Alcohol:

1. Alcohol: WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? Modified from Oregon Partnership

2. What Is Alcohol? • The most abused drug in the United States • A CNS depressant (substances that can slow brain activity) Alcohol can be found in: • Beer • Distilled Spirits • Alcopops/Wine Coolers • Wine

3. What's in Alcohol?

4. Why the Concern? Nationally, alcohol use is associated with the three leading causes of death among persons age 15-24: -Unintentional injuries (including car crashes) -Suicide -Homicide In Oregon, these causes accounted for 78% of deaths among 15-19 year olds in 2000. Source: Oregon Department of Human Services CD Summary, “The sobering Facts on Kids and Drinking,”

5. More than 4,300 annual deaths among underage youth result from drinking alcohol (CDC, 2014) • Six teens die every day from other alcohol related causes(CDC, 2005) • Alcohol is linked to 75-90% of college sexual assaults in U.S. (Brown University Study) • Americans who begin drinking before the age of 15 are 40% more likely to develop dependence than those who wait until age 21 (B.F. Grant, D.A. Dawson, 1997) • One in 10 teens in high school drinks and drives. (CDC, 2014) Know the Facts

7. “Never” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otR8V7rlnjA

8. Though alcohol is the most abused drug in the States, we have decided that the “fun” outweighs the risks and consequences. As a nation, we have DECIDED TO ALLOW alcohol to be a legal part of our society.

9. HOW CAN WE LIMIT CONSEQUENCES? • Disallow drinking and driving • Require those who sell alcohol to be licensed • Limit venues in which alcohol can be sold • Restrict advertising • Limit consumption to people who are 21 years of age and older

10. Youth Use vs. Adult Use What's the difference? • Brain development • Development continues through the early 20s • Last lobe to fully develop: prefrontal cortex • Decision-making and impulse control

12. Consequently, young people are far more likely THAN ADULTS to drink excessively and/or get behind the wheel under the influence.

13. What's the difference? Young people who drink are more likely: • To be sexually active and to have unsafe, unprotected sex • Be involved in a fight, • Commit violent crimes • Fail at school • Use other drugs, • Experience verbal, physical, or sexual violence. • Those who start drinking before age 15 are five times more likely to develop alcoholism later in life than those who begin drinking at age 21.

14. Alcohol & the brain Image from Susan Tapert, PhD, University of California, San Diego, October 2002

15. Why do Teen Start Drinking? • Check out from family problems or issues with school/grades • Loneliness, low self–esteem, depression, anxiety disorder and other mental health issues • Deal with the pressures of everyday social situations • Change image or to fit in when moving to a new school or town • Gain confidence or lose inhibitions • They have parents/guardians who drink and if their parents don't give them clear messages about not drinking

16. Binge Drinking NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) defines binge drinking as: A pattern of drinking that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels to 0.08 g/dL or more in a short period of time. • This typically occurs after 4 drinks for women and 5 drinks for men—in about 2 hours.

17. Alcohol Poising • A deadly consequence of binge drinking • Very high levels of alcohol in the body can shutdown critical areas of the brain that control breathing, heart rate, and body temperature, resulting in death.

18. Signs of Alcohol Poisoning • Drinks excessively • Drinks after using medications or other drugs • No response/slow response • Vomits while sleeping or passed out • Cannot stand up or remain standing unless aided by others • Won’t wake up • Has slow breath • Clammy or cool skin

19. Alcohol poisoning • Get Help! • Keep Victim on Side • Keep Victim Awake • Stay with them • Honestly Report • Consumption

20. Why Don't Teens Get Help? Fear of the consequences of drinking • Get an MIP • Trouble with parents • Lose friends Consider This: Is getting in trouble worth your saving your friend’s life?

21. The only legal limit for teen use of alcohol is ZERO • If a person is convicted of a “Minor in Possession” • he/she could: • Be fined • Lose driving privileges for up to one year • Community service • If a person does not show up to court, • his or her license will be suspended • School consequences’ • Jail Time

22. Even with these regulations, ALCOHOL USE COMES AT A GREAT COST TO US.

23. Traffic Crashes Violent Crime Burns Drowning Suicide Attempts Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Alcohol Poisonings Treatment TOTAL $19,452,000,000 $29,368,000,000 $189,000,000 $426,000,000 $1,512,000,000 $493,000,000 $340,000,000 $1,008,000,000 $52,788,000,000 -Source: OJJDP, Costs of Underage Drinking (1999) Underage drinking cost the citizens of Oregon $697 million in 2001 Levy, D.T., Miller, T.R., & Cox, K.C. (2003): Underage drinking: societal costs and seller profits

24. WHO PAYS FOR DAMAGES? • Taxpayers? • The victims? • Alcohol retailers? • The people who cause the damage? • But what if those people cannot pay? • What if those people are minors? • What if they were provided with alcohol illegally?

25. CLASS ACTION

26. For alcohol and drug information and referrals call toll-free: 1-877-553-8336 TEENS HELPING TEENS Youthline@hotmail.com