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Alcohol Impairs

Alcohol Impairs. I will learn how alcohol impairs a person and the dangers that can result from those impairments. Today…. Frontal Lobe (A) Loss of reason, caution, inhibitions, sociability, talkativeness and intelligence

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Alcohol Impairs

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  1. Alcohol Impairs

  2. I will learn how alcohol impairs a person and the dangers that can result from those impairments Today…

  3. Frontal Lobe (A) Loss of reason, caution, inhibitions, sociability, talkativeness and intelligence • Parietal Lobe (B) Loss of fine motor skills, slower reaction time, shaking • Temporal Lobe (C) Slurred speech, impaired hearing • Occipital Lobe (D) Blurred vision, poor distance judgment • Cerebellum (E) Lack of muscle coordination and balance A Brain on Booze

  4. 1 in 25 deaths worldwide can be attributed to drinking alcohol • alcohol is linked with an estimated 5,000 deaths in people under age 21 each year--more than all illegal drugs combined. Alcohol & death

  5. Every 52 minutes, someone is killed in a drunk driving crash. • 10,228 deaths in 2010. • 350,000 injured in 2010. • Drunk driving costs the US $132 billion a year. • Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens, and about one-third of those are alcohol related Drunk Driving

  6. IMPAIRED ACTIVITY NEEDED: 2 volunteers

  7. Alcohol restores many essential nutrients in your body. • Alcohol is capable of rupturing blood capillaries and veins. • Drinking coffee, exercising, or taking a cold shower will help you metabolize alcohol. • Alcohol gives you energy. • Beer is equally as intoxicating as other types of alcoholic beverages True or False

  8. Alcohol restores many essential nutrients in your body. FALSE • Alcohol is capable of rupturing blood capillaries and veins. TRUE • Drinking coffee, exercising, or taking a cold shower will help you metabolize alcohol. FALSE • Alcohol gives you energy. FALSE • Beer is equally as intoxicating as other types of alcoholic beverages. TRUE One 12-ounce can of beer, one 4-ounce glass of wine or one normal mixed drink or cocktail are all equally intoxicating. True or False

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