ALCOHOL AND

TOBACCO

PRESENTED BY:MELISSA CALVERT

CHRISTINA CAULTONCHRISTIANA IHEJIERE

BOBBIE MARTINEZ

ALCOHOL USE

HOW MANY 13-YEAR-OLDS DRANK IN THE PAST MONTH? ON AVERAGE:

1. Most: 9 out of 10

2. Half: 5 out of 10

3. Very few: Less than 1 out of 10

AMONG KIDS AGES 12 TO 17, HOW MANY DRANK IN THE PAST MONTH? ON AVERAGE:

1. Most: 8 out of 10

2. Half: 5 out of 10

3. A few: Less than 2 out of 10

HOW MANY ADULTS AGED 35 AND OLDER DRANK IN THE PAST MONTH? ON AVERAGE:

1. Most: 8 out of 10

2. About half: 5 out of 10

3. A few: 2 out of 10

HOW DOES ALCOHOL AFFECT YOU? Affects every organ in your body Central nervous system depressant

that is rapidly absorbed from the stomach and small intestine into your bloodstream

Metabolized in the liver, but the liver can only metabolize small amounts at a time so the excess circulates around your body

HOW MUCH ALCOHOL IS IN A DRINK? Regular beer

Table wine

Hard liquor

“Standard drink”

12 oz malt liquor

1.5 “standard drinks”

1.5 oz (40% alcohol)

12 oz (5% alcohol)

5 oz (12% alcohol)

1.2 T pure alcohol

CAFFEINATED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (CABS) Premixed drinks that combine alcohol,

caffeine, and other stimulants Higher alcohol content than beer (5%-12%

on average vs 4%-5% for beer) Caffeine content usually not reported Caffeine can mask clues that tell someone

how intoxicated they are – you can become more intoxicated because you are drinking more alcohol than you realize May lead to more life-threatening and hazardous

behaviors like alcohol poisoning, sexual assault, and riding with a driver that has been drinking

CABS – “BLACKOUT IN A CAN”Colorful packaging

Watermelon, blue raspberry, lemon-lime

Look like energy drinks

As much caffeine as a cup of coffee or more

Four Loko, Joose, Max, Core High Gravity, Moonshot

WHAT IS THE LEGAL DRINKING AGE?

21 years or older

WHAT IS BINGE DRINKING?

5 or more drinks on a single occasion for men or 4 or more drinks on a single occasion for women, usually within 2 hours

INJURIES, ALCOHOL POISONING, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, PREGNANCY

Small improvements are being made in adolescent binge drinking rates

CONSEQUENCES OF UNDERAGE DRINKING School problems – higher absences, poor/failing grades Social problems – fighting, lack of participation in activities Legal problems – arrest for driving/hurting someone while drunk Physical problems – hangovers, illnesses Memory problems Unwanted, unplanned, and unprotected sexual

activity Physical and sexual assault (rape) Higher risk for suicide and homicide Abuse of other drugs Death from alcohol poisoning

THAT’S A LOT OF PROBLEMS!

IS IT WORTH IT?

IS IT WORTH IT?

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET DRUNK? Impaired brain function – poor judgment,

reduced reaction time, loss of balance and motor skills, slurred speech

Dilation of blood vessels – you feel warm but you are quickly losing body heat

Damage to developing fetus

Higher risk of car crashes, violence, other injuries

MORE THAN 40% OF PEOPLE WHO BEGIN DRINKING BEFORE AGE 15 EVENTUALLY BECOME ALCOHOLIC.

TRUE OR FALSE?

TRUE

HEAVY DRINKING IN THE TEEN YEARS DOES NOT CAUSE LONG-LASTING HARM TO THINKING ABILITIES.

TRUE OR FALSE?

FALSE

IF CAUGHT DRINKING UNDERAGE, YOU CAN LOSE A JOB OR LOSE A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED.

TRUE OR FALSE?

TRUEMost kids that see themselves going to

college and living past 35 (yes!) DON’T drink or smoke – they will be around to enjoy their

success!

WELL, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?Expectations can be right on, but often they are totally off, especially when talking about alcohol. Do you think using alcohol has positive consequences? Read below… To have more fun and excitement?

Reality: more stressed and depressed To fit in better?

Reality: most teens don’t drink To impress others?

