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Chapter 15

Chapter 15. ALCOHOL. Pre-reading IQ. 1. Your central nervous system includes your A. arms and legs B. stomach and urinary tract C. brain and spinal cord D. digestive and reproductive systems. 1. Answer. Brain and spinal cord. 2. Which is NOT an effect of drinking alcohol?.

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Chapter 15

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  1. Chapter 15 ALCOHOL

  2. Pre-reading IQ • 1. Your central nervous system includes your • A. arms and legs • B. stomach and urinary tract • C. brain and spinal cord • D. digestive and reproductive systems

  3. 1. Answer • Brain and spinal cord

  4. 2. Which is NOT an effect of drinking alcohol? • A. relaxed, clear thinking • B. loss of coordination • C. poor concentration • D. blurred vision

  5. 2. Answer • A. relaxed clear thinking

  6. 3. The human brain is usually fully mature by • A. birth • B. early childhood • C. puberty • D. adulthood

  7. 3. Answer • Adulthood

  8. 4. How much alcohol can a teen drink and still legall drive? • A. one beer • B. two beers • C. one glass of wine • D. none

  9. 4. Answer • NONE

  10. 5. The degree of alcohol intoxication is accurately measure by • A. the mount of alcohol in the beverages you’ve drunk • B. the percentage of alcohol in your blood • C. the number of hours you’ve been drinking • D. the number of drinks you’ve had in one sitting

  11. 5. Answer • B. The percentage of alcohol in your blood

  12. 6. Which of the following statements about alcoholism is NOT true? • A. it is curable • B. it is treatable • C. it is a disease • D. it is lifelong

  13. 6. Answer • It is curable

  14. W2W for alcohol ??? • Why not???? • What do we know? Let’s list as many alcoholic beverages as we can…. • Words associated with alcohol and alcohol use….. • What are your impressions of alcohol: • Family • Social groups • Media

  15. 8 corner fold1st Corner: Alcohol in your Body • Alcohol in your body: • What do you think alcohol does to the body? • Has very little nutritional value • Acts like a poison or drug • Main effect as a drug on the Central Nervous System • CNS controls speech, thinking, memory, judgment and learning • Alcohol is a depressant that slows body functions • Also affects kidneys, liver and digestion

  16. 2nd corner Alcohol and your Brain • What do you know-list 2-4 facts…. • Alcohol and your brain: • Affects part of the brain that controls behavior • 10-15 heartbeats: alcohol in the blood reaches your brain • The more alcohol in your blood the more your body is affected • Thinking, memory and judgment are impaired • Ability to decide what is or isn’t safe becomes reduced

  17. 3rd CornerAlcohol in the Blood • What do you know…. • Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) – amount of alcohol in the bloodstream • Alcohol is absorbed into the liver from the blood • Liver changes alcohol into waste products-urine and CO2 • The liver can process only about 2/3 oz of liquor or one beer per hour

  18. 4th CornerIndividual Reactions to Alcohol • What do you think…. • Each person reacts differently • How much and how fast a person drinks • Body weight • Food in the stomach • Genetic vulnerability • Tolerance • Gender • Medications

  19. 5th Corner FoldImmediate Effects of Alcohol • What do you think…. • Alcohol causes intoxication – changes in your mood, feelings and behaviors • First may feel relaxed and friendly • Continue to drink your actions become more exaggerated • Judgment, thinking, sense of risk, self-control all become impaired • Alcohol poisoning – require immediate care • Hangover – physical effects – headache, dizziness, stomach upset, nausea, vomiting

  20. 6th corner foldLong-term effects of alcohol • What do you think…. • Cirrhosis – deadly disease that replaces healthy liver tissue with useless scar tissue • The liver removes toxins from the body – if the liver is damaged from alcohol use – it cannot and the brain will then be affected • If you injure your brain before it is fully matured – adulthood, then your thinking will be impaired and changed • Tolerance – the more you drink the more you want the feelings that come with the alcohol • Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) if a pregnant mother drinks, the alcohol goes into the baby’s blood stream as well

  21. 7th corner foldDecision Making & Driving • Alcohol lowers decision making and inhibitions • A inhibition is a mental or psychological process that restrains your actions, emotions and thoughts • Reaction time is lowered • Blurred vision, coordination is compromised, memory and distances are hard to calculate,

  22. 8th corner foldPressures to drink and WTW to drink • Internal- curiosity, acceptance, look cool or mature, low self-esteem, be happier, deal with problems or unpleasant emotions • External- media, fun (parties, sporting events, • Deciding not to drink: what are your top 5 reasons why you will not drink alcohol

  23. Skits • Hamburger bun method • Write your own-choose a partner to present both – present the scene Internal or External pressure • Positive • Negative • Positive/another activity

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