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Make A Difference

Presented by Ms. Adelaida F. Hernández, MA. LCDC Martin High School. Make A Difference. Prevention: Build Your Child’s Self-Esteem. 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.

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Make A Difference

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

  2. Prevention: Build Your Child’s Self-Esteem • 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.

  3. TRUST PREVENTION:Develop Good Character 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. When teens trust their parents and have healthy relationships with them, they are less likely to do drugs.

  4. Consequences of Underage Drinking 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.

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

  6. Facts About Alcohol • 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. Brain Mouth Heart Stomach Liver Small Intestine

  7. False True True False 2. Drinking alcohol can affect the way your brain works.

  8. Facts About Alcohol

  9. True False True False 3. Alcohol affects every person in the same way.

  10. Facts About Alcohol 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.

  11. True False True False 4. Beer is less harmful to the body than other types of alcohol.

  12. Facts About Alcohol 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

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

  14. Facts About Alcohol

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Provide a Clear Message About Alcohol 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.

  18. Discuss Family Rules 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.

  19. Discuss the Laws About Underage Drinking Make it clear that drinking under the age of 21 is against the law.

  20. 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) Teach Your Children About the Dangers of Underage Drinking Unhealthy choices!!

  21. Report Underage Drinking Call 1-888-THE-TABC Monitor Alcohol in Your Home Make sure that alcohol is not available at parties given by your children in your home.

  22. Think Carefully About What to Tell Children About Your Own Experiences 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.

  23. If You Drink, Be Sure to Drink Responsibly • Don’t drink and drive. • Consider not serving alcohol at parties that include your children.

  24. Major Life Transitions Teens face social, emotional and educational challenges Exposure to greater availability of: 1. alcohol 2. social activities involving drugs Highest Risk Periods for Alcohol Abuse Alcohol

  25. Stop & Think Before You Act! ALCO- HOL HYPO- CRISY WISE CHOICES CONSE-QUEN-CES RISKS EDUCATION Teach Your Child to Make The Right Choice

  26. Valore la vida de sus hijos y enséñeles con buenos ejemplos. Haga que los demás participen. Hábleles con frecuencia. Hábleles a temprana edad. Demuéstre cariño, imponga reglas y mantega un ambiente seguro.

  27. References • 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 Pressure: http://www.thecoolspot.gov • Time to Talk: 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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