1. Nguyen Pham – AACI DUI Program 2016
1. Alcohol and your brain
 It might be legal, but alcohol is still a _______
 It’s not how many drinks you have but how much alcohol you
consume.
 BAC stands for _______________ ___________________ ___________________
 What’s the (math) equation for BAC? ________________ / __________________
 Why people often recommend drinking water to sober up?
2. The journey of alcohol.
 Alcohol enters the body and ends up in the st____________
 20% of it is ab__________ immediately; the other 80% is absorbed in the
small intestine.
 The liver metabolizes alcohol, where e__________ break down the
alcohol.
 The h________t pumps the absorbed alcohol to every part of the body
including the central nervous system that consists of the brain and the
spinal cord.
 Alcohol travels to the b________ very quickly. That’s why after 1 drink,
you can feel light-headed or relaxed.
 Alcohol affects primarily the n______ cells within the brain and
interferes the comm____________n between nerve cells and other cell,
slowing everything down. That’s why even when we drink just a little,
we experience changes in speech, em_________, j__________t, bal________e,
and memory …
3. The affect?
a. Did you know that the human’s brain is still developing until we are
20 to 2___ years old?
b. Alcohol affects the cerebral cortex – which control our se_______ and
inhibitory s_________. That’s why when we drink, we become more
tal_____ive, more self-co______nt and less socially inhibited. Cerebral
cortex also controls our th______t processes. Alcohol affect can prevent
us from think clearly and make good judgment.
c. The brain fr_____al lobes are important for pla____ing, forming ideas,
ma______g decisions, using self-co____l. That explains when we drink;
we might find it hard to con_____l our e______ns and urges. We may act
without th_____ng, become more vi______t or act out of character. Does
it sound familiar to you?

2. d. Hippocampus – part of the brain where m_________ are made. When
alcohol reaches the hippocampus, we might have trouble
remembering what we just heard, or even worse, we might end up
having a bl_______t. We find it hard to recall “what happened last night.”
The long-term affect of alcohol is also making it hard for students to
study and remember knowledge learned in school.
4. Alcohol may:
 Cause m______ swings.
 Make you less pat______t.
 Give you a f______e sense of confidence.
 Make you more ag_____ive.
 Impede you’re a______y to make responsible dec__________s.
 Make you less cautious
5. Blackout vs. passing-out:
 "Blackouts" (sometimes referred to as alcohol-related me_______ loss or
"alcoholic amnesia") occur when people have no mem_____ of what
happened while in_________d. These periods may last from a few hours
to several days. During a blackout, someone may appear fine to
others; however, the next day they c______ot remember parts of the
night and what they did. The cause of blackouts is not well understood
but may involve the brain’s diminished ability to store sh____t-t_____m
memory, deep seizures, or in some cases, psychological depression.
 "Passing out," which happens when people lose cons_______ss from
drinking ex_______ive amounts of a_______l. Losing consciousness
means that the person has reached a very dangerous level of
in__________n and could slip into a c_____a. If someone has passed out,
seek help immediately for e__________y medical attention.
6. Debunk these myths:
 (Fact)People who frequently get drunk are not _________________
 (Myth) In some countries, b______s are classified as alcoholic soft
drinks and people who drink b_______ can’t be considered alcoholics.
 (Myth) Beer before li_____r never been sicker, li_____r before beer
you’re in the clear.
 (Myth) Drinking coffee can help s________ someone up.
 (Myth) Sucking on a p_____ or putting it under your tongue can help
you pass a Breathalyzer test.

3. 7. Things that might help a hang-over:
 When you wake up, it's important to eat a healthy meal. Processing alcohol
causes a drop in bl_____d s______r and can contribute to headaches.
 Drink plenty of w_______ and j______ to get re-hydrated.
 Avoid excessive ca_______e as it may contribute to dehydration. However, if
you drink coffee every morning, have your first cup not more than a couple of
hours after your regular time. Don't force your body to go through caffeine
w___________al in addition to alcohol w_______________al.
 An over-the-counter antacid (Tums, Pepto Bismol or Maalox) may relieve
some of the symptoms of an u_______et st______________h.
 Do not go too many hours without f_______d as this will increase the effect of
the l____ b______d su__r caused by alcohol. Eat complex carbohydrates like
crackers, bagels, bread, cereal or pasta.