2. Your Brain on Drugs: Alcohol - YouTube

3. Classification: Depressant
Within minutes the alcohol has entered into the bloodstream
Alcohol NUMBS the nerve CELLS from the brain and to all parts of the body
BAC = BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION
The ratio of ALCOHOL in a
person’s BLOOD

4. Legally drunk if over the age of 21 = .08
If under the age of 21 = .02

5. OXIDATION is:
THE BREAKDOWN OF ALCOHOL BY THE ENZYMES IN THE LIVER. IT CONVERTS ALCOHOL TO CARBON DIOXIDE AND WATER.
What Alcohol Can Do To Your Liver - YouTube

6. 1 drink is defined as: The body oxidizes about (1 drink) per hour
1 BEER (12 oz),
1 GLASS of WINE (5 oz)
or 1 SHOT (1 oz)
of HARD ALCOHOL

7. CIRRHOSIS of the liver is:
A LIVER DISORDER – WHICH DESTROYS THE LIVER CELLS AND MAKES SCAR TISSUE THAT LEADS TO LIVER FAILURE.

8. CAN YOU BE INTOXICATED IF YOU DON’T FEEL DRUNK?
YES!!! With every sip of alcohol, your BAC increases. BAC refers to how fast your body can process the alcohol – regardless of how you feel.

9. FACTORS THAT DETERMINE HOW ALCOHOL AFFECTS INDIVIDUALS INCLUDE:
ALCOHOL CONTENT – It’s not how many drinks you have, it’s the content in the drink
EMOTIONAL STATE OF MIND - your mood will alter how you react to alcohol, but it won’t change your BAC

10. BODY WEIGHT AND TYPE – Generally, the less you weigh the more alcohol affects you. A person with a higher % of body fat will also be more affected
DRINKING TIME – The more time you take to consume one drink, the longer your body has to metabolize it.
FATIGUE – if you are tired, you will feel the affects more than if you are well rested.

11. FOOD –the less food you have in your stomach, the more alcohol will affect you.
GENDER – Females typically have more body fat and less of the enzyme that breaks down alcohol. Females absorb alcohol more quickly than males.
MEDICATION – Even over the counter drugs can increase the effects of alcohol. Follow your doctor’s advice, mixing substances can even result in death.

12. BINGE DRINKING What is binge drinking?
Consuming a large amount of alcohol in a short amount of time- drinking to get drunk
The LIVER is the only organ involved in processing alcohol. In most people, it can only process about 2/3 of a beer in 1 HOUR.

13. What purpose does passing out serve?
Keeps a person from drinking any more!
Saves their life
Death from alcohol abuse occurs from:
Stops breathing
Choking on their vomit
Accidents/Drinking and driving

14. NEVER leave them alone and
What are 2 important rules about how to be a good friend to a person who has been drinking?
NEVER leave them alone and
CALL 911 for help!

15. Why should you lay someone on their side after they have passed out?
So if they vomit they will not choke
What are the signs of alcohol poisoning?
irregular breathing
not able to wake them up
can not stand up
vomiting blood
blue skin
can’t talk
seizures/convulsions

16. Caffeine and Alcohol The combination can lead to dehydration
REDUCED PERCEPTION OF INTOXICATION It makes one feel like they can able to function and may be sobering up when they are not
Increases the heart rate and could lead to seizures

17. How can drinking affect your SOCIAL health?
Driving accidents-DUI’s-Minor in possession-violent crimes-Date rape-fighting-vandalism-problems at school

18. How much damage is drinking alcohol doing you : Alcovery – YouTube
Alcohol Poisoning – YouTube