BELL WORK

Remember your goals you have in life. Write about if you were addicted to alcohol how your life would be and the problems you would face.

REVIEW

Name a long term effect of alcohol useDamage to organs, health problems, etc.Define fatty liverA condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken downWhat damage does alcohol do to the brain?Disrupts, learning, growth, block messages

REVIEW

Alcohol does what damage to the heart?Enlarged, high blood pressure, stroke.

What are risks of binge drinking?Death, drowning, drunk driving, pregnancy, violence, etc

ALCOHOLISM AND GETTING HELP

OBJECTIVES

identify symptoms of alcoholism and alcohol abuse.

describe the stages of alcoholism.

explain what a person experiences during withdrawal from alcohol.

describe the steps in the process of recovery.

ALCOHOL’S ADDICTIVE POWER

Teens 15 and younger and four times more likely to develop an addiction than older individuals.addiction A physical or psychological need for a drug

DISEASE OF ALCOHOLISM

People who are addicted to alcohol suffer from alcoholism.alcoholism A progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol

THE DISEASE OF ALCOHOLISM

FIVE MAJOR SYMPTOMS OF ALCOHOLISMDENIALCRAVINGLOSS OF CONTROLTOLERANCEPHYSICAL DEPENDENCE

STAGES OF ALCOHOLISM

STAGE 1•Drinking to relax or get relief from stress and mental fatigue•Looking for opportunities to drink•A gradual increase in tolerance

STAGES OF ALCOHOLISM

STAGE 2•Saying or doing hurtful things•Sneaking extra drinks and feeling guilty•Making excuses for drinking

STAGES OF ALCOHOLISM

STAGE 3•Aggressive or resentful behavior•Making and failing to keep promises•Losing interest in anything but alcohol•Avoiding family and friends•Trouble with money, work, and the law•Tremors and the start of severe physical problems

STAGES OF ALCOHOLISM

STAGE 4•Long periods of being intoxicated all the time•Strange or unreasonable fears•Faulty thinking or hallucinations•Malnutrition caused by not eating properly.

ALCOHOL ABUSE

There is a difference between alcoholism and alcohol abuse.alcohol abuse A pattern of drinking that results in one or more well-defined behaviors in a twelve-month period

ALCOHOL ABUSE

Four Symptoms of Alcohol Abuse

Failure to fulfill major work, school, or home responsibilitiesFailure to fulfill major work, school, or home responsibilities

Drinking in situations that are physically dangerousDrinking in situations that are physically dangerous

Having ongoing alcohol-related legal problemsHaving ongoing alcohol-related legal problems

Continuing to drink even when relationships have been negativelyaffected by the person’s use of alcohol

Continuing to drink even when relationships have been negativelyaffected by the person’s use of alcohol

HELP FOR PEOPLE WITH ALCOHOL PROBLEMS

An intervention can help overcome an alcoholic’s denial that he or she has a problem.

intervention A gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help

ROAD TO RECOVERY

During treatment for alcoholism, the alcoholic must understand that he or she can never use alcohol again.

One drink would mean he or she is having a relapse.

relapse A return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop

ROAD TO RECOVERY

During recovery, the alcoholic must face the symptoms of withdrawal.

recovery The process of learning to live an alcohol-free life

withdrawal The physical and psychological reactions that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance

ROAD TO RECOVERY

Steps along the road to recovery are:• Admission• Counseling• Detoxification• Resolutiondetoxification The physical process of freeing

the body of an addictive substance

STAYING ALCOHOL FREE

AVOID SITUATIONS WHERE ALCOHOL IS PRESENT

STAYING ALCOHOL FREE

CHOOSE FRIENDS WHO ARE ALCOHOL FREE

STAYING ALCOHOL FREE

USE REFUSAL SKILLS (S.T.O.P.)

STAYING ALCOHOL FREE

GET HELP FROM A TRUSTED ADULT

STAYING ALCOHOL FREE

REMEMBER YOUR GOALS IN LIFE

ACTIVITY

IS YOUR LIFE WORTH THE RISK?