Bell Ringer Pick up your pre-test located on the chair Begin working quietly on your own. Please note, you may not know the answers, but do your very best!!!

Break Time Water Bathroom Sharpen Pencils

Alcohol SOLS SOLS: 6.1D Students will identify and apply learned refusal skills to every day life. 6.2E Students will identify the short-term & long-term effects of alcohol on the body. 6.4D Students will acknowledge risky behaviors associated with alcohol use.

What is Alcohol? Alcohol is a DRUG. Alcohol is a Depressant, which mean is slows down the brain.

What Happens When People Drink? Step 1: Alcohol enters directly into the bloodstream Step 2: Alcohol affects the brain & spinal cord (which control ALL body functions) Step 3: Messages to the brain are blocked Step 4: Perceptions, emotions, movement, vision, and hearing do not work properly.

Vocabulary Words Disease Alcohol use is abused (too much/too often) BAC – Blood Alcohol Content (or Concentration) The amount of alcohol in a persons blood Legal limit in VA for operating vehicle is .08 ADDICTION – Physical / Psychological need for a drug TOLERANCE- Body gets used to substance and needs more to get effects ALCOHOLISM- Disease Alcohol use is abused (too much/too often)

Short Term Effects of Alcohol Impairs concentration Slows reflexes and reaction time Impairs reaction time Reduces coordination Slur Speech Causes drowsiness Distorted vision and hearing Alters emotions Poor decision making skills http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJZeWUumO0E&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Long-Term Effects

Long-Term Effects

Long Term Effects of Alcohol Kills brain cells brain cells that are lost are lost for good Nervous system disorders Memory loss Cardiovascular disease Cancer Fatigue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhyUogSrtvU&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Many teens don’t realize that alcohol can kill them. BINGE DRINKING Many teens don’t realize that alcohol can kill them. Binge Drinking: Consuming a large amount of alcohol in a short amount of time. -Drinking Games -Beer Bongs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXZkbwnp3WI&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Is it the #1 Drug abused by kids? IF ALCOHOL IS… Illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to use or purchase Then Why… Is it the #1 Drug abused by kids? Media / Music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjV6H0Hf4m0&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p6TNytFsNY&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=activeMusic

WHAT KIDS HAVE TO SAY TO LOOK COOL CURIOUS PEER PRESSURE

Just Say NO NOT EVERYONE IS DRINKING ALCOHOL “Be yourself, because the people who mind don’t matter. And the people that matter, don’t mind.” -Dr. Seuss

How to say NO to Peer Pressure Say no firmly Tell why Offer another idea Promptly leave

VIDEO CLIP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJkbHVoLUmk&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNrh0uILyUQ&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Table of Contents 2. How Much Do You Know. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Table of Contents 2. How Much Do You Know? 3. Lesson Quiz 9-1 4. 6th Grade Alcohol Notes 5. Drunk Driving Chart