• Begin Alcohol Unit

 In a one-story pink house, there was a pink person, a pink cat, a pink fish, a pink computer, a pink chair, a pink table, a pink telephone, a pink shower– everything was pink! What color were the stairs?

There weren’t any stairs, it was a one story house!

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EXERCISESOverhead SquatsCrunchesBack ExtensionsSingle Leg SquatsPushupsSquat & Press

• The punishment for drinking and driving in Australia includes fines, suspension of license, imprisonment, and medical assessment before a driver’s license is reinstated.

• A first time offense in El Salvador leads to execution by firing squad, while a second offense in Bulgaria also leads to execution.

• In France, drinking and driving is punishable by the equivalent of a $1,000 fine, imprisonment for one year, and loss of license for three years.

• In England, a drunk driver pays the equivalent of a $250 fine, spends a year in jail, and then loses their license for one year.

• In Russia, drunk drivers simply lose their license for life.

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• Finland and Sweden automatically sentence drunk drivers to one-year jail sentences including hard labor.

• In Norway, a drunk driver is jailed for three weeks with hard labor and loses their license for a year. If they do it again, they lose their license forever.

• In South Africa, drinking and driving results in a ten-year prison sentence or the equivalent of a $10,000 fine and, in some cases, both.

• In Canada, the first drinking and driving offense warrants loss of license for one year and the equivalent of a $600 fine. The second offense warrants two weeks in jail and loss of license for two years. The third offense warrants three months in jail and loss of license for three years.

• Turkey punishes drunk drivers by taking them 20 miles from their town and making them walk back with a police escort.

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• In Poland, drunk drivers are subject to jail, fine, and even worse, mandatory attendance at political lectures.

• In Malaya, if a man is caught driving drunk he is jailed. If he is married, his wife is jailed, too.

• In Costa Rica, the license plates are removed immediately from the cars of those who drink and drive.

Source http://blogcritics.org/culture/article/drinking-and-driving-the-laws-

in/page-2/

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• The word “toast,” meaning a wish of good health, started in ancient Rome, where a piece of toasted bread was dropped into wine.

• Texas state law prohibits taking more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.

• Suppose you overbuy your favorite alcohol beverage for a big party and your brother agrees to take a bottle or two and reimburse you. Anywhere in the US, doing that would make you guilty of committing a punishable crime.

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• Anyone under the age of 21 who takes out household trash containing even a single empty alcohol beverage container can be charged with illegal possession of alcohol in Missouri.

• The United States has the highest minimum drinking age in the entire world.

• Many high school cafeterias in Europe serve alcohol to their students who choose to drink.

• Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.

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Alcohol and the effects on the body

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Answer the 5 questions on the handout the best that you can.

Put your name on the handout and turn into the teacher when you are finished.

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• You may not think of alcohol as a drug, but it is.

• A drug is a chemical substance that is taken to cause changes in a person’s body or behavior.

• Alcohol Facts VIDEO

ALCOHOL slows down the body systems so it is a

DEPRESSANT

Alcohol changes a person’s

PHYSICAL & EMOTIONAL

state.What classificationof drug is alcohol?

Irritates the mouth, throat, esophagus & stomach

Makes the heart work harder

Makes the body lose heat

Causes the liver to work harder

Causes dehydration

Define INTOXICATION:

Not having the normal use of mental faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol into the body.When does the process of

INTOXICATION begin?

With the first drink of alcohol, it

begins to affect your brain.

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Cardiovascular System• Heart rate and blood

pressure increase.• More blood flows to the

skin’s surface.• Core body temperature

decreases.

Effects of Intoxication

Excretory System• Kidneys increase

urine production.• Drinker loses more

water from body than usual.

Nervous System• Brain activity slows down.• Coordination becomes

impaired.• Sensations and perception

become less clear.• Reflexes become sluggish.

Digestive System• Too much alcohol in the

stomach may cause vomiting.

WHAT ARE INHIBITIONS?

Inhibitions keep us in control of our emotions and actions.

Inhibitions go away when you are drinking so you don’t have much control over your emotions or actions.

You may do or say things when drinking that you Normally wouldn’t do.

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) is the amount of alcohol in

the bloodstream.

It is measured in percentages.

For instance, having a BAC of

0.10 percent means that a

person has 1 part alcohol per 1,000 parts blood in the

body.

At what BAC will your reaction time

be slowed?

