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Alcohol: Facts, Effects & Risks

Explore the world of alcohol - from its production and effects on the body to the dangers of binge drinking. Discover the history, street names, short-term, and long-term effects of this depressant drug.

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Alcohol: Facts, Effects & Risks

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  1. Andrew Tu, Matt Guarino, Brent Bachert Alcohol

  2. What it is • Drug • Depressant • Slows down vital functions

  3. Where its Found • Produced by the fermentation of grains and fruits • (we learned all this in bio….) • Fermenting • Chemical process whereby yeast acts upon certain ingredients in food, creating alcohol

  4. How Alcohol enters the Body • It is “drunk”

  5. How you get “hooked” • Helps to remember good things • Forget bad things • Affects memory (erases worst memories being drunk) • Teens get addicted with “pressures” of life • Want to fit in • Escape or relax • Relieve boredom • To seem “grown-up” • To rebel • Experiment

  6. History • In 1918, Alcohol was banned in the United States by the 18th Amendment (AKA Prohibition) • Many people made fortunes selling moonshine (illegally made alcohol) • Eventually the 18th Amendment was repealed by the 21st Amendment and alcohol was legal again

  7. How it Works • Absorbed into the bloodstream • Small blood vessels in walls of stomach/small intestine • 20% of alcohol absorbed through stomach • 80% of alcohol absorbed through small intestine • Within minutes  Travels to brain • Slows reaction of nerves • Too much alcohol in blood • Breathing slows • Cause coma/death (no oxygen reaches brain)

  8. Look Familiar?

  9. Alcohol Content

  10. Street Names for being Drunk • Drunk • Wasted • Toasted • Blasted • Tipsy • Trashed • Sloshed • Stoned • Juiced • Intoxicated • Kegged • Hanging • Amped • Bombed

  11. Dangers • Death • Nearly 1,400 drunk-driving deaths yearly • 31% of teen drivers killed on road resulted from drunk driving • Coma • Not enough oxygen reaching brain

  12. Binge Drinking • Practice of consuming large quantities of alcohol in a single sessions • Males • 5+ drinks at a time • Females • 4+ drinks at a time • 90% of alcohol consumed by minors (underage of 21) is in form of binge drinking

  13. Short term effects • Slows down vital functions • Slurred speech • Unsteady movement • Disturbed perceptions • Inability to react quickly • Inability to feel pain • Loss of coordination • Vomiting • Breathing difficulties • Drowsiness • Diarrhea

  14. Short term effects cont. • Headaches • Blackouts • Unconsciousness • Upset stomach

  15. Long term effects • Unintentional injuries • Car crash • Falls • Burns • Drowning • Intentional injuries • Firearm injuries • Sexual assault • Domestic violence

  16. Long term effects cont. • Increased family/relationship problems • Alcohol poisoning • High blood pressure/stroke/other heart related diseases • Liver disease • Nerve damage • Sexual problems • Permanent brain damage • Ulcers • Malnutrition • Caner in mouth and throat

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