1. Alcohol Chapter 22

2. Ethanol Active ingredient in beer, wine and liquor

3. Alcohol is a sedative Depresses, quiets the nervous system Coordination is impaired Brain can’t control mind and body correctly Scarring of the liver

4. Alcohol is a sedative (cont’d) Dehydrates the body Bad breath Ulcers in stomach Inhibitions slowed: talk more, slurred speech, clumsy

5. Cirrhosis Scarring of the liver by alcohol Jaundice: yellowing of the skin, eyes, waste in the blood stream High blood pressure

6. Cirrhosis/Jaundice

7. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Drinking while pregnant Smaller baby Heart defects Mental retardation Hyperactive

8. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

9. Blood Alcohol Level Amount of alcohol in bloodstream 0.08% is legally intoxicated

10. Alcohol Content 1 Beer (12 oz) 4% alcohol 1 Glass of wine (5 oz) 13% alcohol 1 Shot of liquor (1 ½ oz) 40% alcohol All the same alcohol content

11. Alcohol Content

12. Factors of Intoxication Eating before and during drinking Weight Length of time consuming alcohol Gender

13. Multiplier Effect Mixing alcohol with other drugs Increases the affect Highly dangerous due to not knowing the amount of intoxicants

14. Why Drink? Escape pressures of life Problems Feel better Relax Friends and peer pressure Gain self confidence Family Values

15. Why not to drink? Don’t need it Makes the body sick, inTOXICated Bad taste Cost Bad for long term health Against the law Don’t want to lose control

16. Drunk Driving Cannot judge distances (1 second compared to more than 3) Take greater risks Fail to signal Sleepiness

17. Drunk driving

18. Drunk Driving

19. Alcoholism Physiological and psychological addiction/dependence to alcohol

20. Alcoholism Stages 1) Social drinking: legal, become drunk most of the time 2) Drinks most of the time/hide drinking: must have it to function, in denial 3) Drinking out in the open: drunk all of the time, malnutrition, loss of job

21. Delirium Tremens Also known as DT’s, Detox or Detoxification Withdrawal symptoms Hot and cold flashes Shakes Vomiting Nightmares

22. Characteristics of a Drug Habit Tolerance: Become used to drug’s affect, need more to get the same feeling Physical Dependence: The body needs the drug or it becomes physically ill

23. Characteristics of a Drug Habit (cont’d) Psychological Dependence: Need for the drug (in the mind), hardest part of the addiction to break Habituation: Take the drug at the same time, need/compulsion