harmful effects of alcohol on health and society

1. ALCOHOLISM

2. The alcohol used in beverages is ethyl alcohol or ethanol,
and is a by-product that is produced when yeast uses some
form of sugar to grow. The process when by which yeasts
Produces ethanol from sugar is called fermentation.
ALCOHOL

3. Nature of alcohol
• Alcohol is a drug which when taken acts as a power full depressant
• DEPRESSANT- are drugs used to slow down the body’s functions. It relieves
tension, relaxes muscles , and slows processes such as heart rate, respiration
and reflexes

4. • curiosity
• To escape pressure or problems
• To feel better or get over being sad or lonely
• To deal with stress and relax
• To feel more self-confident in social situations
• For excitement
• Because their friends are doing it
Why do we drink though it kills

5. • Can cause confusion
• Blurred vision
• Drowsiness
• Affects sleep
• Anxious
• Tired
• Irritable
Immediate effects

7. BRAIN
• Alcohol can reach the brain in a short amount of time and the brain’s ability
to control the body is greatly affected. Fine motor skills, speech, and vision
may be affected.
SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL

9. HEART
• Alcohol causes the heart rate to increase and the blood vessels to expand.
Due to the expanded blood vessels, blood is circulated closer to the outer
most layer of skin, allowing the body’s heat to escape easier.

10. LIVER
• The liver is the organ that processes the alcohol in the body and turns it back
into water and carbon dioxide.
• When more alcohol is consumed faster than the liver can handle, the alcohol
continues to circulate the blood stream causing intoxication

11. STOMACH
• Some of the alcohol consumed by a person will pass through the lining of
their stomach to reach the bloodstream.
• Ingesting too much alcohol in a short amount of time my cause the stomach
to reject the poison and vomiting may occur.

12. • Alcohol reduces a persons ability to judge distances, speeds, and turns.
• Makes a person take risks they normally would not.
• Slows down a persons reflexes.
• Driving under the influence of alcohol is the leading cause of death among
teenagers.
• On average 11 teenagers are killed and 350 injured everyday in the U.S. due
to drunk driving.
DRINK AND DRIVE

13. • Driving under the influence of alcohol is the leading cause of death among
teenagers.
• On average 11 teenagers are killed and 350 injured everyday in the U.S. due
to drunk driving.
THINK AND DRIVE DON’T DRINK AND
DRIVE

14. BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION

16. Its not worth
it
Learn to
control the
peer
pressure
Avoid
drinking
wile
depressed
Ways to avoid alcohol

18. Thank you
Its never too late