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1. ALCOHOLBy Group Four

2. ALCOHOL
Alcohol is a drug. It acts as powerful depressant.
Depressant are drugs used to slow down the body’s functions. It
relieves tension, relaxes muscles and slows processes such as hear
rate, respiration and reflexes.

3. Reasons
Curious
Boredom Escape/
Forget
Addicted
Stress Relax
Have
Fun
Socializ
ed

4. 30%
25%
10%
25%
10%
Survey
To have fun
To relax
To forget
Socialized
Others

5. ALCOHOL
Factors
Gender
Women are
generally
smaller than
men, have a
higher
percentage
of body fat,
and tend to
reach higher
BAC's more
quickly.
Body Size
The bigger
you are, the
more blood
you have to
dilute the
alcohol in
your system.
Smaller
people are
usually
affected
more quickly
by alcohol
than larger
people.
Food
A full
stomach
slows the
absorptio
n of
alcohol
into the
blood
stream
Consumption
Gulping or
chugging
drinks will
increase the
amount of
alcohol
taken into
your system.
Also, the
faster you
drink, the
less time
your body
has to dilute
the alcohol.
Strength
Drinks can
have
different
effects based
on their
composition,
i.e.
carbonated
beverages
tend to
increase the
absorption
rate in
alcohol.
Mood
A person
who is
obviously
upset,
exhausted,
or under a
lot of stress
feels the
effects of
alcohol
more
quickly.

6. How does alcohol impact others?
— Kids look up to their parents or to their siblings. When they see they
are having fun drinking with their buddies or when they see an
advertisement of alcohol, they’ll misunderstand the message of alcohol
and think it’s good for them.
— Fetal alcohol syndrome – a serious problem that can develop in the
fetus of women who drink during pregnancy.
— Outbursts of emotions can cause the alcoholic person to be violent
and harms other people around him/her.
—Children whose parents abuse alcohol andother drugs are three times
more likely tobe abused and more than four times morelikely to be
neglected than children from non-abusing families.
—Driving while intoxicated can cause serious problems on the road. The
intoxicated driver can crash on to someone else and chances are they
both will die, just one of them, or by miracle… they just survive with
just bruises.

7. WHAT CAN ALCOHOL DAMAGE?
—Heart
—Brain
—Joints
—Liver
—Kidney
—Esophagus
—Muscles

8. Symptoms alcohol can cause
—Cancer
—Depression
—Heart and respiratory failure
—Cirrhosis
—Wernicke – Korsakoff Syndrome
—And many more…

9. More examples of problems alcohol can cause
—Debts
—Drugs
—Vandalism
—More expensive habits such as
gambling.
—Unprotected intercourse under the
influence of alcohol can lead to
unwanted pregnancy.

10. What can you do to help this issue?
—Persuade others not to take any
alcohol.
—Tell your friends about the
consequences of alcohol.
—Be a role model to your relatives.
—Don’t drink alcohol. One less
drunkard makes a difference.

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