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Alcohol and Your Body Alcohol is created by fermenting plants. Ethanol: beverage alcohol Methanol: poisonous and can cause blindness (few teaspoons) and death (few tablespoons) if consumed.

Alcohol’s Pathway Mouth Esophagus Stomach Small Intestine Liver Heart Brain

Alcohol slows your CNS Memory Judgment Learning Speech Thinking Senses Movement

BAC: B lood A lcohol C oncentration 1 drink per hourMild relaxation; reaction time slowed Acting silly; telling people things you wouldn’t usually tell them 2 drinks per hourSlight to minor impairment of memory, balance, speech, vision, reaction time, & hearing. Reduction in jugement and self-control; belief that you are functioning better than you really are. 3 drinks per hourMinor to significant impairment of coordination, balance, speech, vision, reaction time, and hearing. Loss of physical control. Moderate to severe impairment of judgment and perception; feeling very happy and lightheaded.

Individual Reactions to Alcohol Factors Affecting BAC 1.How much and how fast a person drinks. 2.Body Weight 3.Food in the Stomach 4.Genetic Vulnerability 5.Alcohol Tolerance (drinking history) 6.Gender

Losing Control Intoxication: The physical and mental changes produced by drinking alcohol. Alcohol Poisoning: Damage to physical health caused by drinking too much alcohol. Hangover: Uncomfortable physical effects caused by alcohol use. (Headaches, dizziness, upset stomach, nausea, & vomiting).

Injury and Harm As BAC rises and judgment is impaired you are more and more at risk of getting into an accident or getting hurt.

Long-Term Effects of Alcohol Healthy Liver Cirrhosis of the Liver

Effects on Teen Brain Teenage drinking has also been shown to increase the risk of alcohol abuse throughout a lifetime.

Tolerance and Abuse Tolerance: a person needs more of a drug to feel the original effects of the drug. Leads to abuse. Abuse: happens whenever drinking interferes with your health or well-being or keeps you from handling your responsibilities.

FAS: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Spina Bifida