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ALCOHOL

ALCOHOL. And its effects…. Alcohol: Also known as…. ______ Alcohol or Ethanol It is a depressant. Immediate Effects of Alcohol use:. Slurred speech Drowsiness _________ Unsteady movement Disturbed perceptions Coordination problems Inability to react quickly ___________ Blacking out.

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ALCOHOL

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  1. ALCOHOL And its effects….

  2. Alcohol: Also known as… • ______ Alcohol or Ethanol • It is a depressant

  3. Immediate Effects of Alcohol use: • Slurred speech • Drowsiness • _________ • Unsteady movement • Disturbed perceptions • Coordination problems • Inability to react quickly • ___________ • Blacking out

  4. Risks • ________ • Health Problems: liver and heart disease, sleep disorders, depression, stroke, bleeding from the stomach, cancers • Birth defects • _______________ • Relationship troubles

  5. More Risks: Especially for Teens • ________ Development and Alcohol Abuse • Drinking and driving • __________ • Academic Performance • Other risks • More likely to: smoke marijuana, use inhalants, carry weapons

  6. Alcohol: Risky Business • Research says: • If you reach the age of ___without smoking, abusing alcohol or using drugs, you are certain ______ to do so…

  7. How do you hold off the temptation of drinking? • Know you have the right to ___________________________. • Hang out with people who ______ drink. • Keep yourself _______ with sports or other activities • Volunteer in your community • You know yourself best - come up with your own thing to keep yourself alcohol free.

  8. What alcohol can do to the LIVER

  9. Functions of the liver: Keeps us alive by: • Allowing us to ______ our food • __________ nutrients from our food into our blood • _______ extra sugar/protein/nutrients • Getting _____ of toxic substances in the body

  10. What can alcohol do to the liver? • Alcohol _________ the LIVER: Over drinking can cause ______________ – where liver cells die • The liver can only eliminate some of the toxic from alcohol, the rest circulates throughout the body • Whatever toxic that your liver can’t get rid of goes into your _________ • This can cause coma or death

  11. Damaged liver…

  12. Young People vs Adults • A young person’s body cannot cope with alcohol the same way adults can • Drinking is more harmful to teens because their brains are still developing • Young people are ___ times more likely to develop an addiction to alcohol

  13. Are you at risk to start the habit? • _______ pressure • Personality traits: • Under-controlled • Sensation or thrill-seeking • _________ • Reject authority figures • Can’t wait to grow up • Emotional problems • Family lifestyle

  14. Resources: • http://www.aa.org/lang/en/catalog.cfm?origpage=15&product=94 • www.niaaa.nih.gov • Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868 (kidshelpphone.ca) • The Support Network • http://www.thesupportnetwork.com/ • 24-hour distress line 780-482-HELP(4357) • Edmonton - Youth Primary Treatment • AADAC Youth Services (780-422-7383)

  15. The truth about drugs… • http://www.drugfreeworld.org/#/documentaries/truth-about-drugs-documentary-intro

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