class of 2015 (you only live once.) Created by: Bluegrass Prevention Center, Lexington KY (
real life is full of stories
(secretly dating)
Most Likely To: be really rich be really happy
Most Likely To: have a dozen kids have a dozen cats
real life is full of stories
like these: people think I’m more fun when I’m drunk I like myself better when I’m wasted I drink a lot to escape my life
15%
of high school students
get drunk
regularly
some are
athletes
She could win regional finals with a 3 at the buzzer this year He could beat the school scoring record in a game this year but she won’t but he won’t
why not?
one time drunk = 14 days of training erased
athletes who get drunk are twice as likely to have an injury
why?
brain recovery. 1. reaction time 2. hand/eye coordination 3. accurate visual tracking IMPAIRED WHILE CELLS RECOVER
muscle recovery. 1. endurance 2. temperature regulation 3. strength IMPAIRED WHILE MUSCLE FIBERS RECOVER
getting wasted
does not build
an elite
athlete
a little quiz: define Binge Drinking
10 drinks? until I pass out? depends on the day? define Binge Drinking
brain science says: females: 4 drinks males: 5 drinks
brain science says: that’s the level when alcohol becomes toxic to brain cells
(whether or not a person feels drunk yet)
real life is full of stories
some are
dating She doesn’t know she’s five weeks pregnant and her baby already has Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder He doesn’t know he’s about to become a dad and his baby already has Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
what?
alcohol can affect an unborn baby before a woman knows she’s pregnant
a 5-week old unborn baby
is the size of
a raspberry
how much alcohol do you think is safe?
there is no safe amount of alcohol for an unborn baby
not beer
not wine
not a drop
of anything
if she could get pregnant
real life is full of stories
some are
currently updating
the teenage brain is scheduled for random, regular updates august 19, 2014? next saturday? may 2, 2015? two weeks next fall?
two brain regions become mature during the teenage years
prefrontal cortex = increases motivation amygdala = increases emotional regulation
what happens if the brain is drunk during an update? X X X X
nothing
it doesn’t happen
that’s all it takes… 4+ drinks.
…to have a teenage brain forever
real life is full of stories
some are
unknowing… …unknowing he doesn’t know that he has 4 months left to live
why?
alcohol will poison him
by overwhelming his brain stem
(which reminds his lungs to breathe)
he will not vomit
he will die in his sleep
on a couch
right now he is alive and he feels safe because:
he thinks everybody drinks like he does.
he thinks this makes him safe. he thinks everybody drinks like he does.
he doesn’t believe that people really die from alcohol. he thinks this makes him safe. he thinks everybody drinks like he does.
only 15%
of high school students
get drunk regularly
(really)
real life is full of stories
some are
addicted he wants to just drink one beer at a party but he can’t stop himself once he starts she doesn’t want to think about alcohol all the time but she can’t stop her body from craving it
if someone is
strong enough
they won’t get
addicted
right?
anyone can become addicted
and it happens faster to some
why?
addiction risk. 1. family history (biological) 2. high tolerance 3. how much/how often alcohol is used + +
addiction risk. 1. family history (biological) 2. high tolerance Two risk factors are set by biology and can’t be changed.
addiction risk. 3. how much/how often alcohol is used There is one risk factor that is completely dependent on CHOICES.
addiction means
intense physical cravings
and intense physical withdrawal
addiction is… …a disease
addiction is… …(scary)
addiction is… …treatable
believe it or not
there is someone out there
who wants you
to get wasted
they only get rich if people get drunk
the consequences do not belong to them only the money
real life is full of stories
6 out of 7
don’t include
getting drunk
in theirs
(you only live once.) (make it count.) Created by: Bluegrass Prevention Center, Lexington KY (