Transcript Document 7686400

Alcohol : Pleasures and
Problems
Alcohol
 What are some reasons why people
choose to drink?
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Curious
Peer Pressure Addicted
Like the taste
Celebrations
Relax
Relieve stress Religion
Like the effects
Escape problems
To socialize more easily
Alcohol
 What are some reasons why people
choose to abstain from drinking?
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Religion
Underage
Sports
Don’t like taste Past Experience
Family history of alcoholism
Don’t like the effects Expense DD
Don’t need artificial means to have fun
Medical conditions (pregnancy or
medication conflict )
Alcohol
 True or False: Alcohol passes through the
body the same way every time?
True-Alcohol passes the same.
 1) Swallowed
through the mouth
 2) Stomach-small
amount of alcohol is
absorbed into the
blood stream
through the
stomach wall.
True-Alcohol passes the same
 3) Small IntestineMost of the alcohol
passes into the
bloodstream
through the small
intestine.
 4) Bloodstreamtakes blood and
alcohol all over the
body.
True-Alcohol passes the same
 5) Liver-organ where
alcohol is oxidizedturned into water,
carbon dioxide, and
energy at a rate of ½
oz. of alcohol per
hour for adults.
 6) Brain-affects the
brain by depressing
(or slowing down
the it’s function.
4 Factors that influence how
alcohol affects people
 1)Body weightmore body weightmore alcohol to get
the same effects.
 2) If one has had
anything to eat
before or during
drinking
Vs.
4 Factors that influence how
alcohol affects people
 3) Amount of alcohol
consumed
 4) Thoughts &
Expectations: Often
what you think alcohol
will do for you is what it
actually does for you.
Define Psychological tolerance
 Learning what the effects of alcohol are
and then compensating for those effects
so that a person does not appear to be as
affected by alcohol as they really are.
Alcohol’s Most Common Effects
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1) Pleasure
2) Inhibitions loosened: “Life of the Party”
3) Thinking skills impaired
4)Physical performance impaired
5)Diseases and Bodily Damage:
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Cirrhosis of liver
Brain function
Delirium Tremens
Death
Alcohol’s Most Common Effects
 6) Physical Tolerance: body gets used to
having the alcohol in the system-need
more alcohol to get the same effects with
smaller amounts previously.
 7)Body Temperature-generates more heat
as it cools off the body lowering body
temp.
Alcohol’s Most Common Effects
 8) Energizer: makes person seem like they
have more energy. Example: run a lot
faster-all a myth.
 9) Hangovers: happens after all alcohol
has left body. There is no cure or short
cut for getting rid of hangover, except time.
Most People who die from cirrhosis
of the liver are heavy drinkers?
T or F
 True- There are other causes of cirrhosis,
but by far the most common cause is
heavy alcohol drinking.
Alcohol seems to permanently
destroy brain cells. T or F
 True- alcohol does
destroy brain cells
every time it is
consumed. Over time
and use it may cause a
person to lose certain
functions of the brain.
The earlier one starts
drinking and the more a
person uses the faster
the brain function is
lost.
Define Delirium Tremens
 Hallucinations suffered by an alcoholic
when they do not have alcohol in their
system. In other words, when someone
who is addicted to alcohol is going through
withdrawal.
3 People die in the US from alcohol
poisoning everyday. T or F
 True- over 1,095 people die in a year
simply from drinking too much too fast!
Define Physical Tolerance:
 When one needs more and more of a
substance to get the same effects they
used to get with smaller amounts.
What are 3 reasons alcohol has a
stronger effect on Teens than
adults?
 1) Usually smaller body
weight
 2) Less psychological
tolerance for teens
 3) More stress in teen
lives
 4) Liver does not
completely mature until
early 20’s-can’t oxidize
alcohol as fast as a
result.
Define BAC
 Blood Alcohol Concentration/Content: How
much alcohol is in your system compared
to how much total blood volume you have.
 .08% is the illegal driving limit in MN.
Factors Influencing BAC
 If you have eaten before or during your
drinking.
 How much a person weighs.
 How much the person has had to drink.
 How much time has elapsed between
drinks.
Levels of Intoxication
 .08%-Illegal limit for most states in US
 .2%-Inhibitions loosened. Do things
you would never do sober. “Life of the
Party” syndrome
 .3%-Senses severely impaired. Slurred
speech, staggering when walking.
 .4%-Pass out. Become unconsciouslooks like you are sleeping.
 .5%-Fatal dose for most people.
Define a Social Drinker
 A social drinker is a person who can
control their drinking.
 They rarely if ever drink to excess.
Define a Problem Drinker:
 A person who can control their drinking.
 Do not have to drink very often but when
they do drink they cause problems for
themselves or others
 Abuse spouse or children
 Drive under the influence
 Drinking aggravates other medical
conditions.
Define alcoholism:
 A person who can not control their drinking
at all or only for a short period of time.
 When an alcoholic starts drinking they will
continue to drink until they run out of
alcohol or they pass out.
 Most important reason alcoholics won’t
admit they have a problem is that it means
they won’t be able to continue to drink.
Drinking Stats:
 More teens have problem with alcohol
than any other chemical.
 More men than women have problems
with alcohol-there are probably more
women than we are aware of-easier for
them to hide.
Why do People continue to drink
despite problems?
 Psychological: Something in their thoughts
and feelings causes them to drink.
 Social: How people drink is a result from
what is going on in their society. Whether
they are taught that drunkenness is
acceptable or not.
 Biological: There is some evidence that
alcoholism may be genetic.
Treatments
 Drugs: Antabuse is most common. Makes
a person ill if they drink with this in their
system.
 Talking Cures: psychologists, trained
counselors.
 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): World-wide
organization where alcoholics talk about
what their drinking did to them and their
families.