Short Term Effects
Thought processes are disorganized, and memory and concentration are dulled.
What is Memory Loss?
Inability to control the frequency and amount of drinking.
What is Addiction?
When someone tells/asks a person to do something over and over and the person caves in.
What is Peer Pressure?
Nearly 36 people dying a year.
What is Drinking and Driving?
Impairs judgement.
What is Alcohol?
A function is altered and coordination is impaired.
What is Judgement and Control?
Loss of verbal skills, visual and spatial skills, and memory.
What is Loss of Brain Function?
When a teen's parents discourage and avoid alcohol.
What is Family Support?
Drinking under the age of 21.
What is Illegal Consumption of Alcohol?
Teens who consume alcohol.
What is Teen Sexuality Hormones Heightened?
High blood pressure, irregular rhythm.
What is Heart Problems?
The learning ability and memory of adolescents who drink even small amounts can be impaired.
What is Brain Damage?
Media messages may make alcohol use seem glamorous and fun.
What is Media Messages?
Teens who consume alcohol.
What is Arrested or Sentenced to a Youth Detention Center?
Approximately 23 percent of sexually active teens use alcohol or drugs before engaging in sexual activity.
What is Bad Judgement?
Inflammation, and scarring of tissue.
What is Liver Problems?
Damages the heart and can cause heart attack and stroke.
What is High Blood Pressure?
Alcohol sitting around 24/7.
What is Temptation?
Drinking and getting arrested while being a teen.
What is Begin Arrested and Convicted for Alcohol as a Teen?
Twice as likely to contract and STD.
What is Drinking and Sexual Activity?
Increase urine output, which leads to dehydration.
What are Kidney Problems?
The passageway from the pancreas to the small intestine can become blocked, and chemicals needed for digestion cannot pass to the small intestine.
What is Swelling of the Pancreas Lining?
Movies using alcohol.
What is Celebrity Influence?
Losing the trust of family and friends.
What is Breaking the Law?
Teenage pregnancy.
What is Teenagers drinking alcohol and having intercourse?