Alcohol, the Individual, and Society

1. Alcohol, the Individual, and Society This is a liver damaged by alcohol use. This is a healthy liver. The costs of alcohol use are far-reaching and relate to individual, family, and community health.

2. Lesson Objectives In this lesson, you will learn to: • Identify the goals of Healthy People 2010 to reduce risk behaviors associated with alcohol use • Compare the effects of alcohol use on body systems and the risk of disease caused by alcohol use • Describe the harmful effects of alcohol on a fetus • List community health-related services for prevention and treatment of alcoholism and alcohol use

3. Long-Term Effects of Alcohol on the Body Long-Term Effects of Alcohol Abuse In teens, alcohol use can interfere with growth and development.

4. Alcohol During Pregnancy Effects of Alcohol During Pregnancy • Alcohol passes from the mother’s body into the bloodstream of the fetus. • Unlike the adult liver, the fetus’s liver is not developed enough to process the alcohol. • As a result, a female who drinks during pregnancy risks permanent damage to the fetus. • Infants born to mothers who drink during pregnancy may be at risk of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).

5. Alcohol During Pregnancy Effects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) • An FAS baby may be born with a small head and deformities of the face, hands, or feet. • Heart, liver, and kidney defects, as well as vision and hearing problems, are common. • FAS babies experience slow growth and coordination and have difficulties with learning, attention, memory, and problem solving.

6. Alcoholism What Is Alcoholism? • One of the most devastating effects of alcohol use is alcoholism. • Alcoholism is characterized by an impaired ability to study, work, and socialize normally.

7. Alcoholism Alcoholics • Some alcoholics may display harmful behaviors, such as drunken driving and violent or aggressive actions. • Others may become quiet and withdrawn. • Alcoholism isn’t limited to any age, race, ethnic, or socioeconomic group. • Regardless of background, alcoholics can develop serious health problems, such as cirrhosis of the liver and brain damage.

8. Alcoholism Symptoms Displayed by Alcoholics • Craving • Loss of control • Physical dependence • Tolerance • Health, family, and legal problems

9. Alcoholism Factors Affecting Alcoholics • The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reports that children of alcoholics are four times more likely than other children to become alcoholics. • Other environmental factors—such as family, friends, culture, peer pressure, availability of alcohol, and stress— also put a person at risk for alcoholism. • There is, however, one guarantee: You can protect yourself against this disease by making the healthy choice to stay alcohol free.

10. Alcoholism Stages of Alcoholism • Stage 1—Abuse: Typically, alcoholism begins with social drinking in an attempt to relax. Over time, a physical and psychological dependence on alcohol to manage stress develops. • Stage 2—Dependence: The person reaches a point where he or she cannot stop drinking and is physically dependent on the drug. • Stage 3—Addiction: In the final stage of alcoholism, drinking is the most important thing in a person’s life.

11. Effects on Family and Society Effects of Alcoholism • Often, alcoholism has indirect, as well as direct, effects on people associated with alcoholics. • These people may be involved in a process known as codependency. • Codependents learn to ignore their own needs and focus their energy and emotions on the needs of the alcoholic. • In the process, codependents lose their trust in others, their self-esteem, and, at times, their own health.

12. Treatment for Alcohol Abuse Dealing with Alcoholism • Although alcoholism cannot be cured, it can be treated through recovery. • Counseling and medication can help an alcohol user set goals to deal with problems of alcohol abuse. • Sobriety is a lifelong commitment. Many resources are available to help people who have a drinking problem. • Help is also available for the families and friends of problem drinkers.

13. Treatment for Alcohol Abuse Steps to Recovery

14. Treatment for Alcohol Abuse Where to Get Help for Alcohol Abuse

15. Quick Review Choose the appropriate option. Q.A group of alcohol-related birth defects, including physical and mental problems, is known as _____. • fetal alcohol syndrome • alcoholism • sobriety • domestic violence

16. Quick Review - Answer A.A group of alcohol-related birth defects, including physical and mental problems, is known as fetal alcohol syndrome. Click Next to attempt another question.

17. Quick Review Choose the appropriate option. Q.Sobriety is living without an excess of alcohol. Sobriety doesn’t need to become a lifelong commitment because alcoholism is curable. True False

18. Quick Review - Answer A.False. Sobriety is living without an excess of alcohol. Sobriety needs to become a lifelong commitment because alcoholism is incurable. Click Next to attempt another question.

19. Quick Review Q.Which of the following are three steps that an alcoholic must take to recovery? • Admission, abstinence for a week, controlled drinking • Admission, detoxification, and recovery • Admission, counseling, controlled drinking • Admission, self-counseling, cut back on alcoholic habits

20. Quick Review - Answer A.2. Admission, detoxification, and recovery Steps an alcoholic must take to recovery include admission, detoxification, and recovery. Click Next to attempt another question.

21. Quick Review Choose the appropriate option. Q.Alcoholism can have devastating effects on people associated with an alcoholic. True False

22. Quick Review - Answer A.True. Alcoholism can have devastating effects on people associated with an alcoholic. Click Next to attempt another question.

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24. Quick Review - Answer A.Correct! A group of alcohol-related birth defects, including physical and mental problems, is known as fetal alcohol syndrome. Click Next to attempt another question.

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26. Quick Review - Answer A.Correct! Sobriety is living without an excess of alcohol. Sobriety needs to become a lifelong commitment because alcoholism is incurable. Click Next to attempt another question.

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28. Quick Review - Answer A.Correct! Steps an alcoholic must take to recovery include the following: admission, detoxification, and recovery. Click Next to attempt another question.

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30. Quick Review - Answer A.Correct! Alcoholism can have devastating effects on people associated with an alcoholic. Click Next to attempt another question.

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32. Alcohol During Pregnancy Effects of Alcohol During Pregnancy • Alcohol passes from the mother’s body into the bloodstream of the fetus. • Unlike the adult liver, the fetus’s liver is not developed enough to process the alcohol. • As a result, a female who drinks during pregnancy risks permanent damage to the fetus. • Infants born to mothers who drink during pregnancy may be at risk of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a group of alcohol-related birth defects that include physical and mental problems.

33. Alcoholism What Is Alcoholism? • One of the most devastating effects of alcohol use is alcoholism. • Alcoholism is characterized by an impaired ability to study, work, and socialize normally. Alcoholism is a disease in which a person has a physical or psychological dependence on drinks that contain alcohol.

34. Alcoholism Alcoholics • Some alcoholics may display harmful behaviors, such as drunken driving and violent or aggressive actions. • Others may become quiet and withdrawn. • Alcoholism isn’t limited to any age, race, ethnic, or socioeconomic group. • Regardless of background, alcoholics can develop serious health problems, such as cirrhosis of the liver and brain damage. An alcoholic is an addict who is dependent on alcohol.

35. Treatment for Alcohol Abuse Dealing with Alcoholism • Although alcoholism cannot be cured, it can be treated through recovery. • Counseling and medication can help an alcohol user set goals to deal with problems of alcohol abuse. • Sobriety is a lifelong commitment. Many resources are available to help people who have a drinking problem. • Help is also available for the families and friends of problem drinkers. Recovery is the process of learning to live an alcohol-free life.

36. Treatment for Alcohol Abuse Dealing with Alcoholism • Although alcoholism cannot be cured, it can be treated through recovery. • Counseling and medication can help an alcohol user set goals to deal with problems of alcohol abuse. • Sobriety is a lifelong commitment. Many resources are available to help people who have a drinking problem. • Help is also available for the families and friends of problem drinkers. Sobriety is living without alcohol.