Transcript Alcohol
Alcohol Chapter 22 Ethanol Active ingredient in beer, wine and liquor Alcohol is a sedative Depresses, quiets the nervous system Coordination is impaired Brain can’t control mind and body correctly Scarring of the liver Alcohol is a sedative (cont’d) Dehydrates the body Bad breath Ulcers in stomach Inhibitions slowed: talk more, slurred speech, clumsy Cirrhosis Scarring of the liver by alcohol Jaundice: yellowing of the skin, eyes, waste in the blood stream High blood pressure Cirrhosis/Jaundice Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Drinking while pregnant Smaller baby Heart defects Mental retardation Hyperactive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Blood Alcohol Level Amount of alcohol in bloodstream 0.08% is legally intoxicated Alcohol Content 1 Beer (12 oz) 4% alcohol 1 Glass of wine (5 oz) 13% alcohol 1 Shot of liquor (1 ½ oz) 40% alcohol All the same alcohol content Alcohol Content Factors of Intoxication Eating before and during drinking Weight Length of time consuming alcohol Gender Multiplier Effect Mixing alcohol with other drugs Increases the affect Highly dangerous due to not knowing the amount of intoxicants Why Drink? Escape pressures of life Problems Feel better Relax Friends and peer pressure Gain self confidence Family Values Why not to drink? Don’t need it Makes the body sick, inTOXICated Bad taste Cost Bad for long term health Against the law Don’t want to lose control Drunk Driving Cannot judge distances (1 second compared to more than 3) Take greater risks Fail to signal Sleepiness Drunk driving Drunk Driving Alcoholism Physiological and psychological addiction/dependence to alcohol Alcoholism Stages 1) Social drinking: legal, become drunk most of the time 2) Drinks most of the time/hide drinking: must have it to function, in denial 3) Drinking out in the open: drunk all of the time, malnutrition, loss of job Delirium Tremens Also known as DT’s, Detox or Detoxification Withdrawal symptoms Hot and cold flashes Shakes Vomiting Nightmares Characteristics of a Drug Habit Tolerance: Become used to drug’s affect, need more to get the same feeling Physical Dependence: The body needs the drug or it becomes physically ill Characteristics of a Drug Habit (cont’d) Psychological Dependence: Need for the drug (in the mind), hardest part of the addiction to break Habituation: Take the drug at the same time, need/compulsion