1. Alcohol
What you need to know!

2. Alcohol Alcohol is a stimulant & “peps” you up?
Beer is weaker than hard liquor?
Alcohol is the #2 drug problem in America behind cocaine?
Alcohol is digested the same way food is?
The liver is the organ responsible for “burning up” the alcohol in the body?
The body can handle 2 drinks per hour?
Food or a shower can help sober you up?
It is possible to die from an overdose of alcohol?
False
False
False
False
True
False
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True

3. Alcohol Use and Abuse What is a drink? b. One wine cooler
a. One shot of hard alcohol
b. One wine cooler
c. One 12 ounce beer
d. One glass of wine (3-4 ounces)

4. Your liver can only handle one drink per hour!
This Beer is 40 oz! If you drink one of these, you are really drinking ____ beers
3.5
This mixed drink has between 6-7 different shots of liquor in it.

5. 2. Types of Drinkers
a. Moderate- controls alcohol - their health is not harmed.
b. Binge- drinks 3 or more drinks in a short period of time
c. Problem- suffers social or emotion problems because of alcohol. Causes problems at home or work – break the law
d. Alcoholic- Full Blown Disease.

6. Effects of Alcohol Short Term Effects Effects on the brain
-Hangover, Shakes, Black-outs
Long Term Effects
Cirrhosis of the liver
Cancer of the mouth, tongue, etc..
Delirium Tremors (constant shakes)
Depression
Effects on the brain
-Judgment and reasoning
-Speech and Vision Center
-Muscular Control
-Respiration and Heart Beat

8. The effect of Alcohol on the Brain
BAC stands for Blood Alcohol Content
1-2 Drinks (BAC ) Person’s systems begin to slow down, relaxed feelings, slight decrease in fine motor skills.
3-4 Drinks (BAC ) Starts to effect judgment and reaction time. People may feel more talkative but in reality their systems are slowed.
5-7 Drinks (BAC ) Affects senses, balance, and coordination.
8-12 (BAC ) Reflexes are decreased, body temperature drops, breathing slows down. Unconsciousness may occur. Further drinking may result in coma or eventually death from an overdose.

9. Illinois Law for BAC
.08 is the law – anything above that will result in a DUI
If you are under 21 years old and caught drinking and driving – the law is called: Zero Tolerance – no matter what your BAC is you will be given a DUI.

10. Alcohol Myths Myth - Alcohol give you energy?
Fact- It is a depressant that slows everything down. Your ability to think, speak, move, react, etc…
Myth – Switching between beer and liquor will get you drunk faster?
Fact- Alcohol is alcohol. Your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) determines how drunk you are.

11. Myth- Everybody reacts the same to alcohol?
Fact- Nope! It depends you. How old your are, how much you weigh, your mood, if you are on other drugs, etc….
Myth- A cold shower or cup of coffee will sober you up.
Fact-Time is the only thing that can sober you up. It takes one hour per drink for your liver to get it out of your system

12. Myth- It’s just beer, it can’t permanently damage you!
Fact-Large amounts of alcohol can do major damage to your body. You can hurt your liver, heart, stomach, brain, etc… from too much alcohol. You can get poisoned and die.
Myth- It is none of my business it a friend is drinking too much.
Fact- If you are a real friend, you will make it your business. Be honest with them and they might listen to you. You might even talk them into getting help.

13. Myth- The worst thing that could happen is a hangover?
Fact -If you drink enough alcohol, fast enough, you could get an amount in your body that can kill you in only a few hours.
Myth- Drugs are a bigger problem than alcohol.
Fact- Alcohol kills more people each year than any other drug.Ten million Americans are addicted to alcohol. It is the #1 drug problem among youths.

14. Myth- Alcohol makes you SEXY!
Fact- The more you drink, the less you think. People make bad decisions when drinking which can lead to pregnancy, STD’s, and accidents. There is nothing sexy about that.
Myth- People who drink too much only hurt themselves!
Fact- They can hurt everyone around them – their friends, their families, and even people they don’t mean to hurt.

15. 2. Types of Drinkers
a. Moderate- controls alcohol - their health is not harmed.
b. Binge- drinks 3-4 or more drinks in an hour (or short period)
c. Problem- suffers social or emotion problems because of alcohol. Causes problems at home or work – breaks the law!!!
d. Alcoholic- Full Blown Disease.

16. DUI Stats for Illinois (2006)
839 Sober people were killed in alcohol related crashes
More than 50,000 DUI were recorded
95% of drivers arrested for a DUI lost their driving privileges
2,863 drivers under 21 lost their driving privileges because of Zero Tolerance
85% of all DIU arrests are first offenders

17. Alcohol Stats:
Approximately 14 million Americans—7.4 percent of the population —meet the diagnostic criteria for alcohol abuse or alcoholism
2. More than one-half of American adults have a close family member who has or has had alcoholism
3. Approximately one in four children younger than 18 years old in the United States is exposed to alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence in the family

18. 1600’s – Alcohol was used to celebrate (kings, war, etc…)
The History of Alcohol
1600’s – Alcohol was used to celebrate (kings, war, etc…)
1800’s – Alcohol use starts to get out of control
Gender roles? What was a man’s role in the 1800’s? What was a women’s?

19. The History of Alcohol
1847- The Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was formed! Women traveled the country preaching about alcohol use.

20. The History of Alcohol
1910 – Puritans protest on the White House lawn demanding alcohol become illegal!
1917- The US enters WW1
th amendment added to the constitution – alcohol is illegal

21. Loopholes to prohibition
What was prohibition?
The sale, consumption, and distribution of alcohol was illegal.
It began on January 20th
It lasted for 13 years!
Loopholes to prohibition
Speakeasies
Rum Runners
Bootleggers
Mobster
Moonshine

24. Loopholes to Prohibition:

26. The History of Alcohol
1929 – the Stock Market Crashes – the start of the Great Depression
1933 – FDR becomes president and makes the 21st amendment (alcohol is legal again)

27. ? 2010- How would you describe drinking today?
Why do people drink today? ?