This document is a table of contents for a project on alcohol that was created by Tom Oates in 2012. It contains 14 sections that discuss what alcohol is, why people drink it, how it affects the body and mood, the dangers of binge drinking and drunk driving, and the short and long term effects of alcohol consumption. The project was intended to educate Tom's classmates James, Oliver, Andrew, and Callum about the risks and impacts of alcohol use.

1. A project on
Alcohol

2. Contents Page
1: Welcome Page
2: What is Alcohol
3: Why do people drink Alcohol?
4: How long does it take for Alcohol for effect?
5: What age are you allowed to drink it?
6: Alcohol is a depressant. What does it do to your
body?
7: Why is so dangerous to drive when you had
alcohol?
8: What are the life of party affects of Alcohol?
9: What are the negative effects of Alcohol?
10: Why do heavy drinkers crave Alcohol?
11: What symptoms would someone have who was
drunk?
12: What are the dangers of being drunk?
13: What are the long-term effects on the body?
14: Why is bing drinking so dangerous & Thank You
Page

3. Welcome Page
Welcome to my presentation on
Alcohol and I want James, Oliver,
Andrew and Callum to learn
about Alcohol and what happens
in life to it. I hope that you can
learn about what Alcohol can do
to your life.
I hope that you will enjoy my
lesson on
Wednesday 14th
Yours Sincerely Tom Oates xxx

4. What is Alcohol and
why do people drink it?.
Alcohol is a depressant drug and it
can be very dangerous to you.
Alcohol gives you a false sense of
confidence and this is why people
like to drink Alcohol.
People drink to be sociable
People like the taste of Alcohol
Everyone does it and some people
like to get drunk.

5. How long does it take
for Alcohol to take
effect
It depends on who you are, how
often you drink and what you have
drunk and what you have eaten.
If your not use to drinking you will
get drunk very quickly but if you
are used to drinking you can a
drink a lot more before it takes
effect.

6. What age do you have
to be?
Before the age of 18 you CANNOT
drink Alcohol and
If you are age 16 or 17 you can
drink beer, wine and cider .
You can only do this when a 18
years old/adult is around you
when having a meal in a pub or
Restaurant.

7. Alcohol is a depressant.
What does it do to your
body?
Up to 40 per cent of people who
drink really heavily will have a
symptom that is a depressant
illness.
Alcohol can give you a pleasant
and stated mind so that you can
drink Alcohol.

8. Drinking & Driving
Alcohol impairs judgement,
making drivers over-confident
and more likely to take risks.
It slows their reactions,
increases stopping distances,
impairs judgement of speed
and distance, reduces the
ability to concentrate and
affects vision.
Even a small amount, well
below the legal limit, seriously
affects the ability to drive safely.

9. What are the life of
party effects on your
mood?
You are less embraced
You are less coordinated
More releaxed
You are very loud
You are jollier

10. What are the negative
effects on your mood?
More likely to argue with
people
More aggressive
More Violent
You are depressed (Sad).
Slow your words if you are
talking

11. Why heavy drinkers
crave Alcohol?
It is addictive to people
The more you drink the more
you want
They think that Alcohol cheers
them up
They build up a tolerance of
Alcohol
They become physical
depends and feel upset if they
can’t have a drink of Alcohol.

12. What symptons would
someone have if they
are drunk?
They might feel very wobbly
and fall over
They could be a poor power
of judgement for example
sleep with people that they
don’t want to be with.
They could loose
consciousness and be sick.

13. What are the dangers of
being drunk?
You could injure yourself or
die
You can choke on your vomit
Get hang over
You could end up doing
something that you could
regret

14. What are the longterm
effects on your body?
Brain Damage
Heart Failure
Liver get diseased
Stomach becomes in flamed
Face become red and puffy
effecting your skin
Trembling, sweating & anxious
if you don’t have alcohol

15. Why is binge drinking so
dangerous?
• Binge drinking is harmful
because of what may
happen to you . People who
binge on a regular basis are
at an even higher risk of
something not very nice
happening to them .
• Since young people
sometimes do stupid things
when drinking heavily

16. Binge Drinking
Number 2
• with binge drinking Something
dangerous could happen to you
• Death or injury due to falls, fires,
drowning, or a drunk driving
crash.
• Pregnancy or sexually
transmitted diseases due to
unintended sexual activity.
• Being the victim or perpetrator
of date rape or other assault.
• Death from alcohol poisoning.

17. Thank You Page
Many thanks go to
Mrs Jessop
Mrs Macarthur
Mr Davies
James D’Arcy
Oliver Eden
Edward Davies
Cullum Wright
Andrew Worsop

18. A project on Alcohol for ASDAN
2012
Written By TOM OATES
With: James
D’Arcy
Callum
Robinson
Andrew
Worsop
Oliver Eden
Mr Davies
Mrs Jessop
Mrs Marcaruth