.02

At what BAC will blackouts, memory loss and vomiting occur?

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21 AND OLDER:

.08

ZERO TOLERANCE =Any detectable amount

of alcohol if you are under 21.

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Drinking 5 or more drinks in a two hour period.

For girls 4 or more drinks in a two hour period

A person can drink a fatal amount of

alcohol before the effects set

in.

Why is binge drinking dangerous?

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• Rate of Consumption People who have a few drinks in one hour have a higher BAC than people who drink the same amount over several hours.

• Gender Males generally will have a lower BAC than females.

• Body Size In general, smaller people—by weight and height—feel the effects of alcohol more than larger people.

• Amount of Food in the Stomach Drinking on an empty stomach increases the rate of alcohol absorption into the bloodstream.

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EXERCISESOverhead Squats x10Crunches x10Back Extensions x10Single Leg Squats x10Pushups x10

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Working with a partner, read the article “Binge Drinking” and answer the questions on the handout.

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2nd PeriodFinish discussing facts about Alcohol

6th PeriodVisions Recovery Center presentation

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Brain Teaser:The captain of a big ship was telling this interesting story: “Once I saw two marines standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking to the west and the other one to the east. And they saw each other very well.” How can that be possible?

Answer:The marines were standing with their backs to the edge of the ship they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is.

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What is a Hangover?

• Unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol.

• You get a hangover because the ethanol in the drink caused increase urine production, leading to dehydration. Dehydration causes headaches, fatigue, and dry mouth.

• Alcohol also irritates the stomach lining, which can lead to nausea.

Hepatitisinflammation of

liver

CirrhosisScarring of the

liver

Liver cancer

Brain Damage

Shrinks the Brain

Kills Brain Cells

Memory Loss

What isFETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER?

Alcohol use during pregnancy can lead to

FASD. Because the brain and central nervous system are developing

throughout the entire pregnancy, alcohol can adversely affect the fetus at

any time, causing “hidden” birth defects.

Brain on the left is

brain without

pre-natal alcohol

exposure.

The brain on the right is an infant’s brain that had pre-natal exposure to

alcohol.

List the 4 stages of developing alcoholism:

Problem Drinking

Tolerance

Dependence

Alcoholism

Age – teens that start drinking before 15 are more likely to become alcoholics than those who wait to 21

 Social Environment – peer pressure, advertising

 Genetics – 25% of males with an alcoholic parent become alcoholics. Teens with nonalcoholic parents have a 7-9% chance of becoming alcoholics

 Risk Taking Personality – impulsive, novelty, enjoy taking risks

Unpredictable behavior

Financial problems Violence/abuse Neglect & Isolation

Codependency Ignoring one’s own

need Enabling

Protecting the alcoholic

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) for alcoholics.

Al-Anon for spouses of alcoholics

Alateen for teenagers who have an alcoholic parent.

 

slows reaction time affects your vision makes you drowsy reduces your

coordination affects your

judgment

The #1 cause of death among teenagers is motor vehicle

accidents. A majority of these accidents are

alcohol related.

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What is the difference between DWI and DUI?

DWI = Driving While Intoxicated

•Not having normal use of mental or physical faculties.•Having alcohol concentration of .08 or more•Officer must prove impairmentDUI = Driving Under the Influence

•If you are under the age of 21 it is illegal to have any detectable amount of alcohol in your system.•The officer does not need to prove that the minor is impaired, only that they consumed alcohol.•If the minor is impaired they would be charged with a DWI.

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• An MIP means that a person under the age of 21 years, has been issued a citation for being illegally in possession, ownership, or control of an alcoholic beverage.

• Minors are at risk of an M.I.P. citation at a party, nightclub, or while riding in a vehicle when alcohol is present.

What is an MIP?

MIP = Minor In Possession

• A minor can be in the proximity of alcohol which belongs to another person, but cannot touch, hold, transport, attempt to purchase, consume, or have any contact with alcohol.

JAIL – going to jail/probation will go on your record. Could make it difficult to get a job or get into college

SEXUAL ACTIVITY –alcohol can cause you to make poor decisions. Unprotected sex can lead to STD’s and pregnancy

 DIVING –38% of all drowning’s are related to

alcohol use

TEEN BRAINS –alcohol affects development of the brain. The changes that alcohol causes in young brains increases the risk of alcoholism.

FASD- alcohol causes permanent damage to your child’s brain

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