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PG 386 WARM UP
ALCOHOL
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Alcohol is a drug! (Chemical substance that
is taken to cause changes in a person’s body
or behavior.)
Alcohol is a depressant! (Drug that slows the
brain and body reactions.)
◦ Think about a movie you’ve seen where someone was “drunk”,
how were they acting?
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Not all alcoholic beverages contain the same
amount of alcohol. (see top pg. 375)
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The attitudes of peers: drinking to fit in,
because they think all of their classmates are
doing it.( Good and Bad influences)
Family: If your parents or older siblings are
big drinkers you a much more likely to drink
as well.(heredity)
Media: Constant advertisements, makes
drinking seem “cool”, sex apeal.
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Being injured or killed in a motor vehicle crash.
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Committing or being victim of sexual assault or other
violence
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Long-term brain damage
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Problems with alcohol later in life
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Suspension from school, sports teams, or other
school activities.
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Trouble with the law!!
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INTOXICATION: The state in which a person’s mental and
physical abilities are impaired by alcohol or another
substance.
See pg. 381 for effects on different body
systems.
◦ Ex: Passed at a stop light
◦ BLACKOUT: Period of time that the drinker cannot
recall but was seen walking, talking, and seemingly
in control.
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B.A.C: The amount of alcohol in a persons blood, expressed
as a percentage.
FACTORS AFFECTING BAC:
◦ Rate of consumption: liver metabolizes 1-1.5 oz. Per hour
◦ Gender: Males=generally lower BAC (efficient/bloodstream)
◦ Body Size: Smaller people feel the effects more
◦ Amount of food in the stomach: empty stomach=increased
absorption
◦ After Drinking Ends/Hangovers
◦ *Brainstom* what are some rumors/myths of “sobering up”
◦ Nausea, Headache, upset stomach, noise sensitivity
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Motor Vehicle Crashes: Driving While Intoxicated. Zero
Tolerance Laws.- Penalties for DWI
◦ -California DWI story
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Alcohol involved in 40% of vehicle crashes
Overdose: Taking an excessive amount of a drug that leads
to coma or death. (Your heart and breathing may stop)
Binge Drinking: Consumption of excessive amounts of
alcohol at one sitting.
◦ -How can people overdose is they pass out?
Interactions With Other Drugs – Can double the effect of
drugs. (sleeping pills)
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Brain Damage: memory, ability to concentrate, ability to
make sound judgments.
 Teenage drinking and brain development
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Group of birth defects caused by the
effects of alcohol on an unborn child.
 Birth defects, mental retardation, heart defects, malformed faces, delayed growth
and motor development.
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Liver Damage
 Interferes with the livers ability to metabolize fat, liver fills with fat and blocks the
flow of blood in the liver, which cause the cells to die and form scar tissue called
Cirrhosis-leads to liver failure, liver disease, death.
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Heart Disease
 LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN US
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Digestive Problems
 Cancers of; mouth, tongue, esophagus, stomach. Recurring diarrhea, and
idigestion, heartburn, and ulcers
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*People who can no longer control their use
of alcohol suffer from the disease known as
alcoholism.
Stages:
◦ Problem drinking- using alcohol to escape from
problems
◦ Absolute dependence- totally dependent,
dominates life,
◦ Late stage of alcoholism- lose mental, emotional,
physical help.
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Acknowledging the problem
Detoxification: removing all alcohol from a
persons body
Rehabilitation: process of learning to cope
with everyday living without alcohol.
Support Groups: Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)