Make A Difference Presented by Ms. Adelaida F. Hernández, MA. LCDC Martin High School

Make A Difference

Presented by

Ms. Adelaida F. Hernández, MA. LCDC

Martin High School

Low self esteem can be of the main reasons teens turn to drugs and alcohol

Key to keeping teens from using is to help them build their self-esteem.

Teens are less likely to engage in recreational drugs and binge drinking if they have high self-esteem.

Prevention: Build Your Child’s Self-Esteem

Strong family relationships

Lay a foundation of trust that can help in the teen years

Offer a safe place with trusted information Teens are more willing to listen to their parents

when they warn against teen drug use. Trust allow teens to feel safe coming to parents

with concerns.

PREVENTION:Develop Good Character

TRUST When teens trust their parents and

have healthy relationships with them,

they are less likely to do drugs.

Consequences (short & long-term) that arise from underage alcohol consumption adversely affect:

adolescents family the people around them society as a whole

When you are armed with the facts, you can help your children choose not to drink alcohol.

Consequences of Underage Drinking

1. When a person drinks alcohol, it travels through nearly every organ system in his or her body.

FalseTrue FalseFalseTrue

Alcohol enters your bloodstream within 5-10 minutes.

It passes from your stomach into your bloodstream and then travels throughout your entire body.

It affects nearly every organ system in the body.

Facts About AlcoholFacts About Alcohol

Brain

Stomach

Small Intestine

Heart

Liver

Mouth

2. Drinking alcohol can affect the way your brain works.



FalseTrue

3. Alcohol affects every person in the same

way.

False False True

How alcohol affects a person depends on certain factors. For example:

Weight: The same amount of alcohol more strongly affects a person who weighs less than a heavier person.

Youth: Because their bodies are still developing, young people are more at risk to some types of alcohol damage.

Gender: The same amount of alcohol typically affects women more than it does men.


FalseTrue

4. Beer is less harmful to the body than

other types of alcohol.False False True

A standard drink contains 1.2 tablespoons of pure alcohol.

12 oz. 5 oz. 1.5 oz

Beer Wine Liquor

5% Alcohol 12% Alcohol 40 % Alcohol


5. Heavy alcohol use over a long period of time may increase a person’s risk for getting some types of cancer.



What Families Can Do to Prevent Underage Alcohol Use

Establish & Maintain Good Communication

Get Involved, and Stay Involved, in Your Child’s Life

Make Clear Rules and Enforce Them with Consistency and Appropriate Consequences

What Families Can Do to Prevent Underage Alcohol Use

Be a Positive Role Model

Teach Your Child to Choose Friends Wisely

Monitor Your Child’s Activities

Research shows that youth are: less likely to drink & have fewer alcohol-related problems

when their parents discipline them and set clear expectations about alcohol.

Provide a Clear Message About Alcohol

Make it clear that it is your expectation that your children will not use alcohol if they are underage.

Enforce the rules that you set.

Discuss Family Rules About Alcohol

Make it clear that drinking under the age of 21 is against the law.

Discuss the Laws About Underage Drinking

Teach Your Children About the Dangers of Underage Drinking

Blurred Vision Blurred Speech Bleeding Throat Brain Damage Addiction Breathing May Stop Heart Disease Irregular Heartbeat Stomach Ulcers

Cirrhosis of Liver Muscle Weakness Intestinal Cancer Osteoporosis Impotence (Men) Infertility (women) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

(FAS) Death (Alcohol

Poisoning)

Unhealthy Unhealthy choices!!choices!!

Make sure that alcohol is not available at

parties given by your children in your home.

Monitor Alcohol in Your Home

Report Underage DrinkingCall 1-888-THE-TABC

If you were an underage drinker: Share lessons that you learned from that experience.

Explain that the decision to take part in underage drinking wasn’t a good idea then, and it is not a good idea now.

It isn’t about your past. It’s about your children’s future.

What’s important is that your children understand that you don’t want them to use drugs or alcohol.

Think Carefully About What to Tell Children About

Your Own Experiences

Don’t drink and drive.

Consider not serving alcohol at parties that

include your children.

If You Drink, Be Sure to Drink Responsibly

Major Life Transitions Major Life Transitions

Teens face social, emotional and Teens face social, emotional and educational challengeseducational challenges

Exposure to greater availability of:Exposure to greater availability of:

1. alcohol1. alcohol

2. social activities2. social activities

involving drugsinvolving drugs

Highest Risk Periods for Alcohol Abuse

Alcohol

Teach Your Child to Make The Right Choice

Stop & Think Before You

Act!

EDUCATION RISKS

WISE CHOICES

CONSE-QUEN-

CES

HYPO-CRISY

ALCO-HOL

Valore la vida de sus hijos y enséñeles con buenos ejemplos.Valore la vida de sus hijos y enséñeles con buenos ejemplos.

Demuéstre cariño, imponga reglas y mantega un ambiente seguro.Demuéstre cariño, imponga reglas y mantega un ambiente seguro.

Hábleles con frecuencia.

Haga que los demás

participen.

Hábleles a

temprana edad.

National Institute on Drug Abuse:http://www.nida.gov

Pssst:http://www.pssst.org

Stop Underage Drinking: Portal of Federal Resources: http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov

Teen Drug Abuse Prevention: http://www.teenhelp.com

Teen Self-Esteem: http://www.drug-alcohol-addiction-recovery.com

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission: http://www.tabc.state.tx.us

The Cool Spot-The Young Teen’s Place for Information on Alcohol and Resisting Peer The Cool Spot-The Young Teen’s Place for Information on Alcohol and Resisting Peer Pressure:Pressure:http://www.thecoolspot.gov

Time to Talk: Time to Talk: http://www.timetotalk.org http://www.timetotalk.org

Too Smart to Start: http://www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov

Underage Drinking: Talk EARLY, Talk OFTEN, Get Others INVOLVED: http://www.underagedrinking.samhsa.gov

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Make A Difference Presented by Ms. Adelaida F. Hernández, MA. LCDC Martin High School