Bell Ringer
•  As you come into class, please take an alcohol packet from the front desk near the projector screen •  Please fill in the defini9on for “Tolerance” (wri?en on board) •  Please answer the following ques9ons on a separate sheet of paper –  What are the 3 Cs of decision making –  Name 1 short term and 1 long term health effect caused by smoking tobacco –  What is a gateway drug? ALCOHOL
CLASS OBJECTIVES
•  Iden9fy 3 short term and 3 long term health risks •  Define tolerance and discuss how it is related to alcohol •  Discuss the consequences of using alcohol VOCABULARY
•  Tolerance – capacity to absorb a drug in large amounts without adverse effects WHAT IS ALCOHOL?
•  A drug contained in beverages/drinks like beer, wine, liquor •  Absorbed through stomach & intes9nes  bloodstream  brain  slows the body down • Alcohol is a DEPRESSANT CDC.GOV FACTS
•  Most commonly used and abused drug among youth in the US, more than tobacco and illicit drugs. •  There are approximately 79,000 deaths a?ributable to excessive alcohol use each year in the United States. •  This makes excessive alcohol use the 3rd leading lifestyle-­‐related cause of death for the na9on. SMALL AMOUNTS
One Drink… •  Slows down ability to think clearly/make decisions •  Causes people to feel more daring than usual and take risks ONE DRINK?
Mixed Drinks?
LARGE AMOUNTS
Two or more drinks… •  Slows down other areas of the brain and nervous system (could lead to death with large amounts in short amount of 9me) •  Causes dizziness •  Decreases coordina9on •  Decreases reac9on 9me •  Makes it harder to speak, walk, and stay awake •  Loss of consciousness HERSHEY KISSES ACTIVITY
•  POINT TO MAKE: Motor coordina9on is affected by drinking. Simple tasks become very hard to do. SHORT TERM HEALTH EFFECTS
•  Behavior – violence, arguing, loud talking, foolishness, silliness, giggling •  Brain – slowed CNS/Reac9ons •  Hangover –  Headache –  Vomi9ng –  Tiredness –  Irritability –  Nausea •  Depressed Immune System •  Interfere during puberty Your Liver & Alchol
•  Alcohol is processed by the liver •  Your liver can handle processing 1 drink per hour. •  Let’s see what this looks like… TENNIS BALL ACTIVITY
•  POINT TO MAKE: When you drink a lot, your liver becomes overloaded with alcohol. BINGE DRINKING & ALCOHOLISM
•  Binge Drinking –  Consuming large amounts of alcohol in a short amount of 9me. –  Bad for your health…liver...can lead to alcoholism •  Alcoholism –  Disease in which there is a physical and psychological dependence on alcohol –  Can’t control themselves –  NEED to drink –  Become angry if not drinking –  May be in denial LONG TERM HEALTH EFFECTS
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Cirrhosis of the liver Cancer Loss of brain cells/nerve cells Ulcers Hepa99s – liver swells due to alcohol –  Causes yellowing of skin/eyes/abdominal pain/fever –  Leads to Cirrhosis (liver cell damage, liver failure, death) •  Kidney Failure WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU?
•  Bodies are s9ll developing •  Alcohol will affect your development and will affect it long term •  A young person’s brain/body may be more sensi9ve to alcohol than an adult •  Reputa9on (what will teachers, friends, parents, rela9ves think of you) •  Legal issues (a record can impact your life!) –  Must be 21 to consume/buy/possess alcohol Ice Cube Activity
•  POINT TO MAKE: Different people process alcohol at different rates. BAC
•  Blood alcohol concentra9on (how much alcohol is in your body) •  A person’s reac9on to alcohol can be affected by age, gender, weight, physical condi9on, speed of consump9on, amt of food eaten •  Everyone affected differently •  Prescrip9on meds/meds can affect as well •  A person with a BAC of 0.08 is considered intoxicated WHY DO KIDS DRINK?
WHY DO KIDS DRINK?
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Look grown-­‐up Be more popular Look cool Feel less nervous in social situa9ons Get intoxicated (high) to have fun Peer pressure Media messages influence kids to drink •  Makes it look fun, cool, sexy, appealing, a?rac9ve •  Makes it look like you have to drink to fit in –  Alcohol cannot make you rich, smart, cute, sexy, powerful, tough, or strong –  Youth who drink are more likely to… •  Engage in sexual behaviors, do poorly in school, try other drugs, make poor decisions WHY KIDS CHOOSE NOT TO DRINK
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Dislike taste Don’t like gelng drunk It’s fa?ening Religious or family prohibi9ons Need to stay in shape for sports It’s illegal Think of how it affects your family THINK ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES…
FATAL VISION GOGGLES/PBT
Point to make: You can’t see properly when you drink. You could hurt yourself by falling and losing balance. SAY NO!
•  SITUATION: –  You go over to your friends house on a Friday night. You think there is going to be a movie and popcorn but there is a party with beer and liquor. Your friends offer you a drink. –  Write up a short dialogue and skit to show how you would say no to drinking alcohol.