Lesson Objectives Why people drink pg 5 Danger Ranking pg 21 Myths about sobering up pg 6 Pleasure and Pain at the party pg 7 Source : Rethinking Drinking You’re in control

Why People Drink Some of the reasons why people drink 1. To be cool 2. To gain confidence 3. To get drunk 4. Because its illegal and risque for younger people Some Reasons why people choose not to drink 1. Health and Fitness 2. Religious reasons 3. The law 4. medication Take a look at worksheet from “Rethinking Drinking You’re in control Pg 5” and complete the activity in groups of 4

Danger Ranking 1. Drinking when you’re pregnant 2. Drinking while taking drugs 3. Mixing drinks 4. Drinking with strangers 5. Letting a strange guy get you drunk 6. Getting into a car with a drunk driver 7. Going with gate crashers to a party Take a look at worksheet from “Rethinking Drinking You’re in control Pg 21” and complete the activity in groups of 4

Myths about sobering up  Only time will sober you  Having food in your stomach doesn’t prevent you from getting drunk, it just slows down the rate at which alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream.  Does food soak up alcohol, eating won’t help you sober up  Coffee is a stimulant so its might make you feel more awake but it won’t sober you up  Vomiting won’t work because your body may have already absorbed the alcohol through your stomach lining Take a look at worksheet from “Rethinking Drinking You’re in control Pg 6” and complete the activity in groups of 4

Pleasure and Pain at the Party There are a lot of things that could happen at party when alcohol is involved. Factors that could change and influence the way people behave. Class Activity I would like you to have a look at the activity “Pleasure and pain at the party” and complete the activities Write up a potential harm that could come to a person with the effect of alcohol. This could be in the form of a case scenario. I would also like you to write a potential prevention to this happening. Think of what you may do to help the situation from becoming out of control Take a look at worksheet from “Rethinking Drinking You’re in control Pg 7” and complete the activity in groups of 4