Facts About Alcohol :
1. It is a depressant = slows down the CNS
2. Slows down reaction time, impairs vision,
and diminishes judgment
3. intoxication = drinking too much
4. Factors that influence intoxication:
body size----smaller body affected faster
gender------ faster in most females
food------ if stomach is empty ----faster
rate of intake---the more you drink in
a shorter amount of time = faster
amount------ the amount increases = faster
medicine ---- if you are also using meds with
drinking = faster rate
5. Body's Short-term Effects:
1. It is a depressant = slows down the CNS
2. Slows down reaction time, impairs vision,
and diminishes judgment
3. intoxication = drinking too much
4. Factors that influence intoxication:
body size----smaller body affected faster
gender------ faster in most females
food------ if stomach is empty ----faster
rate of intake---the more you drink in
a shorter amount of time = faster
amount------ the amount increases = faster
medicine ---- if you are also using meds with
drinking = faster rate
5. Body's Short-term Effects:
Long Term Effects of Alcohol:
1. damage to brain cells and reduction in brain size
2. increase in blood pressure, may lead to heart attack or
stroke
3. build up of fat cells in the liver, can lead to death
4. damage to the lining of the stomach
causing ulcers, cancer of the stomach, or destruction of the pancreas
Effects of Alcohol Poisoning
1. mental confusion and stupor
2. coma and an inability to be roused ( passed out )
3. vomiting and seizures
4. slow respiration/ ten seconds between breaths
5. irregular heartbeat
6. hypothermia or low body temperature/ pale or bluish skin
2. increase in blood pressure, may lead to heart attack or
stroke
3. build up of fat cells in the liver, can lead to death
4. damage to the lining of the stomach
causing ulcers, cancer of the stomach, or destruction of the pancreas
Effects of Alcohol Poisoning
1. mental confusion and stupor
2. coma and an inability to be roused ( passed out )
3. vomiting and seizures
4. slow respiration/ ten seconds between breaths
5. irregular heartbeat
6. hypothermia or low body temperature/ pale or bluish skin
Binge Drinking and Alcohol Poisoning:
1. Common at parties, but some people get drunk alone.
2. Sometimes done as a bet or dare, or a "game".
3. drinking is in large amounts / in short amount of time
4. Can lead to alcohol poisoning or even death
***this is common at the start of a college school year or
at the very end of a school year for even high school age
1. Common at parties, but some people get drunk alone.
2. Sometimes done as a bet or dare, or a "game".
3. drinking is in large amounts / in short amount of time
4. Can lead to alcohol poisoning or even death
***this is common at the start of a college school year or
at the very end of a school year for even high school age
Lesson Two: Alcohol Free Life
A. Factors that influence usage:
peer pressure-------- teen parties
family-------- parents attitude about it
media--------TV ads ( billions of dollars )
B. Risks of Alcohol Use:
----36 people a day die in car accidents
that are alcohol - related
----- age to drink is 21, but teens are
arrested, sent to detention centers,
and can go down on their "record"
------ violence/ fights, crimes, assault,
------ sexual activity, rape, STD's,
------- 25 % of families have alcohol abuse
------- schools are 100% zero tolerance
C. Benefits of Alcohol Free living:
* healthy body and healthy relationships
* healthy decisions and avoiding risks
* avoiding illegal activities and arrests
* avoiding violence and crime
* being able to achieve your goals
Summary about Alcohol:
1. BAC = blood alcohol content
* 0.08 is legal intoxication
2. DWI = driving while intoxicated
3. DUI = driving under the influence
----leads to accidents/ deaths
----arrests, jail time, fine, bail
----- restricted driving, loss of
licence
---- higher insurance or loss
of insurance
4. FAS = fetal alcohol syndrome
---smaller head, deformed face, hands or feet
---- heart, liver, kidney damage
---- vision, hearing loss
------ damage to brain
---- short attention span, learning difficulties
----- anxiety, hyper or anti-social
Summary about Drinking "booze"
1. One drink of beer is the same "affects"
as one glass of wine or a shot of whiskey.
2. How big is a shot? ( 1 oz or 2 oz glass )
3. Wine = 6-8 oz glass Beer = 12 oz.
1. One drink of beer is the same "affects"
as one glass of wine or a shot of whiskey.
2. How big is a shot? ( 1 oz or 2 oz glass )
3. Wine = 6-8 oz glass Beer = 12 oz.
Proof measurement of alcohol in a drink:
1. Proof is important = how strong drink is.
2. pure alcohol = 200 % proof
3. Some hard core booze = 40-50 % proof
***I think a few "might be" 80 % proof ?
4. Some beer is only 5 % proof
1. Proof is important = how strong drink is.
2. pure alcohol = 200 % proof
3. Some hard core booze = 40-50 % proof
***I think a few "might be" 80 % proof ?
4. Some beer is only 5 % proof
Drunk driving :
1. 30 people die a day in USA
2. That = 1 death every 48 minutes
3. 10,000 people a year die in USA
4. 20 % of people that die are children
5. DUI arrests a year = 1, 500, 000
6. In a 2 car accident / death = 50% are
alcohol related
7. One car/ death = 65 % alcohol related
8. Car - insurance = double or triples !!!
9. Penalty for driving drunk:
--- $ 1000. or more fine
--- 3 months or more in prison
---loose license for several months/ years
10. In some countries around the World:
---- some you will loose license - FOREVER
---- SOME put you in jail ---FOREVER
-----A COUPLE COUNTRIES = DEATH !!!
1. 30 people die a day in USA
2. That = 1 death every 48 minutes
3. 10,000 people a year die in USA
4. 20 % of people that die are children
5. DUI arrests a year = 1, 500, 000
6. In a 2 car accident / death = 50% are
alcohol related
7. One car/ death = 65 % alcohol related
8. Car - insurance = double or triples !!!
9. Penalty for driving drunk:
--- $ 1000. or more fine
--- 3 months or more in prison
---loose license for several months/ years
10. In some countries around the World:
---- some you will loose license - FOREVER
---- SOME put you in jail ---FOREVER
-----A COUPLE COUNTRIES = DEATH !!!