The Problems of Alcohol
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Alcohol Warm-Up Quiz
True or False
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Alcohol can travel freely in the blood,
but mixes only with water.
F
Alcohol does not need to be digested in
the small intestine.
T
The liver can process only 1 oz. of
alcohol per hour (1/2 oz pure alcohol)
T
Alcohol is a stimulant.
F
Alcohol makes you think you are warm,
but you are really losing body heat.
T
Warm-Up Quiz
True or False
6. Alcohol affects the deeper brain
centers that control emotions.
T
7. Alcohol is a toxin that affects the
liver first.
F
8. Formaldehyde forms when the body
breaks down alcohol.
T
9. FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome) is the
longest-term damage done to the
fetus by alcohol.
T
The Problems of
Alcohol
•E s t i m a t e d 1 4 m i l l i o n
alcoholics in the United
States.
• And about 2 million
are teenagers.
•D e f i n i t i o n o f a n
alcoholic:
•o n e w h o c a n n o t n o t
drink.
Alcohol and Teens
Alcohol related car crashes are
the #1 killer of teens
80% of high school teens have
used alcohol
50% one drink in the last month
33% been drunk in the last month
Linked to suicide, fights, drop
outs, family problems
What is Alcohol?
A liquid drug known as “ethanol”
It is a central nervous system
depressant
It first acts as a stimulant (a buzz)
and then slows the body down
This buzz can be “seductive.”
Alcohol Percents
Light beer
2.5 – 3.5%
Beer
3 – 6%
Wine coolers
5 – 6%
Wine
10 – 14%
Champagne
10 – 14%
Hard liquor
40 –60%
Alcohol Proof
Proof is
double the
percent.
86-proof
would be
43%
alcohol.
Comparing Types of Alcohol
One beer =
One glass of
wine =
One shot of
whiskey
How Alcohol Enters the Body
It is drunk as a
beverage
Directly
absorbed from
the stomach to
the
bloodstream
20% from the
stomach
80% from the
small intestine
How Alcohol Exits the Body
5% is excreted
through the
urine and
lungs
95% must be
oxidized by the
liver
Oxidation rate
= ½ oz. pure
alcohol per
hour
Sobering Attempts
Coffee
Cold showers
Walk in the night
air
The only thing
that really works
is time (sleeping it
off)
It takes 2 hours
per drink to
oxidize the
alcohol
Wait one hour per
drink before
driving
Influences on Alcohol’s Effects
Type of drink
Empty or full
stomach
Amount of
alcohol
consumed
Mental or
emotional
state
Time between
drinks
Body weight
Previous
experience
with alcohol
Being a
female
Alcohol and the
Body
Brain – shows
Stomach and
scalloping
small intestine –
(pickling effect),
lining damage
and ulcers
brain damage,
memory loss
Kidneys –
dehydration
Lungs – slows
respiration, OD. Reproductive
organs –
Liver- can
inhibitions relax,
develop cirrhosis
desire
of the liver. A
stimulated,
deadly disease.
performance
diminished.
WITHDRAWL
ALCOHOL IS THE ONLY
DRUG THAT CAN
CAUSE DEATH DUE TO
WITHRAWL EFFECTS.