings of the CNS Depressant – any drug that slows down the functions of the CNS

11. How does alcohol affect your brain functions? (pg. 371) Alcohol depresses the workings of the CNS! CNS controls speech, thinking, memory, judgment, learning, coordination, movement Alcohol affects brain functions in that it slows down or even stops it from working normally. Examples: determining safe vs. dangerous behavior, hand/eye coordination, self-control, decision making

12. Word Splash Write a paragraph about the effects of alcohol on the CNS depressant brain spinal cord Central Nervous System slows down alcohol

13. What is BAC? How does alcohol affect BAC? How does increased BAC affect us physically/mentally? BAC = Blood Alcohol Concentration > amount of alcohol in your bloodstream as expressed as a percentage %.08% = 8 parts of alcohol per 10,000 parts blood BAC increases relative to the # of drinks consumed and how quickly See Table 1 p. 372

14. Ticket Out The Door Tell what you know about the word “depressant”

15. Describe how your body eliminates alcohol from your body. (pg. 373) Liver breaks down the alcohol through a process called oxidation. alcohol = H20 + CO2 We get rid of through perspiration, urination, and exhalation Liver can only breakdown an 8 oz. beer or 2/3 oz. of liquor or 1 5oz. Glass of wine / hr.

16. Does everyone who drinks alcohol react the same way to the same amount of drinks? (pg. 373) Each person’s body and mind react differently to alcohol use. Various factors can be the reason>>>>>>>>>>>> How much/how fast Body weight/gender Stomach contents Drinking history or tolerance Medications used Mood Expectations

17. Ticket Out The Door What does BAC stand for… and how is it related to brain function????

18. 6. intoxication 7. Alcohol Poisoning 8. Hangover 9. Cirrhosis 10. Tolerance 11. Alcohol Abuse 12. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) 13. Inhibition 14. Reaction Time

19. 15. MADD 16. SADD 17. Alcoholism 18. Physical Dependence 19. Psychological Dependence 20. Chronic Illness 21. Recovery 22. Abstinence 23. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

20. Plants/fruits bloodstream liver fermented depressantCentral Nervous System Hand/eye CoordinationspeechCNS decisionblood alcohol concentration making Increases% of alcohol in the blood oxidation.08% 8 oz beer/2/3 oz liquorurination 5 oz wine body weight/gender

21. I ntoxicationreaction time alcohol poisoningtolerance Inhibitionhangovercirrhosis Fetal Alcohol Syndromealcohol abuse

22. Websites Alcohol niaaa.nih.gov lcb.state.pa.us/edu/ padui.org maddpa.org coolspot.gov above the influence.com