1. 10.1 Alcohol Affects The Body
What is Alcohol?
The drug in wine, beer & liquor that causes intoxication.
What is Intoxication?
Physical & mental changes produced by drinking alcohol.
Why is alcohol considered a drug?
Because it changes a person’s physical & mental state

2. What Are 5 Short-Term Effects On The Body?
Irritates the mouth, throat, esophagus, & stomach.
Makes the heart work harder.
Makes the body lose heat.
Causes the liver to work harder.
Causes dehydration.
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3. What Are 5 Short-Term Effects On The Mind?
Slows down the nervous system.
Loss of inhibitions.
Difficulty focusing.
Slurred speech.
Loss of coordination & judgment.
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4. What is Blood alcohol concentration (BAC)?
The amount of alcohol in a person’s blood expressed as a percentage.
Alcohol has different effects at different BACs.
A person can drink a fatal amount of alcohol before the effects of severe intoxication sets in.
What is Binge Drinking?
Drinking 5 or more drinks in one sitting.
Binge drinking can lead to alcohol poisoning, & can be fatal.
What is Cirrhosis of the Liver?
A deadly disease that replaces healthy liver tissue with scar tissue usually caused by long term alcohol abuse.
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5. What Are The Long-Term Effects Of Alcohol Use?
Brain
Heart
Immune System
Small Intestine
Mouth, Esophagus, & Stomach
Liver
Pancreas
Kidneys

6. 10.1 Summary —Japanese Proverb
1. What impact would it have if every alcohol container were labeled with the word drug. Would it make a difference in your perception of the dangers of alcohol?
2. What are the dangers of binge drinking?
3. “The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.”
—Japanese Proverb
What does the quote above mean in relation to alcohol use?

7. 10.2 Alcoholism Affects The Family & Society
What is Alcohol Abuse?
Drinking too much alcohol, drinking it too often, or drinking it at inappropriate times.
What is Alcoholism?
A disease that causes a person to lose control of his or her drinking behavior.
Alcoholics are physically & emotionally addicted to alcohol, & suffer painful symptoms when they do not have alcohol.
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8. What Are The Stages Of Alcoholism?
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9. What Are The Risk Factors For Alcoholism?
Age
Teens who drink before 15 are more likely to become alcoholics than a person who waits until they are 21.
Social Environment
Having friends who drink
Genetics
If anyone in your family drinks, you are 25% more likely to become an alcoholic
Risk-taking personality
Try things for yourself, especially if you have been told that it is dangerous

10. What Are The Warning Signs of Alcoholism?
Drinking to deal with anger.
Changing friends or personal habits.
Being defensive about drinking.
Feeling depressed.
Drinking more for the same high.
Drinking alone.
Drinking just to get drunk.
Hiding your drinking.
Drinking at inappropriate times &/or
Experiencing memory lapses as a result of drinking alcohol 10

11. How Does Alcoholism Affect The Family?
Guilty Feelings
Family members feel guilty – it is somehow their fault
Unpredictable Behavior
The family never knows what to expect from the drinker
Violence
Families may become victims of violence from the drinker
Neglect & Isolation
Drinkers avoid their children & drink instead
Protecting The Alcoholic
Alcoholics get help from family, friends, & co-workers to continue drinking
Ignoring Your Own Needs
Families sacrifice their needs to meet the addicts needs

12. The type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages. What is Enabling?
What is ethanol?
The type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages.
What is Enabling?
Helping an addict avoid consequences.
What is Co-dependency?
Sacrificing your needs for the needs of the addict.
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)?
Affects the fetus when the mother consumes too much alcohol during pregnancy
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13. How Does Alcoholism Affect Society?
Alcoholism affects everyone! Examples include:
Car wreaks
Drowning
Other accidents
Drinkers get sick more often than nondrinkers & need more medical care

