1. Alcohol

2. BAC The amount of alcohol in the blood expressed by a percentage
BAC depends on:
1. The amount of blood in your body (which is increased as _____________increases)
2. The ___________ of alcohol you ________
3 ________ consumed (i.e., the faster you drink the higher your BAC). The liver can only metabolize about one drink per hour – the rest accumulates in the blood stream.
4. Gender

3. BAC Level Effect
.02= Slightly relaxed, slight body warmth, less inhibited.
05= Markedly relaxed, less alert, less self-aware, coordination/impairment begins
.08= Definite impairment in coordination, vision and judgment
.10= Noisy, possible embarrassing behavior, reduction in reaction time
.15= Impaired balance and movement, slurring, staggering, clearly drunk
.30= May lose consciousness, at significant risk for choking on vomit
.40= Most lose consciousness, probable alcohol poisoning - involuntary muscles affected (e.g., lungs, heart), shallow infrequent breathing, bluish skin, non-responsive to painful stimuli, potential coma or death
.50= Breathing stops, coma probable, many die

4. 5 Types of Drinkers There are five types of drinkers.
Non drinker (tee-tottler) a person that for all intended purposes does not drink alcohol. They are the drug non user
Give some example of how alcohol is used in our society correctly.
Social drinker: a person that drinks alcohol as a beverage not as a drug. They set limits and drink alcohol for the taste or occasion not to get high or drunk. They do not have to drink with other people. They are the drug user. Examples?
Alcohol dependent drinker: a person that uses alcohol as a drug not as a beverage. They are drug misusers. Examples
Heavy drinkers: drink to get drunk, consume large amounts of alcohol. Drug abuser. Examples?
Alcoholic: a person that must either drink everyday and/or alcohol interferes with their everyday life. The Addict.
Give some examples of how alcohol interferes with their everyday life.

6. Effects on the mind As a ___________, alcohol ___________the
NERVOUS SYSTEM
As fast as 15 minutes after the first or second drink
More relaxed
More talkative
Laugh more easily

7. Effects on the body
Alcohol irritates the mouth, throat, esophagus, and stomach.
Makes your heart work harder
Body loses heat
Liver must work harder
Causes dehydration
Hangovers

8. Short term effects on the body
Nausea
Vomiting
Dehydration
Loss of judgment, self control
Reduction of reaction time
Poor vision
Memory lose
Black outs
Coma
Death

9. Long term effects on the body
Brain
Heart
Small Intestines
Mouth, esophagus, and stomach
Liver
Immune system
White blood cells
Kidneys and bladder
Muscular coordination
Sexual desire
Blood vessels

10. Compare these two livers
Liver with Cirrhosis
Normal liver

11. Side view a Liver with Cirrhosis
The fat deposits turn into scare tissue. Slowly there are fewer good cells to remove the toxins in the blood.
A person may take longer to sober up or will react more to lesser amounts of alcohol.

12. Permanent Damage to the Brain
Alcohol causes permanent damage to the brain:
1: Lack of oxygen
2: Cell death due from repeated dehydration

13. Pictures of the effects of FAS

14. Binge Drinking
_____________on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days.
About 90% of the alcohol consumed by youth under the age of 21 in the United States is in the form of binge drinks.

15. 3 Symptoms of Alcohol Poisoning*
Dangerously slowed
breathing
Pass out b/c they drank to much:
If not breathing or pulse = CPR

16. Marijuana

17. What is it? Made from a plant Cannabis sativa
Considered a “__________” drug.
The mind altering ingredient in marijuana is ____
The amount of THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), in marijuana determines how strong it effects will be.
The strength of today’s marijuana is as ten times greater today than in the 70’s
Hash is made by taking the resin, a sticky black liquid, from the leaves and flowers of the marijuana plant
Hash is stronger than marijuana and may contain five to ten times as much THC
Sometimes laced with PCP or formaldehyde.

18. Common Street Terms There are more than 200 slang terms for marijuana
Pot
Green
Herb
Dope
Weed
Piff
Grass
Gonj
Boom
Synthetic marijuana known by brand name “Spice” or “K2”
Mary Jane
Gangster
Bud
There are more than 200 slang terms for marijuana

19. How is marijuana used?
Is usually smoked as a cigarette (joint) or in a pipe or a bong.
It has appeared in cigar wrappers mixed with marijuana and tobacco called blunts.
Mixing with foods or brewed in teas.

20. THC's chemical structure is similar to the brain chemical anandamide
THC's chemical structure is similar to the brain chemical anandamide. Similarity in structure allows drugs to be recognized by the body and to alter normal brain communication

21. Effects
All forms of marijuana are mind-altering: change how the brain works.
Altered __ .
Affects brain development. Its effects on thinking and memory may last a long time or even be permanent.
Marijuana’s effects on the user depend on it’s strength or potency, which is related to the amount of THC it contains

22. Immediate/Short Term Effects
Faster heart beat
Bloodshot eyes, dry mouth, and throat
Drug can impair or reduce short-term memory
Reduce the ability to do things with concentration
EX: Work, driving a car, operation machinery
Distorted perception
Impaired Coordination

23. Long Term Effects Increases cancer risk
Decrease in testosterone levels and lower sperm counts in men
Increased in testosterone levels for women and increased of infertility
Psychological dependence

24. How long does marijuana stay in the user's body?
_____ in marijuana is rapidly absorbed by fatty tissues in various organs.
Generally, traces (metabolites) of THC can be detected by standard urine testing methods _________after a smoking session.
In chronic heavy users, traces can sometimes be detected for weeks after they have stopped using marijuana.

25. Psychological Dependence
Long term users become psychologically dependent.
Psychological symptoms like anxiety, mood swings and depression
The drug becomes the most important aspect of their lives
Withdrawal versus a “I miss my pot” phenomenon.

26. Does Marijuana affect the human reproductive system?
Some studies suggest that the use of marijuana during pregnancy may result in premature babies and babies low in weight
Men and women may temporary lose fertility
Studies have found that marijuana may be especially harmful during adolescence because of the development of the body

27. How does Marijuana affect the lungs?
Marijuana can be ____________because users inhale the unfiltered smoke deeply
Smoke comes in contact with lung tissue for long periods of time
Marijuana does contain the same ingredients in tobacco smoke that can cause _________________

28. How Does Marijuana Effect the Heart?
Within in minutes after inhaling marijuana smoke the heart rate may increase 20 to 50 beats per minute.
The heart rate, normally is 70 to 80 beats per minute

29. Immune system
Animal studies have found that THC can damage the cells and tissues in the body that help protect against disease.
When the immune cells are weakened you are more likely to get sick.

30. What about Medical Marijuana?
Under U.S. law since 1970, Marijuana has been a Schedule 1 controlled substance. This means the drug has no approved medical use  
There are medications containing synthetic THC that are used to treat nausea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, and stimulate appetite in patients with wasting syndrome, severe weight loss due to AIDS

31. Drug Prevention: Marijuana Facts for Teens

32. Why are drugs so hard to quit?