Transcript Alcohol: Effects on Teen Behavior and Body

Alcohol: Effects on the Body
and Behavior
Chapter 10 Full Circle Advertising: A Look at Teen Alcohol Use and
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
CDC’s 2005 Science Ambassador Program
Overview:
Definitions
Statistics
on teen drinking
Short- and long-term effects of
alcohol
Blood alcohol levels
Introduction to fetal alcohol syndrome
(FAS)
“Drinker” Definitions(1)
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Binge drinking: Four or more drinks for
a female and five or more drinks for a
male at one sitting
Click to see data on
binge drinking in your state
“Drinker” Definitions(2)
 Chronic drinking: Daily or almost
daily alcohol consumption
(60 drinks per month)
Click here to see data
on chronic drinking in your state
Statistics on Teen Drinking(3)
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Monitoring the Future (MTF) reported
that in 2004, nearly one in five 8th
graders, more than one in three 10th
graders, and nearly one in two 12th
graders had a drink in the
past month.
Teen Statistics (cont.)(4)
From National Survey on Drug Use and
Health (2003):
10.9
7.2
million users ages 12-20
million “binge drinkers”
Short-term Effects(5,6)
Slower
reaction times/reflexes
Heavy sweating
Blurry vision
Nausea and vomiting
Lowered reasoning ability
Short-term Effects (cont.)(5,6)
Poor
motor coordination
Slower heart rate/breathing rate
Increased blood pressure
Anxiety/restlessness
Lower inhibition
Short-term Effects (cont.)(5,6)
Mental
confusion
Memory loss
Coma
Death from respiratory arrest
Long-term Effects(5,6)
Nervous
Muscles
Lungs
Liver
system
Long-term Effects (cont.)(5,6)
Sexual
organs
Brain
Heart
Esophagus/stomach
Studies on Teen Drinking
Studies on Teen Drinking
Blood Alcohol Level: What’s It All
About?(6)
Blood alcohol level (BAL) depends on:
Weight
Amount of food and water in
stomach
Carbonated alcoholic beverages
Gender
Blood Alcohol Level Calculations(7)
BAL = (150/body weight) x (%alcohol/50)
x (ounces consumed) x (0.025)
Blood Alcohol Level Example
175
pound man drinks four 12-ounce
cans of beer with 4% alcohol content
BAL
= (150/175) x (4/50) x (48) x (0.025)
=.86 x .08 x 48 x .025
 = .08%
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Blood Alcohol Levels: So What?(8)
BAL
= 0.03 to 0.12 (Euphoria)
Self-confident/daring
Short
attention span
Poor judgment
Fine motor skills impaired
Blood Alcohol Levels(8)
BAL
= 0.09 to 0.25 (Excitement)
Sleepy
Memory
loss
Reaction time decreased
Uncoordinated/loss of balance
Blurry vision and impaired senses
Blood Alcohol Levels(8)
BAL
= 0.18 to 0.30 (Confusion)
Confused/dizzy
Highly
emotional
Cannot see/slurred speech
Uncoordinated/sleepy
May not feel pain as easily
Blood Alcohol Levels(8)
BAL
= 0.25 to 0.40 (Stupor)
Can
barely move at all
Cannot respond to stimuli
Cannot stand or walk
Vomiting
Lapse in and out of consciousness
Blood Alcohol Levels(8)
BAL
= 0.35 to 0.50 (Coma)
Unconscious
Reflexes
depressed
Decreased body temperature
Decreased breathing rate
Decreased heart rate
Could die
Blood Alcohol Levels(8)
BAL
= Greater than 0.50 (Death)
Breathing
stops
That says it all!
Driving Limits(6)
Most
states set the legal level of
intoxication at 0.08 to 0.10
Drinking is a Personal Choice but
Who Else is Affected?
Friends
and family
Strangers
Unborn babies –
Fetal alcohol syndrome
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
When
mother drinks, baby drinks
Alcohol
Your
disrupts brain development
turn to research!
Looking Back
Drinking
Binge
has various definitions
and Chronic
Drinking
can have short- and long-term
effects
Slower reaction times
Memory loss
Nervous system/liver problems
Looking Back (cont.)

Blood alcohol levels are affected by
weight and gender

Drinking is a personal choice, but it
can affect those around you
Works Cited
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1. Understanding Alcohol - Glossary [online]. 2003. [cited 2005 Jul 13].
Available from URL:
http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih3/alcohol/other/glossary.htm.
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2. Alcohol Use: Chronic Drinking [online]. 1992. [cited 2005 Jul 13]. Available
from URL: http://www.indicators.ak.org/indicators/alcoholusechronic98F.htm
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3. Johnston LD, O'Malley PM, Bachman JG, Schulenberg JE. Overall teen use
continues gradual decline; but use of inhalants rises. Ann Arbor (MI): University
of Michigan News and Information Services; December 21, 2004. Table 3. [cited
2005 Jul 7). Available from URL:
http://www.monitoringthefuture.org/data/04data.html#2004data-drugs.
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4. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Overview of
Findings from the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Rockville
(MD): Office of Applied Studies; 2004. p. 14. [cited 7 July 2005].
Works Cited (cont.)
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5. Short-Term Effects of Alcohol . [cited 2005 July 22]. Available from
URL: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/cmed/alcohol/short-term.htm.
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6. Understanding Alcohol - Information about Alcohol. Teacher’s guide.
[online]. [cited 20 June 2005]. Available from URL:
http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih3/alcohol/guide/infoalcohol.htm.
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7. Neuroscience for Kids - Alcohol. Alcohol [online]. [cited 2005 Jun 20].
Available from URL: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/alco.html.
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8. HowStuffWorks. How Alcohol Works [online]. [cited 2005 Jun 20].
Available from URL:
http://www.science.howstuffworks.com/alcohol5.htm.