This document discusses alcohol, including its effects, types, reasons why people drink or avoid it, and advice for alcoholics. It defines three types of alcohol - isopropyl, methyl and ethyl - and notes ethyl is what's in beverages. It lists reasons some drink, like taste or social events, while others drink to relax. Avoiding alcohol eliminates hangovers and other issues, saves money, and reduces health and legal risks. The document advises alcoholics to cure themselves through willpower as only the strong can overcome addiction.

1. Alcohol

2. At your age, have you
tasted an alcoholic drink?

3. If yes, what was its effect
on you after drinking it?

4. Are alcoholic beverages
useful or beneficial?

5. Is alcohol a drug?

19. Kinds of Alcohol

20. • Isopropyl alcohol or rubbing alcohol is
toxic and for medicinal use.
• Methyl alcohol is poisonous and it is not
a beverage. It is made from wood and
used in perfume-making.
• Ethyl alcohol is the alcohol in beverages.
It is toxic but the body has a way of
detoxifying and eliminating it given a
sufficient time

21. Types of Ethyl Alcohol:
1. Wine
2. Beer
3. Distilled Spirits

23. Reasons why
people drink
alcohol

24. • People differ in their reasons for drinking
alcohol.
• Some people drink because they simply
like the taste and it enhance the flavors of
the food
• Others drink to celebrate social, cultural
and traditional events
• To relax and enjoy the company of their
group
• Others simply like the effects of alcoholic
beverages on them

25. Reasons to
avoid alcohol

26. • When the person stops drinking, painful
experiences can be eliminated like
vomiting, hangovers and blackouts
• No drinking means the person can look
more rested and fresh in the morning,
especially when they have to go to work.
• Another major benefit of not drinking is the
cost savings.
• Drinking and driving is no longer a risk for
the person that quits

27. • Family history of alcoholism has a greater
chance of being reversed.
• Health problems and concerns are
reduced and avoided.
• Immune system is improved and
corrected.
• Lower risks of getting a sexually
transmitted disease. With alcohol
consumption, the person is not always
completely aware of or in control of what
they are doing or with whom.

28. • When a person stops drinking alcohol,
they will have better control of their moods
because alcohol is also equated with
depression and violence.
• No more reasons to lie or be deceitful to
others, especially about their drinking.
Therefore, the person can be more honest
and open.

30. “There is only one reason
why men become
addicted to alcohol or
drugs, they are weak
men. Only strong men are
cured and they cure
themselves.”

31. What advice/s can you
give to someone who is
alcoholic?