Why is Alcohol Harmful
What affects the brain and central nervous system causing changes in behavior
Alcohol
What are some short term effects of alcohol
What are some long term effects of alcohol?
Alcohol poisoning
Liver disease
Nerve damage
What kind of relationships can alcohol addiction damage
relationships with friends and family
What dose Being in denial mean
means refusing to admit a problem with alcohol.
Teens who drink risk damaging their health. Why, then, do some young people drink alcohol? Give an Ex of why a teen might drink.
Drinking will help me for-get about my problems.
I’ll look more grown-up with a drink in my hand.
My friends keep pressur-ing me to try alcohol
A drink will help me relax.
how fast can alcohol reach the brain
30 seconds
What are some major organs that alcahol can damadge
stomach, liver, pancreas, and heart
the person has a hard time believing they have a problem. They are usually the last to admit they need help.
Denial
What is an intervention
is a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help.
Kim has been invited to a party at her friend Terry’s house. When she arrives, she finds that Terry’s parents are not at home and many teens are drinking beer. Terry tells her that her older brother brought the beer. She urges Kim to try some. Kim knows that it is illegal for teens to drink and has learned about the risks of using alcohol. What do you think Kim should do when her friend laughs at her concerns and continues to offer her a drink?
Apply the S.T.O.P. strategy described below to help Kim say no to using alcohol.
1. Say no in a firm voice.
2. Tell why not.
3. Offer other ideas.
4. Promptly leave.
Why might Alcohol absorption be delayed
if the person who drinks has eaten a heavy meal.
drinking alcohol as a teen can lead to
long-lasting learning and memory problems
how much more likely are teens 15 and younger to become addicted to alcohol
Teens are four times more likely to become addicted than older individuals.
What is a relapse
a relapse is a return to the use of a drug after at-tempting to stop.
what alternatives or other ways of thinking or act-ing are available to teens who choose not to drink?
One positive alternative is sports. Learning new skills, discovering a new talent, challenging your body, and being part of a team are all alterna-tives to drinking alcohol.
what happens when alcohol reaches the brain
it slows down reaction time.
The more a person drinks, the more
problems he or she is likely to have
The person has a strong need, or compulsion, to drink.
Craving
What does Recovery start with
the alcoholic makes the commit-ment never to drink again
what happens when alcohol reaches the brain
t slows reaction time.
the liver’s job is to break down alcohol once it enters the blood-stream
how much dose it break down and how much passes through
What can alcohol and depression lead to
suicide
A person who drinks regularly can develop a_______. This is a process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect. For alcoholics, toler-ance means needing to drink more and more in order to feel the effects of intoxication.
Tolerance
What does Detoxification mean
This is the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance.