9-16-14

1. Get our your Bellwork and a piece of paper.2. Bellwork question:

1. What you hear the word alcohol, what do you think?

• Alternatives• Hobby• Alcoholism• Fetal alcohol syndrome• Recovery• Detoxification• Sobriety• Alcohol• Cirrhosis

• Blood alcohol concentration

• Intoxication• Binge drinking• Drug• Depressant• Reaction time• Alcohol abuse• Alcohol poisoning• Peer pressure

• Concentric Circles

• Alcohol Concept Splash

• What do you know about alcohol advertising? • Why do companies pay large amounts of money

to advertise their products? • How may the advertisements affect teens and

adults? • What skills do you need to help you evaluate

alcohol advertisements?

9-17-14

1. Get out your Bellwork.2. Bellwork question:

1. Why do you think the drinking age for alcohol is 21?

• Many social settings encourage drinking• Beer ads shows people drinking and having a good

time everywhere• Alcoholic beverages are sold in grocery and

convenience stores• Some adults make it easy for teens to get alcohol• Most teens drink because they are curious about what

other people are doing• Some teens drink because of peer pressure (a feeling

to do something because your friends are and want you too)

• Teens do not want to feel left out

• Some teens think drinking makes them look and feel like adults

• They feel more mature with a drink in their hand.• Some teens are unhappy and hope that alcohol will

make them feel better.

• I look more grown up with a drink in my hand• If I drink I will be able to forget my problems• I am stressed about this test, a drink will help me relax• My friends keep pressuring me to try alcohol• The ads make drinking look like fun• Some teens think drinking makes them look and feel

like adults• They feel more mature with a drink in their hand• Some teens are unhappy and hope that alcohol will

make them feel better• There ARE NO GOOD REASONS TO DRINK

Alcohol is bad for teens for many reasons:• Teens are still growing

• Teen emotional responses are changing

Truth is: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DRINK

• Up to two-thirds of suicides on college campuses involve alcohol

• Almost one-half of all traffic deaths or people under age 25 involve alcohol

• Nearly a quarter of all violent crimes committed by teens involve alcohol

• Between one-third and two-thirds of date rape cases among teens and college students involve alcohol.

• Most adults have less than one alcoholic drink a month or don’t drink at all.

• Personal choice• Feel better to meet their personal duties and

responsibilities if they do not drink• Religious beliefs• Family values• Health problemsANY REASON FOR NOT DRINKING IS A GOOD REASON.

• Making Good Decisions: You just found out your parent is changing jobs and that the family must move to another state. You don’t want to leave your friends and are angry that no one seems to care about what you want. A friend invites you to a party where beer will be available. He promises you that you will feel much better after a few drinks. What do you decide? Explain the steps you used to make your decision.

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• Alcohol• Cirrhosis• Blood alcohol concentration• Intoxication• Binge drinking• Fetal alcohol syndrome• Drug• Depressant• Reaction time• Alcohol abuse• Alcohol poisoning

• Alcohol is a drug. A drug is any substance that changes how the mind or body works.

• Alcohol has powerful effects on how your mind and body work.

• It is a depressant- slows brain and body functions

9-18-14

1. Get out your Bellwork and your notes.2. Bellwork question:

1. Give 2 reasons not to drink alcohol.

• Through the mouth• To the stomach• Small and large intestines• Blood carries it to every tissue and organ• It quickly reaches the brain through the blood• Carried to liver where it is converted into harmless waste products• It has no nutritional value• When breaking down alcohol, your body stops making and storing

glucose- sugar for energy• Drinking too much alcohol is a drug overdose and may slow your

bodily functions, where they stop and you collapse- alcohol poisoning

• Alcohol Overload

• Liver Failure

• Alcohol slows activities of your body’s CNS.• It slows your thinking, reactions, and breathing.• It slurs your speech, blurs your vision, and

interferes with muscle coordination.• It also negatively affects learning, motivation,

and emotions.• Alcohol slows the nerves that control your heart

and breathing, a fatal dose will stop these functions.

• Spin and Perform

• Bad Vision

• Poor Coordination -Try to write your name and address with your opposite hand. This would be like alcohol affecting your coordination.

• Straight Walking

• Depends on the person and how much alcohol is in his or her blood.

• Generally, 0.40 BAC will be fatal to most people

• BAC- blood alcohol concentration- percentage of alcohol in a person’s blood.

• BAC 0.10- means that you have 10% of alcohol per 10,000 parts of your body.

• Weight• Drinks• What was eaten recently• Amount of alcohol consumed• Gender

• Why is alcohol classified as a drug? What category of drug is alcohol? What effect do depressants such as alcohol have on the body? Is it possible to die from drinking too much alcohol?

• Each body reacts differently to alcohol• As BAC rises, intoxication occurs• Intoxication is the physical and mental

changes produced by drinking alcohol.• At lower BAC levels, some people feel less

shy or cautious, increased energy, positive feelings and less anxiety.

• Some people feel sad and negative

• Amount of alcohol consumed • Time frame• Weight• Body size• Amount of food consumed ( help slow absorption time)• Drinking habits• Medicine• Gender• Genetic factors• Women achieve a higher BAC than men who drink the same.

9-19-14

1. Get out your Bellwork and your notes.2. Bellwork question:

1. List 4 factors that affect alcohol’s effect on a person.

• First: Moods• Second: Physical abilities, then memories• Third: Muscle coordination, vision blurred, speech and memory

impaired• Reaction time slows. • Reaction time is the amount of time that passes from the

instant when your brain detects an external stimulus until the moment you respond.

• At high BAC levels, the CNS slows down so much that you may pass out or even die

• Nothing speeds the process up to sober you up- NOT COFFEE, COLD SHOWERS, OR EXERCISE

• Reaction Time

• While visiting relatives, Angela attends a party with her married cousin Tina and her husband. Tina’s husband drove them to the party. While at the party, Angela observed him drink two beers and open a third one. She approached Tina and asked if it was wise for her husband to be drinking since he was their driver. Tina laughed and replied, “Don’t worry about him, he can hold his beer.” Angela is still concerned about getting in the car with him. What should she do?

• For anyone 21 and under, a BAC of 0 percent is illegal.

• It is estimated that 20% of underage drinkers engage in binge drinking. Binge drinking is drinking 5 or more at one siting (females -4 or more). Binge drinking increases the chance that the drinker will be involved in violence or harmful behavior. About 16% of those heavy drinkers have experienced “black outs” after which they could not remember what had occurred the previous evening.

• People who start drinking alcohol at a young age are more likely to abuse alcohol later in life

• Alcohol abuse is the inability to drink in moderation or at appropriate times

• Regular, heavy alcohol drinkers may develop tolerance• Tolerance means they need more and more alcohol to

produce the same effects • Tolerance is a sign of a drinking problem• Alcohol abuse is not only drinking too much• It is also drinking at the wrong time

• Car crashes• Drowning• Overdose• Depression• Family problems• Violence • Can become a victim of physical/ sexual assault

resulting in pregnancy, STIs, STDs, HIV

• Damage their brain• Damage their CNS• Show impaired memory and perform poorly in

school• Reduced verbal skills, never catch up• Long-term use increase chances of: stroke,

heart disease, cancer, and liver diseases- Hepatitis and cirrhosis- scarring and destruction of the liver

1. How is tolerance a sign of a drinking problem?

2. Can drinking on the weekends, and not during the school week still effect school work?

3. How does alcohol abuse increase the likelihood of physical assault?

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1. Exit Slip- Identify at least 5 negatives that alcohol can have on the body.

2. Homework- Bring in a newspaper clipping or magazine article where someone made a decision that proved to be costly.

9-22-14

1. Get out your Bellwork and your notes.2. Bellwork question:3. Identify at least 5 negatives that alcohol can

have on the body.4. QUIZ TODAY!!!!!5. Homework- Bring in a newspaper clipping or

magazine article where someone made a decision that proved to be costly.

9-23-14

1. Get out your Bellwork and your notes.2. Bellwork question:3. As you BAC increases, how does your

physical and mental state decrease?4. Article homework due today!!!!

• Fetal alcohol syndrome• Alcoholism• Recovery• Detoxification• Sobriety

• Newspaper Activity

• Alcohol makes it more difficult to think clearly about choices

• It affects your memory ( Forget what you did or said)

• Harms your coordination• Slows Reactions• Changes the way you see situations• Low risk situations may become high risk ones• It AFFECTS your ABILITY to MAKE GOOD DECISIONS

• Nearly 14 million adult Americans have physical, social, and psychological problems related to alcohol use.

