Warm Up

On your index card write three pieces of information you learned while listening to the podcasts

Don't Drink & Deliver Smoking & Pregnancy

ALCOHOLUSE & ABUSE

We will investigate the effects of alcohol. We will identify three ways that alcohol use can have a negative effect on an unborn child

You Decide!

MYTH OR FACT?

Beer is less intoxicating than other types of alcoholic beverage

One 12 oz. can of beer, one 5 oz. glass of wine or one mixed drink with 1.5 ounces of 80-proof liquor are equally intoxicating.

Switching between beer, wine, and liquor will make you drunker than sticking to one type of alcohol.

No, alcohol is alcohol.

Cold Showers, fresh air, or hot coffee help sober a person.

Time is the only cure.  It takes the body about one hour to eliminate a beer or a glass of wine.  Give a drowsy drunk a cup of coffee and all you do is create a wide-awake drunk.

Eating a big meal before you drink will keep you sober.

Food in the stomach merely delays the absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream.  A full stomach is not a defense against heavy drinking.

Everyone reacts  to alcohol in the same way.

There are dozens of factors that affect reaction to alcohol — gender, body weight, time of day, body chemistry, etc.

We Thought We Were Invincible

How Does Alcohol Effect Me?

1. Speed of drinking- quicker = more intoxicated2. Presence of food in the stomach- empty stomach = more intoxicated3. Body Weight

- lighter person = more intoxicated4. Drinking History/Tolerance

- little tolerance = more intoxicated

How Does Alcohol Effect Me?

5. The drinker’s expectations- expect to get drunk = more

intoxicated7. General state of emotional and physical

health- break-up, death, or poor health = feel negative effects of alcohol

8. Gender differences- female = more intoxicated

9. Other drugs- mix alcohol with drugs = potential for deadly effects

Effects On The Body

Vision: Alcohol relaxes eye muscles, which make it harder to focus and see clearly. Blurred vision is often a result of drinking alcohol.

Reaction Time: Drinking alcohol slows down reaction time.

How would that affect a person’s driving ability?

Effects continued

Coordination: Drinking alcohol affects a person’s ability to do motor skills, such as catching a ball or walking in a straight line.

Is coordination required

to drive a car safely?

Drivers who have been drinking:

Feel more confident of self and driving skills

Feel more aware and feel reflexes are better

May drive faster than normal

Drinking and Driving Statistics

Alcohol-related car accidents account for 32% of the deaths in car crashes.

Every day, 32 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver.

In 2010, one person was killed every 51 minutes in a alcohol-related car accident.

Drinking & Driving in our music Peter Rosenberg Confronts Wiz Khalifa

on Drinking and Driving Lyrics

1:27-1:33 Wiz Khalifa - On My Level

“…stumbling out the barPlus I’m struggling tryna find the keys to

my carCause I be going hard…”

Drugged Driving

According to the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an estimated

10.5 million people over the age of 12 reported driving under the influence of an illicit drug during the year prior to being surveyed.

Source: http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/drugged-driving

Think About It

Do you think musical artists should be allowed to talk about illegal activities in their songs? Why or why not?

Have you ever been around someone that is drunk? How do they act? Would you want to be driving on the road with this

person? What can you do to prevent someone from drinking

and driving? If you are drinking, what are some ways you can

avoid drinking and driving? Wiz Khalifa says “think about the big picture.” What

does he mean?

Binge Drinking

Binge drinking: heavy consumption of alcohol in a short period of time Men: 5 or more drinks in one night Women: 4 or more drinks in one night

Statistics: Approximately, 1,400 college students deaths a year 70,000 cases of sexual assault or date rape

(reported) More than 100,000 students have reported they are

too intoxicated to know if they consented to sex or if they were raped

Do teens feel the pressure to drink large amounts of alcohol? -examples

Signs of Alcohol Poisoning

Unconscious and cannot be awakened Hypothermia: cold, clammy, unusually

pale or bluish skin Slow breathing: 10 seconds or more

between breaths Irregular breathing: fewer than 8 breaths

per minute Seizures Mental Confusion Vomits while passed out and does not

wake up during or after vomiting

What To Do:

Call 911 Perform CPR if needed Turn person on their side so s/he

does not choke on vomit Do not leave the individual alone!

How To Detect Alcohol Poisoning

Alcohol & Pregnancy

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12989972/superzeroz-movie-drinking-during-pregnancy

FAS: severe birth defects present in babies born to mothers who drink alcohol during their pregnancy; leading cause of mental retardation

Each year in the United States, up to 40,000 babies are born with FAS

About 1 in 12 pregnant women drink during pregnancy

About 1 in 30 pregnant women report binge drinking

FAS

Women who binge drink or drink heavily greatly increase the risk of alcohol-related damage to their babies

When a mother consumes alcohol, it is absorbed into the bloodstream at the same rate for the infant as it is absorbed for the mother.

Problems could include:

•Mental retardation•Birth defects•Abnormally small & do not catch up on growth as they get older•Abnormal facial features•Growth problems•Trouble remembering•Trouble learning•Vision or hearing problems•Behavior problems

Flat mid face, smooth philtrum, underdeveloped jaw, thin upper lip, small head

Ticket Out The Door

Write a letter to a pregnant mother encouraging her to stop using alcohol while pregnant.

Your letter should be from the perspective of the unborn child.

Use FACTS from information you learned in class today.