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ALCOHOL
MYTH VS
REALIT Y
MYTH OR REALITY
•A destructive way to get “high” is
to drink or take drugs
MYTH OR REALITY
•It takes a real tough person to
hold a lot of alcohol
MYTH OR REALITY
•It takes a smaller amount of liquor
to get you drunk than it does beer
and wine.
MYTH OR REALITY
•Teen drinking is OK as long as you are
not driving
MYTH OR REALITY
•Drinking alcohol makes it harder
for people to sleep well.
MYTH OR REALITY
• It is OK for parents to serve alcohol to their
underage children and their friends in the
privacy of their home.
WHAT IS ALCOHOL?
• Alcohol is a drug
• Most widely abused drug in the United States
HOW DOES ALCOHOL AFFECT THE BODY?
• Alcohol is a depressant – once it reaches the brain’s activity,
it slows the body’s processes down.
• It is absorbed through the walls of the stomach and
intestines, directly into the blood stream.
• Once in the blood stream, alcohol travels to the brain.
EFFECTS OF
ALCOHOL
ACTIVIT Y
WHAT IS A DRINK?
• One Drink is defined as:
–1.5 oz liquor
–12 oz beer
–5 oz wine
ALCOHOLISM VS ALCOHOL ABUSE
ALCOHOLISM
ALCOHOL ABUSE
• Disease in which a person
has a physical and
psychological need for
alcohol.
• Using alcohol in ways that
are unhealthy, illegal, or
both.
• Curable disease
• What are some reasons
this could happen?
FOLDABLE
FOLDABLE
• Fold and cut the piece of paper as
shown.
• Use your notes and page 37 in
your booklet to complete activity
• On the outside of the paper:
Alcoholism
Alcohol Abuse
• Top Left corner: Alcoholism
• Top Right Corner: Alcohol Abuse
• Bottom Left Corner: A small amt
of alcohol
• Bottom Right corner: a large amt
of alcohol
Small Amt of
Alcohol
Large Amt of
Alcohol
DRINKING
PREVALENCE
R A I S E Y O U R H A N D W I T H E S T I M AT E S
AFTER QUESTION
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS
DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES?
ESTIMATE THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE
WHO DRINK TO EXCESS AND EXPERIENCE
TROUBLE WHEN THEY DRINK
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS DRINK DAILY?
PATTERNS OF
DRINKING
W H AT A R E S O M E O C C A S I O N S W H E R E
A N A D U LT M I G H T H A V E A N
AL C OHOL I C B EVERAG E?
T YPES OF
DRINKING
BEHAVIORS
ABSTINENCE
• 35% of Americans don’t drink at all
• What are some reasons for that?
–Religion
–Alcoholism
–Allergic
–Preference
RITUAL DRINKING
• Drinking alcohol at a religious service or a family
rite
• Examples:
–Church (Communion)
–Sabbath Service
–Wedding Toast
–Bar Mitzvah
SOCIAL DRINKING
• Many people call themselves “Social Drinkers”
• Often only drink in groups or with friends
• Appropriate to the time and place
COMPULSIVE OR PROBLEM DRINKING
• Alcohol used to cope with problems or negative feelings
• Can lead to drinking too much
• Drinking is destructive and increases problems rather than
fixing them
• What problems could this lead to?