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Alcohol: Get the Facts

Alcohol: Get the Facts. Lesson 2-7. Objectives. TSW summarize the harmful short- and long-term physical, psychological and social effects of alcohol use. TSW analyze the dangers of driving while under the influence of alcohol TSW describe the harmful effects of binge drinking

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Alcohol: Get the Facts

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  1. Alcohol: Get the Facts Lesson 2-7

  2. Objectives • TSW summarize the harmful short- and long-term physical, psychological and social effects of alcohol use. • TSW analyze the dangers of driving while under the influence of alcohol • TSW describe the harmful effects of binge drinking • TSW analyze the short- and long-term benefits of remaining alcohol free

  3. Health Terms • Binge Drinking • Blackout • Blood alcohol level (BAL) • Cirrhosis • Dementia • Distillation • DUI (driving under the influence) • Fermentation • Fetal alcohol syndrome • Impaired • Inhibitions • Intoxicated • Perceived norms • Proof • Tolerance

  4. Intro Transition • In your student journal, write 5 things you know about alcohol. Motivate • Do you agree or disagree with statement and why? • Alcohol is an dangerous drug. • Alcohol is a chemical substance that changes normal body functions in some way. This fits the definition of a drug. In the US, alcohol is a legal drug for people age 21 and older. It’s easy to get, and its use is common in many social settings. • What are some different reasons or situations in which people might use alcohol? • Because alcohol use is relatively common and generally viewed as acceptable in moderation, many people don’t really think it as a drug. Even those who do many view it as less harmful than illegal drugs. But, just as with other drugs, irresponsible alcohol use can have serious consequences, and its use is illegal for anyone under age 21.

  5. Teaching Steps Explain • Alcohol – drug that affects people physically, mentally, emotionally, socially • You’ll be working n groups to share what you already know about the effects of alcohol in these different areas. • Your group’s job will be to list the effects or consequences of using alcohol related to a particular area. Be sure to think about both short- and long-term effects, and work together to be a clear and accurate as you can. You’ll have 3 minutes to do this. Then you’ll move to a different poster and review the work done by the previous group to determine how accurate and complete it is. If you question the accuracy of something that’s listed, put a question mark by it. If something important has been left off the list, add it.

  6. Teaching Steps Explain • When I call time, your group will move to the next poster and do the same thing. You’ll rotate until you’ve had a chance to add to or question the information for each type of consequences. When you return to your original poster, you’ll have a chance to see what the other groups questioned and suggested and incorporate any changes you think are needed to make the information as complete and accurate as you can before you present it.

  7. Teaching Steps Create and Share • Now that you’re back at your original poster, review what the other groups have questioned and added to your work. Make any changes your group thinks is necessary, and then circle 3 or 4 key points you want to make when you present the information to the class. Complete • Get your blue workbook and turn to page 20 • Each group will now present their information about the effects of alcohol. Write the key points on your activity sheet

  8. Teaching Steps Explain • Many motor vehicle crashes involve someone drinking alcohol • Being involved in an accident greatly increases when being intoxicated (drunk) • 1 out 3 fatal motor vehicle crashes involve alcohol (NHTSA) Ask and Discuss • What effects of alcohol make it risky for people to drive after drinking? • What driving skills are impaired, or made worse, when a person has been drinking alcohol? • What’s the risk of riding in a car with a driver who’s been drinking alcohol or using drugs?

  9. Teaching Steps Summarize • Effects of alcohol (even one drink) – trouble judging distances, slows reflexes, slow response time, impairs ability to solve problems • Teenage Drinking and Driving – less experience at driving, shouldn’t be drinking (MUST BE 21) • Any passengers in a car with an impaired driver face the same risks

  10. Teaching Steps Survey • What percent of high school students do you think drink alcohol? • How much alcohol do you think they drink? Explain • YRBS – 71% of high school students have tried alcohol once • 39% are currently drinking (1 drink in past 30 days) Ask and Discuss • Why do you think teens choose to drink? • How could perceived norms – what people believe about other people’s behaviors – around drinking affect a teen’s choices about alcohol use?

  11. Teaching Steps Survey • Among teens who currently drink alcohol, how much alcohol do you think they drink? Explain • YRBS – 22% students had 5 more or more drinks in a row within a couple hours during the past 30 days • Binge drinking – drinking a dangerous amount of alcohol in a short time Ask and Discuss • Why is binge drinking dangerous? Summarize • Body needs time to process alcohol – size, weight, gender affect how fast it happens • Binge drinking – causes rapid intoxication, vomiting, passing out (blackouts), tolerance

  12. Teaching Steps Explain • Blood alcohol level (BAL) – ratio of alcohol to blood in bloodstream, more alcohol absorbs  more intoxicated • .02% - reaction is impaired • .04% - develops a buzz • .06% - feelings change, good feelings turn to despair • .08% - coordination and judgment impaired, legally intoxicated if driving • .10% - high risk of injuries or blackouts • .25% - risk of alcohol overdose • .40% - fatal for most people

  13. Teaching Steps • Binge drinking – dangerous because you can reach a high BAL very quickly • Only one cure to becoming sober  TIME!!! • Liver can process ½ oz of alcohol per hour, more a person drinks  longer to sober up

  14. Teaching Steps Explain • Fermentation – produces alcohol when sugars and starches in fruit and grain are broken down by yeast • Distillation – the process of boiling fermented grain, fruit or veggies and collecting vapor, causes the concentration of alcohol to increase (95%) • Proof – measurement of alcohol concentration, twice the percentage of alcohol by volume (liquor 40%, wine – 12%, beer – 4-6%) • Many people don’t know how much alcohol their actually drinking  1 alcoholic drink contains ½ oz of pure alcohol • How much alcohol is in beer? Wine? Hard liquor?

  15. Teaching Steps • Demonstrate Ask and Discuss • What do you think the most serious consequences of alcohol use for teens who drink and why? • Which these consequences would have the biggest impact on your own life?

  16. Teaching Steps Summarize • Influence of alcohol – judgment is impaired, leads to poor decisions, danger of injury, embarrassment, legal problems, violence Survey • What do you think the biggest benefit of being alcohol free is for teens in the short term? • What do you think the biggest benefit of being alcohol free is for teens in the long term? Summarize • Short-term – clear decisions, smart choices, better health, social rep, avoiding risks • Long-term – avoid future health problems, legal problems, possible addiction

  17. Closure Close • What is 1 way alcohol use could negatively affect your life?

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