CHIPPEWA VALLEY SCHOOLS LIFE OF AN ATHLETE DANGERS OF DRUGS & ALCOHOL

American Athletic Institute has studied the impact of alcohol on condition in elite athletes. Impact has shown significant projections in lost physiological condition that correlates to as much as 14 days of lost training effect…for each time drunk… AMERICAN ATHLETIC INSTITUTE 2005

Not under influence Under influence

Alcohol and Training Effect Alcohol disturbs the recovery phase resulting in diminished training effect

BRAIN ACTIVITY DURING THROWING FRONTAL CEREBELLUM

The average age when youth first try alcohol is 11.9 years for boys and 13.1 years for girls. The average age at which Americans begin drinking regularly is 15.9 years old.

> ALCOHOL USE INCREASES DRAMATICALLY DURING ADOLESCENCE AGE Percent of Americans Who Have Ever Drunk Alcohol (A Whole Drink) MALE FEMALE SAMHSA

40% of children who start drinking before the age of 15 will become alcoholics at some point in their lives.

What kind of performance will you have? Scans by Amen Clinics HEALTHY NORMAL BRAIN HEAVY TEEN ALCOHOL USER What kind of performance will you accept?

Susan Tapert/University of California, San Diego The images above show the brain activity of a 15-year-old nondrinker, top, and a drinker, bottom.

Alcohol alters the brain chemically and over time, structurally ATROPHY Non –Alcohol User Heavy Alcohol User

Injury Rates > Injury rates for drinkers 54.8% Injury rates for non-drinkers 23.8%

Alcohol decreases immune capability

Some males who drink heavily & train heavily had testosterone levels similar to female levels.

FEMALES TAKE A BIGGER HIT FROM HEAVY DRINKING Alcohol stays in the female body longer Females have less of the enzymes to breakdown alcohol

Healthy 16 Heavy Lifelong

NON USER SIMPLE HAND SKILL MARIJUANA USER SIMPLE HAND SKILL Note: Subject not under influence during scan. Skill Recall Area

There is more of a chance you will drink or smoke weed because you are hanging out with people who are drinking and smoking weed than if you are physically offered a beer or a joint…

“A child who reaches age 21 without smoking, abusing alcohol or using drugs is virtually certain never to do so” “A society whose adults do not abuse tobacco, alcohol or drugs, is virtually certain not to raise children who do so.” " Set the example for your children” The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,

Remember when you are not training… That somewhere, someone is training… And when you meet them… They will beat you. Remember when you are partying… That somewhere, someone is not partying… And when you meet them… They will beat you. Alexander Karelin USSR 3XOlympic Champion 9X World Champion Matveev USSR Underwood USA

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