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Substance Education . Mrs. Wills. What are we gonna do?. Watch a movie: Binge Drinking Discuss the movie Look at brain scans Watch another movie: The Keg Party Do some activity sheets Learn about some important facts regarding substances Learn some more important facts
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Substance Education Mrs. Wills
What are we gonna do? • Watch a movie: Binge Drinking • Discuss the movie • Look at brain scans • Watch another movie: The Keg Party • Do some activity sheets • Learn about some important facts regarding substances • Learn some more important facts • Talk about your own experiences with substances • Give you a certificate of completion
Items to look forduring Binge Drinking • What kinds of things are associated with underage drinking? • Why are teens more vulnerable to impairments in memory and learning when using alcohol? • What is the leading cause of death for ages 16-20? How many are associated with alcohol? • What is the cost of underage drinking on our society? • What percentage of boys/girls think its ok to force sex if the girl is stoned or drunk?
Discussion • Feelings about movie? • Aside from driving, what other ways can alcohol cause hurt? • Lets list all the excuses one could come up for drinking and driving? • What is the number one thing Mrs. Wills wants me to learn from this video????
ALCOHOL 38 years old. 17 years of heavy weekend use Normal Brain
ALCOHOL 44 years old. 18 years of daily alcohol use. Normal Brain
Whats the Deal? • Depressant • Reduces both physical and mental reaction time • 1 beer = 1 glass of wine = 1 ½ oz of liquor • Proof?
Effects of alcohol • Increased thirst • Slurred speech • Double vision • aggression • Altered behavior • Lowered inhibitions • Sleepiness • Slowed reflexes • Loss of motor cont • Cirrhosis of the liver • FEA/ FES • Sexual dysfunction • Bleeding peptic ulcer • Alcoholism • Memory loss • Cell damage to brain • Kidney cancer • Cancer of mouth/esophagus Immediate Effects Delayed Risks
Other cool pieces of info. • The liver can only detoxify one-half ounce of alcohol per hour • Nothing but time will sober someone up. Coffee, cold water, bread, nothing! • Alcohol is the oldest psychoactive drug known to man. • Beer- 3-6% alcohol from fermented grains • Wine- 12-14% alcohol from fermented fruits • Liquor- 40 – 50% is distilled or boiled off from grains, fruits, rice or vegetables.
Alcohol poisoning • Severe elevation of the BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) • Can lead to coma or death • .26% to .40% = alcohol poisoning • Fatality is worse if you fall asleep, body keeps processing the alcohol even though unconscious • Death = .30
How do you die from alcohol • Hypothermia • Choking • Breathing irregularity • Heartbeat irregularity • ***even if lives, can lead to irreversible brain damage****
Signs of alcohol poisoning • Drinks excessively (4-5 drinks) • Drinks after medication • Doesn’t respond to being talked to/shouted • Doesn’t respond by being pinched, or poked • Vomits while sleeping, without waking up • Wont wake up • Cant stand up or alone • Bluish skin or skin that looks flushed • Clammy skin or cool to the touch
What do you do? • Any question, call 911 • Don’t try to guess bac • Know the danger signs • Overdose is reversible, poisoning may not be • Stay with the victim • Clear airway from vomit • Tell medics what they drank
What you should NOT do • Don’t give them food • Don’t give them coffee • Don’t give them a cold shower • Don’t put them to sleep/bed • Don’t leave them alone • Don’t make them walk it off ** What does Mrs. Wills want you to do???**
Now we’re going to watch the KEG PARTY But first, lets go get some popcorn!!!!
Other Definitions • Assault- any behavior that causes another person to be afraid. Doesn’t have to be contact • Battery- intentionally cause bodily injury • Daterape- one who engages in sexual intercourse while one is under the influence of alcochol . • Consent- can’t be given if under the influence of drugs or alcohol • Statutory rape- sexual intercourse of a person over 18 with a person under 16 wheth consent is given or not
Let’s talk about your involvement • Why are you here? • What the heck happened? • What have you learned through your experience? • What have you learned through this education? • Do you think people look at you differently now? • Do you think differently of yourself? • What will you do differently in the future?