Alcohol Warm-Up Quiz True or False

1. Alcohol can travel freely in the blood, but mixes only with water.

F 2. Alcohol does not need to be

digested in the small intestine.T

3. The liver can process only 1 oz. of alcohol per hour (1/2 oz pure alcohol)

T4. Alcohol is a stimulant.

F5. Alcohol makes you think you are

warm, but you are really losing body heat.

T

Warm-Up Quiz True or False

6. Alcohol affects the deeper brain centers that control emotions.

T7. Alcohol is a toxin that affects

the liver first.F

8. Formaldehyde forms when the body breaks down alcohol.

T9. FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome) is

the longest-term damage done to the fetus by alcohol.

T

•Estimated 14 million alcoholics in the United States. • And about 2 million are teenagers.•Definition of an alcoholic: •one who cannot not drink.

The Problems of Alcohol

Alcohol and Teens

Alcohol related car crashes are the #1 killer of teens

80% of high school teens have used alcohol

50% one drink in the last month

33% been drunk in the last month

Linked to suicide, fights, drop outs, family problems

What is Alcohol?

A liquid drug known as “ethanol”

It is a central nervous system depressant

It first acts as a stimulant (a buzz) and then slows the body down

This buzz can be “seductive.”

Alcohol Percents

Light beer 2.5 – 3.5%Beer 3 – 6%Wine coolers 5 – 6%Wine 10 – 14%Champagne 10 – 14%Hard liquor 40 –

60%

Alcohol Proof

Proof is double the percent.

86-proof would be 43% alcohol.

Comparing Types of Alcohol

One beer =

One glass of wine =

One shot of whiskey

How Alcohol Enters the Body

It is drunk as a beverage

Directly absorbed from the stomach to the bloodstream

20% from the stomach

80% from the small intestine

How Alcohol Exits the Body

5% is excreted through the urine and lungs

95% must be oxidized by the liver

Oxidation rate = ½ oz. pure alcohol per hour

Sobering Attempts

CoffeeCold showersWalk in the

night airThe only thing

that really works is time (sleeping it off)

It takes 2 hours per drink to oxidize the alcohol

Wait one hour per drink before driving

Influences on Alcohol’s Effects

Type of drink

Amount of alcohol consumed

Time between drinks

Body weight

Empty or full stomach

Mental or emotional state

Previous experience with alcohol

Being a female

Alcohol and the Body

Brain – shows scalloping (pickling effect), brain damage, memory loss

Lungs – slows respiration, OD.

Liver- can develop cirrhosis of the liver. A deadly disease.

Stomach and small intestine – lining damage and ulcers

Kidneys – dehydration

Reproductive organs – inhibitions relax, desire stimulated, performance diminished.

WITHDRAWL

ALCOHOL IS THE ONLY DRUG THAT CAN CAUSE DEATH DUE TO WITHRAWL EFFECTS.