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Alcohol

Chapter 12 Lesson 1. Alcohol. Journal Entry. Why is alcohol harmful? I want full SENTENCES, not 2-3 words. Objectives for Today. In this lesson, you will learn to Explain why teens drink State reasons not to drink alcohol Identify alternatives to drinking alcohol. What is Alcohol?.

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Alcohol

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  1. Chapter 12 Lesson 1 Alcohol

  2. Journal Entry • Why is alcohol harmful? • I want full SENTENCES, not 2-3 words

  3. Objectives for Today • In this lesson, you will learn to • Explain why teens drink • State reasons not to drink alcohol • Identify alternatives to drinking alcohol.

  4. What is Alcohol? • This is a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains. • Alcohol belongs to the group of drugs known as DEPRESSANTS. • These are drugs that slow down the body’s functions and reactions. • Can make people have mood swings, some can say and do things they might otherwise not do…

  5. Alcohol Use Why use alcohol?? Why teens might drink… • Risk your health • Against the law for teens • You want to make decisions that will help you become a strong person. • Drinking will help me forget about my problems. • I’ll look more grown-up • Movies make drinking cool • My friends keep pressuring me to try alcohol. • I’m stressed out about school. A drink will help me relax.

  6. Alternatives to drinking • Sports is a major positive alternative • Learn a new skill, finding a hobby, or challenging your body. • Becoming interested in theater or volunteering in your community

  7. Advocacy Groups • These are groups that help teens make smart choices • Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) • Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU) • Youth for Environmental Sanity

  8. LESSON 2

  9. Journal Entry • What are some short term effects that alcohol can have on your body?

  10. Objectives for Today • In this lesson, you will learn: • Explain and list short-term effects of alcohol • Identify factors that account for different reactions to alcohol among different people.

  11. Alcohol’s Journey • Mouth and Esophagus • Enters mouth, travels down the esophagus to the stomach. • Stomach and Pancreas • Some become sick, and will vomit, especially first time drinkers. • Most of the alcohol will pass into the small intestine but some is absorbed into bloodstream and from there it is passed to the liver

  12. The Journey • Heart and Blood Vessels • Alcohol is a vasodilator, which means it opens up blood vessels, especially those near the surface of the skin. • This gives drinkers a feeling of warmth, even though their body temperature may actually go down.

  13. Journey Continued • Liver • Here the alcohol is broken down into water and CO2 gas. • Much of the remainder is eliminated as liquid waste or through pores and breath. • Break down rate of ¼ to ½ ounce of pure alcohol per hour. • A typical drink will take about 2 hours to break down.

  14. Last Stop on the Journey • Brain and Nervous System • Alcohol affects the memory, speech, judgment, vision, reflexes, and hearing when taken in mass quantities. • Heavy social drinking may also cause brain atrophy (shrinking of the brain).

  15. Affect on Individuals • Gender: Females and smaller people are affected more quickly than males and larger people. • Food: Food in stomach slows down alcohol absorption. • How Fast: The faster you drink, the more you will be affected. • How Much: Each person will react differently, drinking a lot or very quickly overworks the liver and you become intoxicated.

  16. Alcohol Content • 12 oz. of Beer = • 5 oz. of Wine= • 1.5 oz. of Liquor • Page 284

  17. Lesson 3

  18. Journal Entry • What are some long term effects that alcohol can have on your body?

  19. Today’s Objectives • Describe the long-term effects of alcohol use. • Explain the risks to a fetus if its mother drinks alcohol.

  20. Long Term Effects • Mouth • People who drink large amounts of alcohol are SIX times more likely to develop mouth or throat cancer!! • Stomach • Alcohol irritates the lining of stomach producing acid, causing ulcerations, which is bleeding in the stomach. • This, in return, will also produces heartburn. Which is the back flow of the acid into the esophagus.

  21. Long Term Effects • Liver • Fatty liver can develop, this is fat that builds up that cannot be broken down. • Fatty liver prevents the liver from working normally and repairing itself. • Cirrhosis may occur. This is scarring on the liver which can destroy the liver, causing death!

  22. More Effects • Brain • Alcohol disrupts the parts of the brain responsible for memory and problem solving. • Brain can shrink in size (atrophy) causing a person to have trouble with everyday functions like movement, vision, and hearing.

  23. Even More Effects • Heart • Heavy drinking damages the heart muscle, causing the heart to become enlarged, which leads to high blood pressure! • Then the fat cells build up, putting TONS of strain on blood vessels. • This puts a person at risk for a stroke or heart failure!

  24. Binge Drinking • Consuming large amounts of alcohol in a very short period. • A person trying to get drunk! • This can cause death or serious injury, including: • Death due to falls, drowning, drunk driving. • Pregnancy or contraction of STD’s • Become a victim of violent behavior • Death from alcohol poisoning.

  25. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) • Everything a female eats affects her unborn baby. • A baby’s liver is not developed enough to break down alcohol, therefore it can develop, FAS. • Babies with this can have: • Smaller body size • Lower birth rate • Frequently develop heart and kidney problems • Learning disabilities and mental retardation may also occur

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