Standard 1:
Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
What is a Danger of Alcohol use?
Addiction, Gateway Drug, effects on body systems, drinking and driving
What is Direct Peer Pressure?
when someone offers you a drink or the opportunity to drink
What is BAC?
Blood Alcohol Content
What drug class is alcohol?
depressant
What effect do Depressants have on the Body?
Slow down the Central Nervous System
What is a Danger of Alcohol use for someone your age?
Higher chance for addiction much higher, harm to developing body, illegal
What is Indirect Peer Pressure?
when you feel tempted to drink when others are, even if no one is offering you one
What is BAC used For?
Testing the Percentage of alcohol in a persons blood, usually for medical or criminal purposes
What is alcohol abuse?
not necessarily physically dependent on it, but it does get in the way of daily activities
What is the Legal Limit?
0.08%
What are 2 factors that influence alcohols effect on an individual?
Amount, Tolerance, How fast you drink, Any other drugs in body, Body weight, Gender
What are refusal skills?
The skills needed to say no
What is Binge Drinking?
Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol in a short period of time
What is alcoholism?
a disease one suffers from physically and mentally when a person can no longer control their use of alcohol.
What is the difference between alcohol abuse and alcoholism?
abuse is not physically dependent, alcoholism is addiction both physically and mentally
why could a person have a higher risk of becoming an addict?
you can be born with a body chemistry that is prone to addiction, if parents are alcoholics, attitudes to it in the environment
What is a General Refusal skill you can use in pressure situations?
Use Humor, Enlist a friend’s support, Blame shift, Be Honest
What are 2 long Term effects of Alcohol use?
Cirrhosis, CVD, Alcohol poisoning, ulcers, Fetal alcohol syndrome, memory loss
What are 2 different avenues of help somebody can use to help them with Alcohol addiction?
AA, Alonon, resources you guys found from the activity work here.
What is an MIP?
Minor in Possession, caught drinking underage or driving and under 0.02 BAC
How many more times likely are adolescents who begin drinking before age of 15 than those who begin drinking at age 21 to develop alcohol dependence?
4 times
What are 2 potential reason why People Still Drink after knowing the consequences?
Other People (AKA Peer Pressure), Popular Media, Form of Escape or a Way to Self-Medicate, Boredom, Rebellion, Shortcut to ‘Happiness’, Lack of Confidence, Misinformation
What is a Short term effect of Alcohol use on the heart?
Heart rate slows down Blood vessels widen Feel warm, but body temperature drops
What is an effect that alcohol use or abuse can have on others than the drinker themself?
Stress, embarrassment, abuse, neglect, violence, instability, crimes, medical expenses
What years Was prohibition in place from?
1920-1933