Alcohol Abuse Alcohol affects the body by slowing

Alcohol Abuse • Alcohol affects the body by slowing down reactions. • It leads to lack of selfcontrol, unconsciousness or coma. • It causes damage to body organs, particularly the liver and brain.

Alcohol 1. Recall that alcohol is a sedative 2. Be able to list the ways in which alcohol can affect people. 3. Know the parts of the body which are affected by alcohol

Love Your Liver A healthy Liver Cirrhosis of the liver caused by excessive alcohol

How Many Units? How many units of alcohol do you think are in the following drinks? Pint of beer Glass of wine Alcopop 2. 8 Units 2. 5 Units 1. 7 Units

Alcohol v In the United Kingdom, a unit of alcohol is defined as millilitres of ethanol. 10 _____ v This is approximately the amount of ethanol an hour average healthy adult can break down in one _____. v v It is recommended that men should drink no more than _____ a day. 3 -4 units It is recommended that women should drink no more 2 -3 units a day than _____

How Alcohol can Affect People? v Relaxes v Increases reaction time v Loss of inhibitions v Loss of co-ordination Vomiting v Causes aggression / depression v Brain damage v Coma v Death

Parts of the Body Affected by Alcohol v v Liver Cirrhosis of the ____. Liver The ____ Liver breaks down ____: alcohol and too much will cause the liver to become poisoned. Stomach Causes erosion of the ____ Stomach _______: Kidneys The job of the ______ Kidneys is to regulate the ______: fluids in the body. Too much alcohol can Kidney failure lead to ______ Heart Alcohol can cause high blood pressure, Heart ____: _____ Heart failure. disease and ______

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Extension Design an Alcohol Safety Campaign poster using the following information:

THINK! Advice: Time is the only way to get alcohol out of your system. You could be over the legal limit many hours after your last drink, even if it's the 'morning after'. Sleep, coffee and cold showers don't help to sober you up. There is no excuse for drink driving. "I can handle my drink. " Alcohol affects everybody's driving for the worse. It creates a feeling of overconfidence, makes judging distance and speed more difficult and slows your reactions so it takes longer to stop. "I'm only going down the road. " A large proportion of all drinking crashes occur within three miles of the start of the journey. If you're planning to drink alcohol, plan how to get home without driving. Don't offer an alcoholic drink to someone you know is planning to drive. Don't accept a lift from a driver you know has drunk alcohol.