• It causes premature death from a variety of diseases.

• It also contributes to unnecessary deaths and injuries on the roads and in the home.

• Studies have shown that the average age for first trying alcohol is 11 for boys and 13 for girls.

• Why do some young people try alcohol at such an early age?

• How is drinking at an early age affecting their chances of developing alcohol dependence?

• Intoxication can easily lead to dangerous decisions and behaviors ( example: leading to sexual behaviors)

• It can affect feelings (become happy and silly; sad and angry, or violent)

• Make you forget your values

• You have made plans to go fishing with a friend. When you get to the lake, you find your friend waiting by his family’s boat. He immediately tells you that you will have to do the rowing because he has a “buzz” from drinking. You have never been on a row boat before. What do you do?

• Write a skit in which a teen tries to act cool by drinking and behaving in a manner that causes peers to reject him or her.

• Identify traits of a good friend.

• Drinking and driving are dangerous, potentially deadly.• Alcohol impairs- vision, reaction time, and coordination.• If you drink, never get behind the wheel.• It can cause other kinds of intentional injuries as well-

riding a bike, skateboard, or scooter• 1/3 of bicyclists and pedestrians who die in motor

vehicle collisions have been drinking• Alcohol is linked to about 1/3 of drowning• ½ of all deaths by fire

• Alcohol and violence often go hand in hand because it reduces the user’s self-control.

• Drinking is NEVER and EXCUSE for violence• It does not cause violence, but it does make it

more likely• It makes emotions and behaviors seem

stronger• Some people become upset or easily angered

when drinking

• Some people are rude or want to argue• Insults, careless threats, arguments, and fights are more

likely• Someone drinking may become a victim of violence. • Alcohol inhibits your ability to defend yourself• Alcohol reduces your alertness to danger signs or risky

behaviors• Intoxicated people are easy targets for- rape, assault,

battery, or robbery.

• The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services shows that alcohol use is implicated in one to 2/3 of sexual assault and acquaintance or “date” rape cases among teens and college students.

• Mica and Leah have been best friends for years. Recently, Leah confided that her father was out of work and spent most of his time drinking. She also told Mica that after a few beers, her father became angry and violent. Leah said the situation was so bad that she was considering running away from home. What can you do to help her?

• Alcohol poses a special risk for a fetus. • A fetus has its own blood supply.• When a pregnant mother drinks alcohol, all the

alcohol is then passed into the fetus’s blood.• Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)- is a group of birth

defects that can happen when a pregnant woman drinks alcohol.

• The child’s birth defects range from mild to severe

• Severe effects may include brain damage, mental retardation, and severe emotional problems.

• Children may struggle with learning, memory, attention, problem solving, and interacting with other people.

• There is no known safe level of drinking during pregnancy.

• Not drinking totally prevents FAS.

• What happens to the alcohol that a pregnant woman drinks? What is FAS? What are some birth effects associated with FAS? Can FAS be prevented? How?

• Alcoholism• Recovery• Sobriety• Detoxification

• Alcoholism is a progressive chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol. It is an illness

• People have a strong need to drink, inability to stop drinking, increased tolerance, or physical dependence for alcohol.

• People with this disease are called alcoholics• With a physical addiction the body develops a

direct need for the drug• Alcoholics cannot control their drinking

• They drink even though they know they are harming themselves and others

• There is a psychological dependence where the mind sends a message that it needs more and more alcohol.

• It may be hereditary• Family environment and friends have a

stronger influence on your health

• Stage One- Use alcohol to relieve stress or relax. Soon they need it to cope with daily life. They begin to lie or make excuses about drinking.

• Stage Two-Person develops tolerance for alcohol, and become absent from work or school. They deny there is a problem.

• Stage Three- Problem is clear to other people. Drinker is strongly addicted and out of control.

• There is no cure for alcoholism, but it is treatable• Not drinking at all is the best treatment• When a person stops drinking they may experience

withdrawals- headaches, nervousness, shaking, or seizures

• Many people with alcoholism do recover by seeking treatment.

