Transcript Lesson 6

Complete the Effects of Alcohol Worksheet
during the poster board activity.
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Alcohol reaches the
brain as soon as it is
consumed.
Slows down the CNS
Thought processes are
disorganized.
Memory and
concentration are
dulled.
Decision Making skills
are badly affected.
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Oxidizes alcohol at
one-third to onehalf ounces of
alcohol per hour.
When a person
drinks alcohol faster
than the liver can
break it down, the
becomes
intoxicated.
Blood carries the
alcohol to all
parts of the body.
 Blood vessels
dilate (widen)
and allow heat to
escape the body.
This is what may
lead to
hypothermia.
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Increase in heart
rate and blood
pressure.
 Causes scar tissue
to build up in
muscle fibers of
the heart.
 Increase risk of
heart attack and
strokes.
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Increase in
production of
urine due to
alcohols effect on
the pituitary
gland.
 This is the cause of
dehydration,
leading to
problems the day
after heavy
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Increases flow of
gastric juices.
 Alcohol in high
quantities will
cause a larger
flow of these
gastric juices
irritating
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Reduces the
ability to judge
distances, speeds,
and turns; as well
as, one’s own
capabilities and
limitations
 Increase in risk
taking
 Slows reflexes
 Aids in
forgetfulness
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.02-.03 % BAC: You are slightly light headed; inhibitions are loosened ( Missouri
defines .02% as legally drunk for those under 21 years of age).
.05%-.06 BAC: You’re warm and relaxed; you’re behavior may become
exaggerated.
.08-.09% BAC: You are legally drunk; you may start to slur your speech, your
sense of balance is probably off, and your motor skills are becoming
impaired.
.10%-.12% BAC: At this level, you feel euphoric, but you lack coordination and
balance; your motor skills are markedly impaired, as are your judgment
and memory.
.14%-.17% BAC: Euphoric feelings may give way to unpleasant feelings; you
have difficulty talking, walking, or even standing; your judgment and
perception are severely impaired.
.20% BAC: You feel confused, dazed, or otherwise disoriented ; at this point
you may experience nausea and/or start vomiting; blackouts are likely.
.25% BAC: All mental, physical, and sensory functions are severely impaired;
you're at increased risk of asphyxiation from choking on vomit and of
seriously injuring yourself by falling or other accidents.
.30% BAC: You have little comprehension of where you are; you may
suddenly pass out --with an alarming BAC like .30%, your body will decide
to pass out for you.
.35% BAC: This blood alcohol level is the level of surgical anesthesia; you may
Long term,
excessive use
leads to major
brain damage.
 Moderate
drinking kills off
brain cells,
leading to loss of
intellectual
abilities, such as
memory loss and
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Alcohol interferes with
the livers ability to break
down fats.
Fatty liver is a condition
which fat build up and
hampers the livers ability
to work properly.
Cirrhosis is a condition
where the liver tissue is
destroyed and then
replaced with scar tissue.
Hepatitis is an infection of
the liver that causes
weakness, jaundice,
Because alcohol is a
drug, people who
use it regularly may
develop a
tolerance, making it
necessary to drink
more and more in
order to produce
the same effects.
 When tolerance
occurs, people may
drink an increasing
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An individual may
experience symptoms if
the drug is stopped.
 Symptoms may range
from jumpiness,
sleeplessness, sweating
and poor appetite to
severe tremors,
convulsions, and
hallucinations.
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Synergistic Effect
occurs when two
or more
medicines are
taken
simultaneously.
 Multiplier Effect is
when alcohol is
taken with some
other form of drug
or medicine.
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Condition in which the
fetus has been
adversely affected
mentally and
physically by its
mother’s alcohol use
during pregnancy.
 5,000 FAS babies are
born yearly.
 FAS is the leading
cause of mental
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Low birth weight
Impaired speech
Cleft palate
General weakness
Slow body growth
Facial abnormalities
Poor coordination
Heart defects
Poor attention span
Hyperactivity