Transcript Teens and Alcohol

VOCABULARY
• DRUG-ANY SUBSTANCE THAT CHANGES HOW THE MIND OR BODY WORKS.
• DEPRESSANT-A DRUG THAT SLOWS BRAIN AND BODY FUNCTIONS.
• BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION (BAC)-THE PERCENTAGE OF ALCOHOL IN A PERSON’S
BLOOD.
• INTOXICATION-THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CHANGES PRODUCED BY DRINKING ALCOHOL.
• REACTION TIME- THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT PASSES FROM THE INSTANT WHEN YOUR BRAIN
DETECTS AN EXTERNAL STIMULUS UNTIL THE MOMENT YOU RESPOND.
• ALCOHOL ABUSE-THE FAILURE TO DRINK IN MODERATION OR AT APPROPRIATE TIMES.
TEENS AND ALCOHOL
WHY TEENS DRINK:
1. SOCIAL SETTINGS ENCOURAGE DRINKING
2. ALCOHOL ADS SHOW PEOPLE HAVING A GOOD TIME
3. CURIOSITY
4. THEY SEE ADULTS IN THEIR LIFE DRINK
5. PEER PRESSURE (TO FIT IN)
6. TO FEEL MORE ADULT AND TO FEEL MATURE
WHY IS ALCOHOL BAD FOR TEENS?
• THEIR BRAINS ARE STILL GROWING (UNTIL INTO THEIR TWENTIES)
• EMOTIONAL RESPONSES ARE CHANGING. (MAY PRODUCE CONFLICTING,
UNEXPECTED, OR EVEN UNCONTROLLABLE EMOTIONS)
• NO ONE ENJOYS BEING AROUND SOMEONE WHO IS VOMITING, VIOLENT OR
OUT OF CONTROL.
ALCOHOL IN YOUR BODY
• ALCOHOL ENTERS THE BODY
•
STOMACH
SMALL INTESTINE
BLOOD
BRAIN
BLOOD
• DRINKING TOO MUCH ALCOHOL IS A DRUG OVERDOSE (ALCOHOL POISONING) AND MAY
SLOW YOUR BODILY FUNCTIONS SO MUCH THAT THEY STOP.
ALCOHOL IN YOUR BRAIN
• ALCOHOL (DEPRESSANT) SLOWS YOUR THINKING, YOUR REACTION
S, AND YOUR BREATHING.
• IT SLURS YOUR SPEECH, BLURS YOUR VISION, AND INTERFERES
WITH YOUR COORDINATION.
• BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION (BAC) OF .40 IS CONSIDERED
DEADLY. (40 PARTS OF ALCOHOL TO 10,000 PARTS OF BLOOD IN
YOUR BODY)
• A PERSON WITH A BAC OF .08 IS LEGALLY DRUNK IN ALL STATES.
• FACTORS THAT DETERMINE ALCOHOL’S EFFECTS ON THE BODY:
• 1. AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL CONSUMED
• 2. WEIGHT
• 3. AMOUNT OF FOOD CONSUMED
• 4. DRINKING HABITS
• 5. GENDER
• 6. GENETIC FACTORS
ALCOHOL ABUSE
• DRINKING AT A YOUNG AGE INCREASE RISK OF ABUSING ALCOHOL AS AN ADULT.
• DEVELOPING TOLERANCE MAY BE A SIGN OF A DRINKING PROBLEM.
• YOUNG PEOPLE CAN SHOW IMPAIRED MEMORY AND DO POORLY IN SCHOOL.
• LONG-TERM ABUSE CAN INCREASE RISK OF STROKE, HEART DISEASE, CANCER, AND LIVER
DISEASES.
• CAN LEAD TO CAR CRASHES, DROWNING AND OVERDOSE, VICTIM OF PHYSICAL ABUSE OR
SEXUAL ASSAULT