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Understanding Alcohol's Impact on the Brain and Risks of Impairment

Alcohol consumption can severely impair different brain functions, leading to dangerous situations. Key areas affected include the frontal lobe (loss of reason and sociability), parietal lobe (loss of motor skills), temporal lobe (slurred speech and impaired hearing), occipital lobe (blurred vision), and cerebellum (coordination issues). Each year, alcohol is responsible for thousands of deaths, particularly among those under 21. Drunk driving incidents result in fatalities and injuries, costing the US billions. Understanding these effects is essential for prevention and safety.

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Understanding Alcohol's Impact on the Brain and Risks of Impairment

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  1. Alcohol Impairs

  2. I will learn how alcohol impairs a person and the dangers that can result from those impairments Today…

  3. Frontal Lobe (A) Loss of reason, caution, inhibitions, sociability, talkativeness and intelligence • Parietal Lobe (B) Loss of fine motor skills, slower reaction time, shaking • Temporal Lobe (C) Slurred speech, impaired hearing • Occipital Lobe (D) Blurred vision, poor distance judgment • Cerebellum (E) Lack of muscle coordination and balance A Brain on Booze

  4. 1 in 25 deaths worldwide can be attributed to drinking alcohol • alcohol is linked with an estimated 5,000 deaths in people under age 21 each year--more than all illegal drugs combined. Alcohol & death

  5. Every 52 minutes, someone is killed in a drunk driving crash. • 10,228 deaths in 2010. • 350,000 injured in 2010. • Drunk driving costs the US $132 billion a year. • Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens, and about one-third of those are alcohol related Drunk Driving

  6. IMPAIRED ACTIVITY NEEDED: 2 volunteers

  7. Alcohol restores many essential nutrients in your body. • Alcohol is capable of rupturing blood capillaries and veins. • Drinking coffee, exercising, or taking a cold shower will help you metabolize alcohol. • Alcohol gives you energy. • Beer is equally as intoxicating as other types of alcoholic beverages True or False

  8. Alcohol restores many essential nutrients in your body. FALSE • Alcohol is capable of rupturing blood capillaries and veins. TRUE • Drinking coffee, exercising, or taking a cold shower will help you metabolize alcohol. FALSE • Alcohol gives you energy. FALSE • Beer is equally as intoxicating as other types of alcoholic beverages. TRUE One 12-ounce can of beer, one 4-ounce glass of wine or one normal mixed drink or cocktail are all equally intoxicating. True or False

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