Why is Alcohol Harmful
Why do Teens Drink Alcohol?
- Thinks helps with problems
-Think they look cool
- Are Pressured by friends, peers, etc.
- Look more mature
What is reaction time?
The ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations.
This is a condition where fat builds up in the liver
Fatty Liver
What is Addiction?
A physical or psychological need for a drug
What is intervention?
A gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help.
What are alternatives (the term definition) from abstaining from alcohol?
Other ways of thinking or acting.
Are males or females affected more by alcohol?
How can alcohol affect a person's daily activities?
The person may be light-headed in the morning, too tired to be as active, think straight, and have a hard time remembering.
(physical activity, hard thinking)
True or False: (Explain why)
Drinking alone can cause alcoholismTrue, because when alone people don't have anyone to stop them and have a sense of loneliness.
Why is it important to seek help when being addicted to alcohol?
It is important to seek help when being addicted to alcohol, so you don't develop further difficulties caused by alcohol (both physically and mentally)
(multiple answers must include: physical issues, mental issues, addiction, or relationships)
True or False:
The majority of teens drink alcohol (give reasons if true or if false)
False
This is because many teens realize the negative effects alcohol can have on their health
Mixed with this, alcohol can cause immediate death.
other drugs
True or False:
Long-term affects only some while short-term affects all
False
Both affect everyone when consuming alcohol, physically, mentally, or emotionally.
True or False: (Explain)
Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse are the same.
False. Alcohol abuse is when someone who is not physically dependent on alcohol abuse it. Alcoholism is when people are physically dependent on alcohol.
It is important to admit that you're addicted to a drug in order to seek help.
True, you must admit that you aren't ok in order to be able to get on with your life and get help from others.
Traffic accidents are common when a driver is intoxicated because the brain cannot function properly and the person does not think straight and loses common knowledge. With this affecting the driver, they may skip stop signs and run into a car or swerve off the road, run over pedestrians, forget to brake, etc.
Drinking a lot or very quickly overworks the ______ and causes intoxication.
liver
Why does alcohol scar the liver for constant long-term drinking?
Alcohol flows in the blood and ruins breakdown of germs and bacteria, causing scarring
When you drive while intoxicated it is called this three-letter acronym:
DUI (Driving under the influence)
True or False: (Explain)
You will be judged if you go get help
False, you will not be judged because plenty of others struggle with alcohol addiction and it is not uncommon to suffer from this. People will be more proud that you asked for help instead of dying because of your addiction.
Alcohol mainly affects what part of the brain when reacting?
The Nervous System
Which alcoholic drink contains more alcohol?
Beer, Wine, or Liquor
Liquor
Alcohol damages the following major organs:
(list at least 3)
Liver, pancreas, and heart
Teens 15 and younger are ___ times more likely to become addicted than older individuals
4
Your addicted mother says, "It's fine I can just stop whenever". What do you say?
(Multiple Answers)
- No you can't its extremely difficult
- You must seek medical help
-etc.