Lifestyle Related Problems

1. Lifestyle Related Problems Richard Ferreira – Program Director

2. What do you Value? • Your Career & Money • Loving & Being Loved • Making my own Decisions • Self Respect • Freedom – No Legal Issues • Good Health • God / Religion • Family • Friends • Partying • Something Else____________

3. How can I Protect it… • How do you protect other things you value …

4. Health Problems Impairment Problems

5. Problems Impairment? Health Liver Disease Brain Damage Heart Disease Gastritis Cancer Alcoholism Addiction • Crash – Auto/Boat • Drowning • Falls • Legal Problems • Job Performance • Fights • Damaged Relationships

6. What would most people say? Can you develop a health problem ?

7. Heart Disease • Life Style –related Health Problem

8. 2 types of Risk • Cannot Change • Can Change

9. RISK- We Cannot Change BIOLOGY BODY BRAIN We Can Change CHOICES

14. Is everyone's Risk the same? Low risk • High Trigger High Risk • Low Trigger

15. Our Choices Psychological Influences • Come From within Social Influences • Come from others

16. What kind of Person Develops Alcoholism • Low self esteem • Poor • Born into it… • Weak • No willpower • Uneducated • Depressed • Can’t Cope

17. Anyone in Here? • No one thinks they are that Kind of Person • Why Worry about Choices ?

22. All in the Family • Increased Biological Risks • Adults four times More Likely to Develop Alcoholism • Lower trigger Level • Choice are more crucial

24. What kind of Person Develops Alcoholism • Low self esteem • Poor • Born into it… • Weak • No Willpower • Uneducated • Depressed • Can’t Cope

25. Internal Influences

26. Social Influences

27. What can you Control?

29. I Can Maintain- High Tolerance • Initial tolerance Level – Just like a Trigger level • If you Practice guess what? • Physical tolerance increases • Mental tolerance Does Not

30. Brain Tricks You • High tolerance makes people think they have it under control. • Typical Friday 4 % of all drivers have BAC > .10 • Typical Friday 46% of fatal Crashes – Drivers have BAC > .10 • High Tolerance makes you less sensitive to effects of Alcohol

31. Things that Increase BAC • Total Body Fluid /Size • Gender • Age • Altitude • Empty Stomach • Drugs / Medication • Illness /Fatigue • Carbonated Beverages

32. Increase BAC = Increase Risk

33. Designated Drivers

34. Which are we avoiding?

35. How to Avoid Health Problems • 2 Questions… • What is my Biological Risk • How much is too Much ? / What is Low Risk for me?

36. Low Risk for Drugs? • Your in the Army • Drugs are illegal • Don’t do Drugs • Zero…..

37. Low Risk for Alcohol? • Some Say… Just say No • Moderation • Ask 10 People ..10 Different Answers

38. Standard Drink • Wines / Beers / Spirits • Purity / Proof • Size • Multiple Liquors

39. Risks are related to :

40. Q - 0 Standard DrinksF - Daily • No Know Alcohol Related Problems • Live Longer than People Drinking 3 or more Daily

41. Q - More than 1Standard DrinksF - 1 hour or Less • Increased Impairment Problems • Injuries • DUI • Relationships

42. Q - 1 – 2 Standard DrinksF - Daily • Live Longer than Abstainers & Those Drinking 3 or more • No known increased Risk for Most

43. Q - 1 – 2 Standard DrinksF - Daily • Live Longer than Abstainers & Those Drinking 3 or more • No known increased Risk for Most

44. Q - More than 2 Standard DrinksF - Daily • Shorter Life / More Health Problems • Greater Risk

45. Q - More than 3 Standard DrinksF - on any Day • More Health Problems • More Impairment Problems

46. People with dependency 0

47. Largest amount in 1 Hour 1

48. Largest daily Amount without Increasing Health Problems 2

49. The most in any one day without Increasing Risk of impairment or health Problems 3

50. Low Risk Guidelines 0-1-2-3