Transcript Alcohol and Alcoholism Sophomore Health Paul G. Blazer

Alcohol and
Alcoholism
Sophomore Health
Paul G. Blazer Senior High School
By Mr. AJ “Doc” Stadelmeyer MA, ATC
Alcohol Statistics
• Every year alcohol is a factor in:
• 50% of all suicides, 70% of all murders, 50% of
all arrests, 50% of all fatal car crashes
involving young people, 50% of all drownings,
45% of all cases of domestic violence.
• Almost 50,000 teens die every year in alcohol
related crashes.
• Costs business and industry over 100 billion
dollars per year.
Short Term Physical Alcohol
Problems
• Digestive problems, respiratory arrest,
headaches, sudden death from alcohol
poisoning, impaired motor skills, slurred
speech, dulled taste and hearing,
vomiting, nausea, hangover, dehydration,
impaired vision, slowed reaction times,
impaired coordination, throat irritation,
decreased sexual function, increased risk
for HIV and STD’s, blackouts.
Short Term Emotional Alcohol
Problems
• Problems with family, friends,and
relationships, depression, suicide,
increased stress, decreased self
esteem, memory problems, anger,
uncontrolled laughter, mood swings,
emotional outbursts, hyperactivity,
apathy.
Short Term Behavioral Alcohol
Problems
• Fights, vandalism, risk taking
behavior, legal problems,
murder, rape, date rape,
drowning, physical abuse, verbal
abuse, emotional abuse, sexual
abuse.
Short Term Academic Alcohol
Problems
• Hurts classroom performance if
you are drunk or hung over,
school behavior problems,
absenteeism, tardies to school
and class, classroom disruptions,
AER, suspensions, failing grades.
Short Term Legal Alcohol
Problems
• It is illegal to buy, attempt to buy,
possess, or use alcohol under the age of
21 any where in the United States, drunk
driving accidents, arrests, probation,
juvenile arrests and lock ups, committing
crimes while intoxicated, committing
violent acts while intoxicated.
Short Term Sexual Alcohol
Problems
• Poor sexual performance,
unprotected sex, unplanned sex,
getting pregnant or getting some one
pregnant, spreading or acquiring
STD’s, HIV and AIDS, date rape,
acquaintance rape, date violence,
hurt feelings, damaged relationships.
Alcohol Fact
• Alcohol related automobile accidents are
one of the leading causes of death and
injury to teenagers. Teens involved in
alcohol related accidents face severe
criminal, civil and financial problems as
a result of their accident. If they kill or
injure someone else, they have to deal
with the guilt form the the rest of their
lives.
Alcohol Fact
• It takes 1 to 2 years of regular
drinking by a teenager for
alcoholism to develop.
Alcoholism is the physical and
psychological addiction to
alcohol.
Alcohol The Drug
• Drinking alcohol is called ethyl alcohol.
• Proof is the concentration or percent of
alcohol in a beverage. 100 proof = 50%
alcohol, 200 proof = 100% alcohol, 80
proof = n40% alcohol, 20 proof = 10%
alcohol.
• Pure ethyl alcohol is 200 proof.
Alcohol The Drug
• Alcoholic beverages are part alcohol and
part other substances, such as water,
flavoring, fruit juices, coloring,
preservatives.
• Equivalence: a typical serving of alcohol.
12 ounces of beer = ½ a wine cooler = 4 to
5 ounces of wine = 1 shot of whisky. All
are equal to each other in alcohol content.
How Is Alcohol Made
• Fermentation: fruits or grains are allowed to sit
a ferment (rot). One of the by products of
fermentation is alcohol.
• Distillation: the fermented mixtures are heated
up, and the vapors that evaporate from them
are collected and condensed into alcohol.
• Then they add the other ingredients to make
the beverage they are producing.
Alcohol and Nutrition
• There are 210 calories in one pure ounce of
alcohol.
• There are 150 – 300 calories in one 12 ounce
can/bottle of beer.
• There are 100 – 150 calories in 12 ounces of
“light” beer.
• There are 200 – 500 calories in one wine cooler.
• There are 75 calories in one ounce of whiskey.
Alcohol and Nutrition
• Calories from alcohol are
essentially “empty calories”
because alcohol contains no
vitamins, minerals, or essential
nutrients. It has little or no
nutritional value, but it has a lot
of calories.