• Recovery is learning to live without alcohol.• Recovery is possible with medication and support

from other people

There are steps to recovery:•Admission•Detoxification- the alcoholic’s body adjusts to

functioning without alcohol•Counseling•Recovery

• Treatment may require medical help and counseling• Groups, such as AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) provide help

and support for the person with alcoholism• Sobriety is living without alcohol and it is a lifelong

struggle

• What is physical dependence on a drug? • What happens when a person with alcoholism stops drinking? • How is physical dependence related to withdrawal?• Who do you think would be most likely to recognize these stages

of developing alcoholism: the alcoholic, family member, friend, or acquaintance.

• Why? • Who could intervene the most successfully? • Why?

• One in four families are affected by alcoholism• Alcohol abuse is a factor for breakup in many

families• Many cases spousal and child abuse are involved• A growing number of teens live with someone

who is addicted to alcohol• The first step is to admit that the problem exists

• Next, reach out for help• There are treatment centers that offer help to

family members and the alcoholic–Al-Anon-helps family members and friends of

alcoholics. Learn how to help themselves and the person dependent on alcohol–Alateen- helps young people cope with having a

family member who is an alcoholic. People share their experience and work together to improve their lives.

• The most important responsibility is to yourself• If you are close to an alcoholic, try not to let their drinking

problem change your own attitudes and behaviors• How to help an alcoholic:

•When the drinker is sober, talk calmly with him or her about the harm that alcohol does

•Tell the drinker how concerned you are, and encourage her or him to seek help. Let the person know that the drinking worries you

•Help the drinker feel good about quitting, and provide information about groups that can help

• Summarize the dangers of alcohol use and the harmful effects of alcoholism.

• Some companies spend a lot of money to advertise beer on television, knowing that it has serious health risks. Should a law be passed banning beer advertising from television?

• Society provides pressure to drink• Peer pressure may be the strongest of all• Another pressure may be from advertisements for

alcohol• The media portrays alcohol as a normal part of life• The display that drinking is fun• They don’t display sick, unhappy, injured, or lonely

drinkers• Teens hope drinking displays them looking like adults

or the only way to have a good time

• Messages make knowing what you want more difficult

• Knowing what you want makes it a lot easier If you take time to think about it

• Remember, no matte what ads tell you, most adults and teens do not drink or drink rarely

• Knowing what is best for you helps you make smart choices

Ask yourself the following questions:•What makes me happy?•What do you do to feel good or to feel adult and in

charge?•How can drinking hurt you or get you in trouble?•What pressure to drink do you feel?•How can you avoid or stop those pressures?

• If you already decided to NOT drink or NOT DRINK AGAIN, GREAT!

• These questions and answers help you focus on the important things in your life so that you make good decisions

• Students in groups, will analyze ads to determine how the manufacturer tries to convince the reader to buy the product.

• Alternatives• Hobby

•You won’t look mature getting in trouble for illegal underage drinking•The problems will still be there when the effects of alcohol wear off•Alcohol does not relieve stress, it disrupts sleep and may create more•Real friends won’t pressure you to do something harmful•Alcohol companies want people to spend money on their products

•It is illegal•It interferes with your activities • It interferes with school•It promotes foolish behaviors•It is not smart•It disappoints those who care about you•It harms your health

• Each student gets a blank slip of paper. Vote on whether you have received pressure to try alcohol (pressure or no pressure)

Alternatives are other ways of thinking and acting.•Become good at something that requires a steady hand•Join other teens for alcohol free-fun•Volunteer to help others•Learn something new•Advocate•Join a sports team•Find a hobby- something you like to do or study in your spare time

• Alcohol is not a solution to problems. Name other behaviors that people mistakenly believe are solutions to problems. Suggest actions and behaviors that can help a person with a problem.

• Friends are a good source to help people struggling with alcohol. They are usually people who you trust, talk to, and have a good time with.

• REAL FRIENDS will not pressure you to drink• Pick your friends carefully

• Talk to someone you trust• Major problems may require more than just your friends, but there is

HELP around youPeople to Talk To:• Teachers• Coaches• Guidance Counselors • Parents• Relative• Another trusted adult• Religious or spiritual leader- mental/ emotional problems• School nurse- physical problems• Family doctor-physical problems• DON’T WAIT

• Be a good listener• Don’t judge them• Ask if the problem is to difficult for them to

handle• Help them find someone who can help• If you don’t know where to turn, ask a

trusted adult for suggestions.

• Create a skit in which a teen tells a good friend that he thinks he has a drinking problem.

• Write a letter to 6th grade students explaining how he or she can resist peer pressure and make healthy decisions.