14. What Are Treatment Options For Overcoming Alcoholism?
There are many treatment options for alcoholics.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
The most widely used program.
It involves a 12-step recovery method & regular meetings.
Helps alcoholics during difficult stages & helps alcoholics understand why they drink.
During withdrawal, the person suffers nervousness, headaches, chills, nausea, seizures, & uncontrollable shaking.
Al-Anon & Alateen
Provides treatment & support for people with alcoholics in their family.
Helps families talk & share their feelings about what the alcoholic is doing to their family.
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15. 10.2 Summary List criteria that could be used to diagnose alcoholism.
What do you think the difference is between an alcoholic & a person with a drinking problem?
“Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids.” – Aristotle – What does “moral purpose” mean in this quote when thinking about someone you know who solves their problems by facing them instead of turning to alcohol to forget them?

16. 10.3 Teens & Alcohol What is a Designated Driver?
A person who chooses not to drink alcohol in a social setting so that he or she can safely drive himself or herself & others
What is DUI - Driving Under the Influence?
Anyone caught Driving Under the Influence will be arrested.
What is Zero Tolerance?
If you are under 21 & are stopped for a DUI, your license is suspended, fined, do community service, or may go to jail.

17. How Does Alcohol Impair Your Driving?
Slows your reaction time
Affects your vision
Makes you drowsy
Reduces your coordination
Affects your judgment
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18. What Are The Consequences Of Drunk Driving Accidents?
Brain damage,
Spinal cord injuries,
Paralysis &
Emotional stress resulting from a death.

19. How Can You Get Home Safely?
Don’t Drink & Drive
It can be fatal
Plan Ahead
Before you go out, plan a safe way home
Pick A Designated Driver
Make arrangements with a parent, family member, or friend who will pick you up
Call a cab
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20. How Does Drinking Put Your Future At Risk?
Drinking & Jail
If you are under 21, you can be sent to jail for:
trying to buy alcohol,
possessing alcohol,
possessing a fake ID, or
for drinking in a public place.
Drinking & Sexual Activity
The impaired judgment from drinking can put you at risk for :
Unplanned pregnancy
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
regret & the emotional pain of an unhealthy sexual relationship, &/or
rape
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21. What Are Other Ways Drinking Puts Your Future at Risk?
Drinking & Diving/Swimming
Alcohol plays a role in more than 38% of drowning accidents in the U.S.
Many teens have suffered neck injury, brain damage, spinal cord injuries, paralysis.
Drinking & Teen Brains
Alcohol use affects the rapidly developing brains of teens.
The brains and bodies of teens are still developing.
Alcohol use can cause learning problems
Drinking before the age of 21 can cause irreversible brain damage.
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22. What Is The Best Way To Avoid Alcohol?
Stay away from people who drink & places where people are drinking.
Teens are pressured to use alcohol, by advertisements, TV, or movies.
Its even harder to say no when friends are telling you to drink or are drinking
Practice ways of saying “No” so you will be prepared when someone offers you a drink.
Buy yourself some time, go some place where you can be alone & think about how to get yourself out of the situation.
Give good reasons why you choose not to drink – ex: If one of your friends asks you to drink at least one, you can say, “I promised to get us both home safe”.
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23. What Are The 12 Refusal Skills To Practice?
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24. What Is The GREAT Decisions Model?
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25. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
What Are 2 Organizations That Spread Information & Work To End Drunk Driving?
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD)
What Can You Do To Reduce Drunk Driving?
Begin a group against drunk drivers in your school.
If anybody that you know is drinking, do not let them drive.
If someone you know is on the path of being an alcoholic speak to that person, tell them that you care about them & worry about the consequences of their drinking.
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26. 10.3 Summary
What are 5 ways that drinking alcohol can impair a person’s driving?
Are you willing to sign a contract saying you will not drive after drinking or get in a car with someone who has been drinking? Explain why or why not?
“To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.” — Confucius - Thinking about peer pressure, what does this phrase mean to you?
“Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.” — William Penn – Thinking about refusal skills, what does this phrase mean to you?
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