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Alcohol Warm-Up Quiz True or False
1. Alcohol can travel freely in the blood, but mixes only with water.
F 2. Alcohol does not need to be
digested in the small intestine.T
3. The liver can process only 1 oz. of alcohol per hour (1/2 oz pure alcohol)
T4. Alcohol is a stimulant.
F5. Alcohol makes you think you are
warm, but you are really losing body heat.
T
Warm-Up Quiz True or False
6. Alcohol affects the deeper brain centers that control emotions.
T7. Alcohol is a toxin that affects
the liver first.F
8. Formaldehyde forms when the body breaks down alcohol.
T9. FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome) is
the longest-term damage done to the fetus by alcohol.
T
•Estimated 14 million alcoholics in the United States. • And about 2 million are teenagers.•Definition of an alcoholic: •one who cannot not drink.
The Problems of Alcohol
Alcohol and Teens
Alcohol related car crashes are the #1 killer of teens
80% of high school teens have used alcohol
50% one drink in the last month
33% been drunk in the last month
Linked to suicide, fights, drop outs, family problems
What is Alcohol?
A liquid drug known as “ethanol”
It is a central nervous system depressant
It first acts as a stimulant (a buzz) and then slows the body down
This buzz can be “seductive.”
Alcohol Percents
Light beer 2.5 – 3.5%Beer 3 – 6%Wine coolers 5 – 6%Wine 10 – 14%Champagne 10 – 14%Hard liquor 40 –
60%
How Alcohol Enters the Body
It is drunk as a beverage
Directly absorbed from the stomach to the bloodstream
20% from the stomach
80% from the small intestine
How Alcohol Exits the Body
5% is excreted through the urine and lungs
95% must be oxidized by the liver
Oxidation rate = ½ oz. pure alcohol per hour
Sobering Attempts
CoffeeCold showersWalk in the
night airThe only thing
that really works is time (sleeping it off)
It takes 2 hours per drink to oxidize the alcohol
Wait one hour per drink before driving
Influences on Alcohol’s Effects
Type of drink
Amount of alcohol consumed
Time between drinks
Body weight
Empty or full stomach
Mental or emotional state
Previous experience with alcohol
Being a female
Alcohol and the Body
Brain – shows scalloping (pickling effect), brain damage, memory loss
Lungs – slows respiration, OD.
Liver- can develop cirrhosis of the liver. A deadly disease.
Stomach and small intestine – lining damage and ulcers
Kidneys – dehydration
Reproductive organs – inhibitions relax, desire stimulated, performance diminished.