Transcript Alcohol

The Health Risks of
Alcohol Use
Ch. 21
Pg: 566 - 571
Interactive Study Guide
1. Open: iSwifter APP
2. Open the bookmarks tab and choose: “Glencoe
chapter activities”
3. Drop Down: “Chapter Activities”
4. Choose: “Chapter 21”
5. Open: “Interactive Study Guides”
6. Open: “Lesson #1”
http://glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/health_fitness/glencoe_health
_09/isg/GH_ch21.1_550x420.swf
Choosing to be alcohol free
• Objective 1: Identify the factors that influence alcohol’s
effects.
• Objective 2: Identify the short-term effects of alcohol.
• Objective 3: Identify the long-term effects of alcohol
• Objective 4: Describe binge drinking and alcohol
poisoning.
Questions??
• Do you feel that teenage drinking is a
problem? Why??
• http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=
4211602n&tag=mncol;lst;6
• Do you feel that adult drinking is a
problem? Why??
• What can adults do to discourage drinking
among teens?
• What responsibility do you think teens
have to discourage their friends from
drinking?
Worksheet
• Students are to work on the worksheet
individually.
Alcohol
• Ethanol: the type of alcohol in alcoholic
beverages. This is a powerful
and addictive drug.
• Fermentation: the chemical action
of yeast on sugar.
Water, flavoring, and minerals are mixed
with ethanol to produced beverages.
Alcohol
• Alcohol is a depressant: A drug that
slows the central nervous system.
• Slows reaction time, impairs vision, and
diminishes judgment.
• Intoxication: the state in which the body
is poisoned by alcohol or another
substance, and the person’s physical and
mental control is significantly reduced.
Factors that influence alcohol’s
effects
• Body Size
• Gender: Females have less water than males.
The enzyme that controls alcohol processing is
70% more effective in males than females.
• Food: Slows the passage of alcohol into the blood
stream.
• Rate of intake: How fast they drink
• Amount: How much they drink
• Medicine: alcohol can interfere with the effects of
meds and heighten the effects of alcohol.
Effects of alcohol activity
1. Students are to work in groups of 2
2. Open the link below in Google and make a copy
so you can type on the worksheet. EVERYONE
must fill out their own worksheet.
3. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QEmCokx
UL4rT3yzOoHszyMnjQkA2aqFAGzfzZEu6jK4/edit
?usp=sharing
Bodies not designed to handle
alcohol
Run time 6:09
Long term effects of alcohol
• Effects of alcohol video clip:
– http://video.foxnews.com/v/2155575655001/st
artling-new-study-on-alcohol-use-in-america/
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FeCOE4A
9Xk
Binge Drinking
• Drinking 5 or more alcoholic drinks at one
sitting.
• Problem among young people
• Dangerous because it is possible to
consume a fatal dose of alcohol
Alcohol Poisoning
• A severe and potentially fatal physical
reaction to an alcohol overdose.
• Since alcohol is a depressant, it shuts
down involuntary actions such as
breathing and the gag reflex that prevents
choking.
Effects of alcohol poisoning
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Mental confusion & stupor
Coma and an inability to be roused
Vomiting and seizures
Slow respiration
Irregular heartbeat
Hypothermia (pale or bluish skin color)
• http://www.nbcchicago.com/video/#!/news/local/22-Warrants-IssuedAfter-NIU-Fraternity-Death/183884271
Interactive health tutor
1. Open: iSwifter APP
2. Open the bookmarks tab and choose: “Glencoe
chapter activities”
3. Drop Down: “Chapter Activities”
4. Choose: “Chapter 21”
5. Open: “Interactive Study Guides”
6. Open: “chapter 1a”
•
http://glencoe.com/olc_games/game_engine/content/gln_health/gln
_health_09/conc_game/english/ch21a/index.html
Driving under the influence
• Blood alcohol concentration (BAC): Under
21 years old is zero tolerance. 21 and
over is .08
• Video :
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/08/21/five.dui.wsb
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hecf
PhLdX6M#!
• Proposed new limit video
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PddShq88Y3w
Effects from driving under the
influence
• Slower reflexes
• Reduces a person’s ability to judge
distances and speeds
• Increases risk taking behaviors
• Reduces a person’s concentration while
increasing forgetfulness.