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Name:_________________________________ Day:____ Period: _____. ____________ people in the world drink alcoholic beverages. Do you know how many people drink alcohol?. Statistics.

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  1. Name:_________________________________ Day:____ Period: _____ ____________ people in the world drink alcoholic beverages Do you know how many people drink alcohol?

  2. Statistics • In 2008, there were approximately _________________ emergency rooms visits by persons under age 21 for injuries and other conditions linked to alcohol. • In 2008 the National Survey on Drug Use and Health   reported that ________of youth aged 12 to 20 years drink alcohol and _________reported binge drinking.6 • In 2009, the Monitoring the Future Survey   reported that _______of 8th graders and 72% of 12th graders had tried alcohol, and _______ of 8th graders and 44% of 12th graders drank

  3. Facts about Alcohol 2. Alcohol is created when ________________________are fermented. Fermentation is the process that uses yeast or bacteria to _______________ in food to alcohol. The drug in alcohol is _____________. 1. The legal drinking age throughout the United States is___. 3. The different types of alcoholic beverages are: ________________________________________ 4. BAC: ______________________________________ the amount of alcohol in a person’s blood. 5. Factors that affect BAC: amount of alcohol, speed at which alcohol is consumed, body size, gender, feelings, amount of food eaten, presence of other drugs, age.

  4. Effects of Alcohol on the Body?Alcohol affects different body systems: 1. Drinking heavy amounts of alcohol harms most of the _________________________________Nervous, Digestive, Immune, Cardiovascular, Skeletal, Urinary, and Reproductive Systems. 2. ____________________________the liver swells because an excessive amount of alcohol. 3. _____________________disease of the liver caused by chronic damage to liver cells. 4. _______________________inflammation of the pancreas. At risk of developing diabetes. 4

  5. How Does Alcohol Affect the Body? 1. Alcohol is a _____________,which means it __________the function of the central nervous system. Alcohol actually blocks some of the messages trying to get to the brain. 2. More alcohol causes greater changes in the brain, resulting in ___________________________.You can ________________________________________________ 3. Drinking alcohol can cause a person to: make wrong decisions, false sense of self-confidence, impaired judgment, feelings of invincibility, giving in to negative peer pressure, impaired reasoning, impaired reaction time and coordination, aggressive behavior, intensified emotions. 5

  6. 4. ____________________: drinking a lot of alcohol in a very short amount of time. This can lead to vomiting, unconsciousness, or even death. 5. _______________________an aftereffect of using alcohol. Headache, nausea, vomiting, tiredness, and irritability. 6. ________________________a loss of memory for what happened during a period of time. 7. Drinking alcohol increases the risk of violence and illegal behavior: Violence, Lawbreaking, Violating school policies, and Drinking while driving. 8. ____________________ a disease in which there is physical and psychological dependence on alcohol.

  7. Problems with Alcohol • Underage Drinking • Youth who drink alcohol are more likely to experience: • School problems, such as higher absence and poor or failing grades. • Social problems, such as fighting and lack of participation in youth activities. • Legal problems, such as arrest for driving or physically hurting someone while drunk. • Alcohol-related car crashes and other unintentional injuries, such as burns, falls, and drowning. • Memory problems. • Abuse of other drugs. • Changes in brain development that may have life-long effects. • Death from alcohol poisoning.

  8. Where Can I Get Help? 1. The best approach is to talk to an ___________________________________. 2. ____________________________________“is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking”. 3. ________________________ is part of Al-Anon, which helps families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend. Alateen is our recovery program for young people.

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