1. Take out your books. We will be spirit reading pages 562-565 about the traits and stages of alcoholism.

2.  Traits of an alcoholic  they are preoccupied in one way or another with alcohol  once they pick up the first drink, they cannot promise or predict what they will say or do or how much they will drink  they cannot manage tension without drinking  they may have personality changes or memory lapses due to drinking

3.  The class will be divided into 3 or6 groups.  Each group will be given one of the 3 stages of Alcoholism.  You will label your stage as either Abuse, Dependency, or Addiction.  List the characteristics of your Stages of Alcoholism.

4.  Stage One - Abuse  Social drinking  Relax  Relieve stress  Depression  Necessary to manage stress  Physical and psychological dependence develops  Intoxicated regularly  Memory loss  Blackouts  Makes excuses  Rationalizes drinking behavior  Tolerance increases  Considered problem drinker by others

5.  Stage Two - Dependency  Cannot stop drinking  Physically dependent  Drink every day  Craves drink earlier in the day  Physical and mental problems  More excuses  Others blamed  Defensive behavior  Denies or hides the problem  Tolerance increases  Drinking is central event  Performances decrease

6.  Stage Three - Addiction  More important than anything else  No longer denied  Uncontrolled  Hallucinations  Constant companion  Aggressive and isolated from friends and family  Malnutrition  Fallen apart physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially  Reverse tolerance  Withdrawal symptoms is drinking is ceased  Delirium tremens  2/3 of alcoholics recover

7.  Treatment  Medical Treatment  Inpatient and Outpatient  Therapeutic Communities  Twelve-Step Programs  Employee Assistance Programs  Student Assistant Programs  Pharmacologist Approaches

8.  Graded Assignment!  Write a persuasive paragraph that identifies 5 proven characteristics that can back you on WHY NOT TO DRINK ALCOHOL.