Reality: acting stupid, throwing up, and starting fights doesn’t impress people To feel good or improve your mood?

Reality: if you are already feeling down, drinking can make it worse To be more attractive?

Reality: throwing up, being visibly drunk, and saying stupid things aren’t attractive

To relax, feel less shy or nervous? Reality: alcohol relaxes your judgment so you can say and do things you

regret To be funny?

Reality: people not drinking usually think that drinkers are not funny at all To solve your problems or forget about them?

Reality: alcohol messes up your thinking and can lead to even more problems, like addiction

TOBACCO USE

TOBACCO USE…DID YOU KNOW? That tobacco use includes smoking and smokeless

tobacco (chewing tobacco and snuff)? That more than 80% of adults that smoke began

smoking before they were 18 years old? That teen smokeless tobacco users are more likely

than non-users to smoke cigarettes as adults? That more high school students are reporting using

smokeless tobacco products? That bullying, being bullied, or being depressed can

bring someone to start smoking and/or drinking? If you have self-control problems you are at greater

risk for using alcohol and tobacco?

YOUTH TOBACCO USE% of high school students who were cigarette smokers

in 2009?17.2%

% of middle school students who were cigarette smokers in 2009?

5.2%% of high school students who were smokeless

tobacco users in 2009?6.7%

% of middle school students who were smokeless tobacco users in 2009?

2.6%

RISKY BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH TOBACCO USE DURING ADOLESCENCE

High risk sexual behavior

Use of alcohol

Use of other drugs

DISEASES AND TOBACCO USE Cancer

Lip, mouth, pharynx, esophagus, pancreas, voice box, lung, cervix, bladder, kidney

Lung cancer 23 times higher in men and 13 times higher in women smokers vs nonsmokers

Highest in African-American men Heart Disease and Stroke

Coronary heart disease, doubles risk for stroke, narrows arteries, increased risk for heart attack

Respiratory Health Chronic lung disease; secondhand smoke is no better

Smoking during pregnancy Complications, premature birth, low birth weight

babies, stillbirth, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

TOBACCO SPENDING Did you know that…

Every year tobacco companies spend billions of $ on advertising and promotion

U.S. consumers (us!) spend billions of $ buying tobacco products

Tobacco use then costs the U.S. billions of $ in medical expenses and lost productivity

WHAT DO THE TOBACCO COMPANIES SPEND?

In 2006, cigarette companies spent$12,400,000,000 ($12.4 billion)

on advertising and promotional expenses in the U.S. alone!

This amounted to almost $34,000,000 per day in marketing

expenses!

WHAT DO WE SPEND?In 2006, U.S. consumers spent:

$83,600,000,000On cigarettes

$3,200,000,000On cigars

$2,600,000,000On smokeless tobacco

TOBACCO AND ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE Nicotine in tobacco is addictive Nicotine narrows your blood vessels and

puts added strain on your heart Smoking can wreck your lungs and reduce

oxygen available for muscles used during sports

Smokers suffer shortness of breath almost 3 times more often that nonsmokers

Smokers run slower and can’t run as far, affecting overall athletic performance

Cigars and spit/chew tobacco are NOT safe alternatives!

TOBACCO AND PERSONAL APPEARANCE Yuck! Tobacco smoke can make hair and

clothes stink Tobacco stains teeth and causes bad breath Short term use of spit/chew tobacco can

cause cracked lips, white spots, sores, and bleeding in the mouth

Surgery to remove oral (mouth) cancers caused by tobacco use can lead to serious changes in the face. Sean Marsee, a high school star athlete who

used spit tobacco, died of oral cancer when he was only 19 years old!

SEAN MARSEE:HIGH SCHOOL TRACK STAR,

USING DIP SINCE AGE 12

HEALTHY LUNG AND SMOKER’S LUNG (1 PACK PER DAY FOR 20 YEARS)

SO… Know the truth!

Most teens, adults, and athletes DON’T use tobacco Make friends, develop athletic skills, control

weight, be independent, be cool…play sports Use older, popular adolescents that DON’T smoke

as role models and remember the consequences even as you get older!

Don’t burn money on tobacco Spend it on music, apps, clothes, video games,

movies, sports, hanging out with friends Get involved

Make your team, home, and school tobacco-free; teach others; join community efforts to prevent tobacco use