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Alcohol

Alcohol. By Thomas Chiappetta , Daniel Reinhold,. What is alcohol?. Alcohol is a depressant drug found in many drinks such as beer and wine. Different amounts of alcohol can be found in different drinks, and can affect your body and your mind the more you drink. How much is too much?.

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Alcohol

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  1. Alcohol By Thomas Chiappetta, Daniel Reinhold,

  2. What is alcohol? Alcohol is a depressant drug found in many drinks such as beer and wine. Different amounts of alcohol can be found in different drinks, and can affect your body and your mind the more you drink.

  3. How much is too much? • Your BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) is the amount of alcohol in your blood. Different things happen at certain BAC levels. • BAC .02- Some loss of judgment, relaxation, slight body warmth, altered mood. • BAC .05- Usually feeling good, lowered alertness, exaggerated behavior, loss of some muscle control, release of inhibition. • BAC .08-.10- Muscle coordination becomes poor, judgment and self control lowered, slurred speech, poor coordination and slow thinking. • BAC .12- Confused and disoriented, loss of control and coordination, nauseous and vomit. • BAC .20- Unpredicted emotions that may change rapidly. • BAC .30- Little to no control over mind and body, cannot stay awake • BAC .40- Unconscious, breathing and heartbeat slow down; death can occur. • BAC .50- Deep coma; death.

  4. Types of drinkers • There are three different types of drinkers. Social drinkers, Alcohol abusers, and Alcoholics. • Social Drinkers are what most people are. They drink occasionally, at parties or with friends • Alcohol abusers is someone who drinks to get drunk. • Alcoholic is someone who is a addicted to alcohol.

  5. Things that affect BAC • Gender • Age • Body weight • Type of drink • Amount of alcohol in drink • Speed of consumption of alcohol

  6. Alcohol laws • The legal drinking age in Pennsylvania is 21 years old • If you are caught with a BAC over .02 while driving under the legal drinking age, it is illegal. • If you are caught driving with a BAC over .08, it is illegal. • If you are caught drinking and driving, you can go to jail, get fined, or both.

  7. Alcohol effects on the body • Alcohol poisoning-When the body becomes intoxicated from alcohol. • Cancer- Alcohol can cause liver cancer, bowel cancer, breast cancer, mouth cancer, pharyngeal cancer (upper throat), oesophageal cancer (food pipe), and laryngeal cancer (voice box). • Drinking can help lead to diabetes. • Alcohol can cause a blackout, which is a period of time where your brain does not form memories.

  8. Alcohol statistics

  9. Teens and alcohol • 75% of students said that the had consumed alcohol by the end of high school. • Underage drinkers account for 11.4% of all alcohol consumed. • The average age of boys to try alcohol is 11, for girls, the average age is 13. • Almost 10 million people from ages 12 to 20 said that they consumed alcohol in the past 30 days. • Teens who begin to drink under the age of 15 are five times more likely to become alcoholics or alcohol abusers. • In 2010, there were approximately 189,000 emergency room visits by teens under the age of 21.

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