TEENAGE BINGE DRINKING

AND ITS

IMPACTBetty Harrison and Jacqui Hewitt

PART I. INTRODUCTION

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The term “Binge drinking” is never strictly defined.However, it generally refers to heavy alcohol intake over a short period of time with the intention of becoming intoxicated and resulting so.This issue is particularly severe in Australia: 41% of the adults binge drink, which is high compare to USA, 24% and Europe which varies between 10 and 20%.

PART II. CONSEQUENCES AND STATS

Short-term harms cause immediate harm to your health. They are mainly, but not limited to:

• Vomiting• Short term memory loss • Hangovers• Headaches• Nausea• Shakiness

Being drunk can also gradually decrease an individual’s ability to judge and react. Especially when under peer pressure, people will tend to do stupid things they will not undertake under any other circumstances.

PART II. CONSEQUENCES AND STATS

Long term harms from binge drinking can include being mentally and physically dependent on alcohol, as well as irreversible permanent brain and liver damage.

Your body is a gift from God… cherish it! You only live once.

PART II. CONSEQUENCES AND STATS

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Chart: ratios of binge drinking in Australia re-lated to gender (All ages)

Statistically, male population is much more likely to be engaged in binge drinking in all ages and is more volatile under alcohol influence, but teenage females are more likely to binge drink compare to teenage males.

PART III. COMPARISON

Who looks better?

PART III. COMPARISON

Who would you

respect?

PART III. COMPARISON

What’s a better risk?

VIDEO CLIPS- FOOD FOR THOUGHT...

Teenage girls drinking

The effects of alcohol on the

brain

• People are 700% more likely to have unwanted sex after being intoxicated.

• Australians are globally well known for their binge drinking culture.

• Binge drinking affects especially on developing brain and can cause permanent damage to teenagers easily.

DEVASTATING BINGE DRINKING FACTS

REMEMBER….

The body is the

temple of the

Holy Spirit…

Corinthians

6:19-20

God created

man in his

image; in the

divine image

he created

him…Genesis 1

: 26-

27

I have come

that you may

have life and

have it to the

full… John 10:10

WE ALL HAVE A CHOICE.....