The Alcohol Education Trust Aims Prevent underage drinking

The Alcohol Education Trust Aims: → Prevent underage drinking → Reduce drunkenness and its associated harms → Help keep young people safe around alcohol

Quick Quiz! What percentage of 11 – 15 year olds have never had a whole drink of alcohol? What is the average of a first whole drink of alcohol in the UK? 16 -24 year olds are drinking less than 10 years ago? True or False?

Quick Quiz! What percentage of 11 – 15 year olds have never had a whole drink of alcohol? 56% What is the average of a first whole drink of alcohol in the UK? 13. 5

Have you ever had an alcoholic drink – a whole drink, not just a sip? 14% of 11 year olds to 70% of 15 year olds

Quick Quiz! 16 -24 year olds are drinking less than 10 years ago? True or False? True 29% choose not to drink alcohol. Of the remaining 71%, only 18% binge drink.

Talking About Alcohol 5 Key Sections • Assessing Knowledge/ Attitudes • Effects: Physical and Social • Units and Guidelines • The Law • Staying Safe

Assessing Knowledge/ Attitudes

Assessing Knowledge/Attitudes

Alcohol and Physical Effects How too much alcohol affects the body • How does alcohol affect different parts of the body? • Which are short term and which are long term effects? • See how you did with the answer sheets or online at talkaboutalcohol. com/interactive-body/

How Too Much Alcohol Affects the Body

Units and Guidance What is a unit of alcohol? According to the UK Chief Medical Officer, how many units of alcohol per week can men and women consume? How many units constitute binge drinking?

Units and Guidance

Units and Guidance

Units and Guidance

Units and Guidance Binge drinking usually refers to drinking lots of alcohol in a short space of time or drinking to get drunk. In the UK, binge drinking is drinking more than: 8 units of alcohol in a single session for men 6 units of alcohol in a single session for women

Alcohol Clock Game Have a go at the interactive virtual night club and see the effects of different drinks, activities and how the units add up! www. talkaboutalcohol. com/alcohol-clock

Alcohol and the Law https: //www. talkaboutalcohol. com/alcohol-and-the-law/

You and the Law Answer the following questions: o Why might a parent/carer allow their child to taste some alcohol even if they aren’t allowed to buy it themselves until they’re 18? o Why do you think the law says under 18 s can’t buy alcohol from shops, offlicences and supermarkets? o What problems might it cause if young people were allowed to buy alcohol? o Thinking about the laws we’ve looked at, would you change any, if so why?

Staying Safe https: //alcoholeducationtrust. org/teacher-area/staying-safe-avoiding-risk-taking/staying-safeice-breakers/

Staying Safe Building Resilience Good Friends What Would You Say? Top Tips If it All Goes Wrong

Why are Parents/ Carers Important to an Alcohol Programme? Source: NHS Digital: Statistics on Alcohol, England, 2018 ‘How young people aged 11 -15 obtained alcohol in the last four weeks’

Getting Help Adfam provides information and advice for families of alcohol and drug users. The website has a list of local family support services. https: //adfam. org. uk/help-for-families/finding-support/search-for-local-support Alateen is part of the Al-Anon fellowship and has been developed for young people, aged 12 to 20, who are affected by a problem drinker. https: //www. al-anonuk. org. uk/alateen/ Tel: 0800 0086 811 We Are With You provides treatment, help and advice about alcohol and drugs for young people and adults. It manages more that 120 services in 80 locations in England Scotland. https: //www. wearewithyou. org. uk/ Childline provides confidential help and counselling for young people. Tel: 0800 1111 (Freephone) https: //www. childline. org. uk/ Information: www. talkaboutalcohol. com and www. drinkaware. co. uk

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