Alcohol Effects on the Body and Behavior Sherri

Alcohol: Effects on the Body and Behavior Sherri Garcia Full Circle Advertising: A Look at Teen Alcohol Use and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome CDC’s 2005 Science Ambassador Program

Overview: /Definitions /Statistics on teen drinking /Short- and long-term effects of alcohol /Blood alcohol levels /Introduction to fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)

“Drinker” Definitions(1) / Binge drinking: Four or more drinks for a female and five or more drinks for a male at one sitting Click to see data on binge drinking in your state

“Drinker” Definitions(2) / Chronic drinking: Daily or almost daily alcohol consumption (60 drinks per month) Click here to see data on chronic drinking in your state

Statistics on Teen Drinking(3) / Monitoring the Future (MTF) reported that in 2004, nearly one in five 8 th graders, more than one in three 10 th graders, and nearly one in two 12 th graders had a drink in the past month.

Teen Statistics (cont. )(4) From National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2003): /10. 9 /7. 2 million users ages 12 -20 million “binge drinkers”

Short-term Effects(5, 6) /Slower reaction times/reflexes /Heavy sweating /Blurry vision /Nausea and vomiting /Lowered reasoning ability

Short-term Effects (cont. )(5, 6) /Poor motor coordination /Slower heart rate/breathing rate /Increased blood pressure /Anxiety/restlessness /Lower inhibition

Short-term Effects (cont. )(5, 6) /Mental confusion /Memory loss /Coma /Death from respiratory arrest

Long-term Effects(5, 6) /Nervous /Muscles /Lungs /Liver system

Long-term Effects (cont. )(5, 6) /Sexual organs /Brain /Heart /Esophagus/stomach

Studies on Teen Drinking

Blood Alcohol Level: What’s It All About? (6) Blood alcohol level (BAL) depends on: /Weight /Amount of food and water in stomach /Carbonated alcoholic beverages /Gender

Blood Alcohol Level Calculations(7) BAL = (150/body weight) x (%alcohol/50) x (ounces consumed) x (0. 025)

Blood Alcohol Level Example /175 pound man drinks four 12 -ounce cans of beer with 4% alcohol content /BAL = (150/175) x (4/50) x (48) x (0. 025) =. 86 x. 08 x 48 x. 025 / =. 08% /

Blood Alcohol Levels: So What? (8) /BAL = 0. 03 to 0. 12 (Euphoria) /Self-confident/daring /Short attention span /Poor judgment /Fine motor skills impaired

Blood Alcohol Levels(8) /BAL = 0. 09 to 0. 25 (Excitement) /Sleepy /Memory loss /Reaction time decreased /Uncoordinated/loss of balance /Blurry vision and impaired senses

Blood Alcohol Levels(8) /BAL = 0. 18 to 0. 30 (Confusion) /Confused/dizzy /Highly emotional /Cannot see/slurred speech /Uncoordinated/sleepy /May not feel pain as easily

Blood Alcohol Levels(8) /BAL = 0. 25 to 0. 40 (Stupor) /Can barely move at all /Cannot respond to stimuli /Cannot stand or walk /Vomiting /Lapse in and out of consciousness

Blood Alcohol Levels(8) /BAL = 0. 35 to 0. 50 (Coma) /Unconscious /Reflexes depressed /Decreased body temperature /Decreased breathing rate /Decreased heart rate /Could die

Blood Alcohol Levels(8) /BAL = Greater than 0. 50 (Death) /Breathing stops /That says it all!

Driving Limits(6) /Most states set the legal level of intoxication at 0. 08 to 0. 10

Drinking is a Personal Choice but Who Else is Affected? /Friends and family /Strangers /Unborn babies – Fetal alcohol syndrome

What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome? /When mother drinks, baby drinks /Alcohol /Your disrupts brain development turn to research!

Looking Back /Drinking has various definitions /Drinking can have short- and long-term /Binge effects and Chronic /Slower reaction times /Memory loss /Nervous system/liver problems

Looking Back (cont. ) / Blood alcohol levels are affected by weight and gender / Drinking is a personal choice, but it can affect those around you

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