BELL WORK
Remember you goals you have in life.
Write about if you were addicted to
alcohol how your life would be and the
problems you would face.
REVIEW
Name a long term effect of alcohol use
Damage to organs, health problems, etc.
Define fatty liver
A condition in which fats build up in the liver
and cannot be broken down
What damage does alcohol do to the brain?
Disrupts, learning, growth, block messages
REVIEW
Alcohol does what damage to the heart?
Enlarged, high blood pressure, stroke.
What are risks of binge drinking?
Death, drowning, drunk driving, pregnancy,
violence, etc
ALCOHOLISM AND GETTING HELP
OBJECTIVES
 identify symptoms of alcoholism and alcohol
abuse.
 describe the stages of alcoholism.
 explain what a person experiences during
withdrawal from alcohol.
 describe the steps in the process of recovery.
ALCOHOL’S ADDICTIVE POWER
Teens 15 and younger and four times more likely
to develop an addiction than older individuals.
addiction A physical or psychological need for a
drug
DISEASE OF ALCOHOLISM
People who are addicted to alcohol suffer from
alcoholism.
alcoholism A progressive, chronic disease
involving a mental and physical need for alcohol
THE DISEASE OF ALCOHOLISM
FIVE MAJOR SYMPTOMS OF ALCOHOLISM
DENIAL
CRAVING
LOSS OF CONTROL
TOLERANCE
PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE
STAGES OF ALCOHOLISM
STAGE 1
• Drinking to relax or get relief from stress and
mental fatigue
• Looking for opportunities to drink
• A gradual increase in tolerance
STAGES OF ALCOHOLISM
STAGE 2
• Saying or doing hurtful things
• Sneaking extra drinks and feeling guilty
• Making excuses for drinking
STAGES OF ALCOHOLISM
STAGE 3
• Aggressive or resentful behavior
• Making and failing to keep promises
• Losing interest in anything but alcohol
• Avoiding family and friends
• Trouble with money, work, and the law
• Tremors and the start of severe physical
problems
STAGES OF ALCOHOLISM
STAGE 4
• Long periods of being intoxicated all the time
• Strange or unreasonable fears
• Faulty thinking or hallucinations
• Malnutrition caused by not eating properly.
ALCOHOL ABUSE
There is a difference between alcoholism and
alcohol abuse.
alcohol abuse A pattern of drinking that results
in one or more well-defined behaviors in a
twelve-month period
ALCOHOL ABUSE
Four Symptoms of Alcohol Abuse
Failure to fulfill major work, school, or home responsibilities
Drinking in situations that are physically dangerous
Having ongoing alcohol-related legal problems
Continuing to drink even when relationships have been negatively
affected by the person’s use of alcohol
HELP FOR PEOPLE WITH ALCOHOL
PROBLEMS
An intervention can help overcome an
alcoholic’s denial that he or she has a problem.
intervention A gathering in which family and
friends get the problem drinker to agree to
seek help
ROAD TO RECOVERY
During treatment for alcoholism, the alcoholic
must understand that he or she can never use
alcohol again.
One drink would mean he or she is having a
relapse.
relapse A return to the use of a drug after
attempting to stop
ROAD TO RECOVERY
During recovery, the alcoholic must face the
symptoms of withdrawal.
recovery The process of learning to live an
alcohol-free life
withdrawal The physical and psychological
reactions that occur when someone stops
using an addictive substance
ROAD TO RECOVERY
Steps along the road to recovery are:
• Admission
• Counseling
• Detoxification
• Resolution
detoxification The physical process of freeing
the body of an addictive substance
STAYING ALCOHOL FREE
AVOID SITUATIONS WHERE ALCOHOL IS
PRESENT
STAYING ALCOHOL FREE
CHOOSE FRIENDS WHO ARE ALCOHOL FREE
STAYING ALCOHOL FREE
USE REFUSAL SKILLS (S.T.O.P.)
STAYING ALCOHOL FREE
GET HELP FROM A TRUSTED ADULT
STAYING ALCOHOL FREE
REMEMBER YOUR GOALS IN LIFE
ACTIVITY
IS YOUR LIFE WORTH THE RISK?