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Alcohol Warm-Up Quiz
True or False
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Alcohol can travel freely in the blood,
but mixes only with water.
F
Alcohol does not need to be digested in
the small intestine.
T
The liver can process only 1 oz. of
alcohol per hour (1/2 oz pure alcohol)
T
Alcohol is a stimulant.
F
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.
T
7. Alcohol is a toxin that affects the
liver first.
F
8. Formaldehyde forms when the body
breaks down alcohol.
T
9. FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome) is the
longest-term damage done to the
fetus by alcohol.
T
The Problems of
Alcohol
•E s t i m a t e d 1 4 m i l l i o n
alcoholics in the United
States.
• And about 2 million
are teenagers.
•D e f i n i t i o n o f a n
alcoholic:
•o n e w h o c a n n o t n o t
drink.
Alcohol and Teens
 Alcohol related car crashes are
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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
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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
 Coffee
 Cold showers
 Walk in the night
air
 The 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
 Empty or full
stomach
 Amount of
alcohol
consumed
 Mental or
emotional
state
 Time between
drinks
 Body weight
 Previous
experience
with alcohol
 Being a
female
Alcohol and the
Body
 Brain – shows
 Stomach and
scalloping
small intestine –
(pickling effect),
lining damage
and ulcers
brain damage,
memory loss
 Kidneys –
dehydration
 Lungs – slows
respiration, OD.  Reproductive
organs –
 Liver- can
inhibitions relax,
develop cirrhosis
desire
of the liver. A
stimulated,
deadly disease.
performance
diminished.
WITHDRAWL
ALCOHOL IS THE ONLY
DRUG THAT CAN
CAUSE DEATH DUE TO
WITHRAWL EFFECTS.