BINGE DRINKING WHAT IS IT Basically drinking a

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=LTm. Wr-IOzb 4

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF BINGE DRINKING?

SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF BINGE DRINKING SOURCE: HTTP: //WWW. INTHEKNOWZONE. COM/SUBSTANCE-ABUSE-TOPICS/BINGEDRINKING/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!!

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WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT FOR YOUR SELF?

WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT? FOR YOUR FRIENDS?