BINGE DRINKING

WHAT IS IT?

Basically drinking a great deal of alcohol in a short period of time.

Technically - Binge drinking is a pattern of alcohol consumption that brings the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level to 0.08% or more in a short period of time. This pattern of drinking alcohol usually in less than 2 hours, corresponds to:• 5 or more drinks for men or• 4 or more drinks for women.

Source: https://ncadd.org/for-youth/underage-and-college

WHY DO TEENS DRINK ALCOHOL?

RESEARCH SAYS:1. OTHER PEOPLE

2. POPULAR MEDIA

3. ESCAPE AND SELF-MEDICATION

4. BOREDOM

5. REBELLION

6. INSTANT GRATIFICATION

7. LACK OF CONFIDENCE

8. MISINFORMATION

BINGE DRINKING

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTmWr-IOzb4

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF BINGE DRINKING?

SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF BINGE DRINKING SOURCE:

HTTP://WWW.INTHEKNOWZONE.COM/SUBSTANCE-ABUSE-TOPICS/BINGE-DRINKING/SHORT-TERM-EFFECTS.HTML

• Hangover -- headache, intense thirst, nausea, vomiting, extreme sensitivity to light and noise, blurry vision, shakiness, and exhaustion

• Loss of consciousness• Falling or running into things, causing injury or

death• Inability to make good decisions

SO ATTRACTIVE!

MORE SHORT TERM EFFECTS

• Getting into trouble with authorities• Damaging property• Behaving aggressively and getting into fights• Alcohol poisoning -- nausea and/or vomiting; can

progress to unconsciousness, coma, or death

MORE SHORT TERM EFFECTS

• Respiratory arrest• Choking to death on vomit• Sudden death from stroke• Increased risk of drowning• Loss of reasoning ability, movement control, and

reaction speed -- all of which make you deadly behind the wheel of a car

Ten hours after you "sober up" your reasoning ability, movement control, and reaction speed are still limited!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N24LAHcu1I

WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT FORYOUR SELF?

WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT? FOR YOUR FRIENDS?