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Understanding Alcohol: Myths, Effects, and the Body's Response

This informative piece breaks down common myths about alcohol consumption and its effects on the body. It discusses the relationship between alcohol and energy, the process of absorption, and the body's natural response to excessive intake. Key areas like blood alcohol concentration (BAC), the types of alcohol, and the risks of social drinking behaviors such as binge drinking and hazing are also covered. Equip yourself with knowledge about alcohol's impact on health and social dynamics.

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Understanding Alcohol: Myths, Effects, and the Body's Response

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  1. Touch Down T O U C H

  2. King Albert was the king of copper mines.To get this riddle, read between the lines.After King Albert had passed and died,He was buried in a copper coffin, why? • Because he was dead

  3. What phrase is shown in the figure below?S-n-o-w • “dashing” through the snow”

  4. Lesson 37 Alcohol Pages 410 to 423

  5. Alcohol MYTHS • Everyone drinks. • Alcohol gives you energy • The feeling of energy is triggered by the depressants initial effects: lowered inhibitions/self control • People can sober up quickly if they need to. • If someone drinks too much, the worst thing that can happen is they get their stomach pumped. • My friends will think I'm weird if I don't drink.

  6. Beer advertisement • Humor? • Sex? • Fun?

  7. Alcohol and the Body • Alcohol: depresses the nervous system and the brain • Alcohol is made by fermentation: • Water, yeast and sugar are combined • The most common forms of alcohol are beer, wine and liquor

  8. BEER

  9. Wine

  10. Wine • Fermentation of grapes or other fruit • 12 to 14 % alcohol • Wine coolers: carbonated with 1-6% alcohol

  11. Liquor

  12. Liquor • Made by distillation • Type of fermentation to achieve higher alcohol content • Whiskey, bourbon, rum, gin, vodka, tequila, etc. • Proof: measure of the amount of alcohol in a drink. • Example: most liquors are 40 % alcohol or 80 proof

  13. As the alcohol begins to metabolize, it stimulates the liver to release high levels of sugar into the bloodstream. This is responsible for the initial "rush • alcohol depresses the central nervous system • impairing brain activity • judgment • speech • reaction time and memory.

  14. EFFECTS of Alcohol

  15. Alcohol in the Body • Begins being absorbed immediately • 20 % absorbed into bloodstream through the walls of the stomach • The majority (the other 80) absorbed through walls of the small intestine • Effects every cell in the body

  16. Process of Absorption alcohol in the body

  17. BAC: Blood Alcohol Concentration • Most is changed to waste, and all is eventually excreted. • However, the liver can only process about 1 drink per hour, so as people drink more the excess alcohol builds up in the body

  18. What makes ONE Drink ??????

  19. Alcohol is a TOXIN: it’s poisonous • The body attempt to break it down and excrete it • If its TOO much for the body to handle = VOMIT

  20. Factors that AFFECT BAC

  21. Dangerous, irrational, social drinking Hazing: forced, dangerous activity for membership to a group. They are ILLEGAL in the U.S. Binge drinking: consuming large amounts of alcohol in a short time

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