Alcohol and Tobacco This Lesson Plan Produced By Your Drug Demand Reduction Program 1.

Alcohol and TobaccoAlcohol and TobaccoThis Lesson Plan Produced By Your Drug Demand Reduction This Lesson Plan Produced By Your Drug Demand Reduction

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What is Alcohol?What is Alcohol?

A depressantA depressant Illegal for those less than 21 years of ageIllegal for those less than 21 years of age A product that is readily availableA product that is readily available Various forms of legally sold productVarious forms of legally sold product Can cause serious damage to young Can cause serious damage to young

bodiesbodies

What Does It Look Like?What Does It Look Like?

Alcohol is a liquid but comes in many Alcohol is a liquid but comes in many types and brands. types and brands.

It is sold in every form from beer It is sold in every form from beer and wine to various “hard liquors.” and wine to various “hard liquors.”

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How It AppearsHow It Appears

What are some of the signs What are some of the signs that a person is using alcohol?that a person is using alcohol?

Appear to be drunkAppear to be drunk Slurred speechSlurred speech StaggeringStaggering More jovial than More jovial than

usualusual

Less inhibitionsLess inhibitions MeanMean AggressiveAggressive Disheveled Disheveled

clothing and clothing and appearanceappearance

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Some Short-term EffectsSome Short-term Effects

Absorbed by stomach, Absorbed by stomach, enters the enters the bloodstream, and goes bloodstream, and goes to all tissuesto all tissues

Effects are dependent Effects are dependent on a person's size, on a person's size, weight, age, sex, and weight, age, sex, and amount of food and amount of food and alcohol consumedalcohol consumed

Disinhibiting effect is Disinhibiting effect is one of the main one of the main reasons it is used in so reasons it is used in so many social situationsmany social situations

Dizziness and Dizziness and talkativenesstalkativeness

Slurred speech, Slurred speech, disturbed sleep, nausea, disturbed sleep, nausea, and vomitingand vomiting

Impaired judgment and Impaired judgment and coordination required to coordination required to drive safelydrive safely

Aggressive acts, Aggressive acts, including domestic including domestic violence and child abuseviolence and child abuse

Hangovers consist of Hangovers consist of headache, nausea, thirst, headache, nausea, thirst, dizziness, and fatiguedizziness, and fatigue

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Some Long-term EffectsSome Long-term Effects When combined with When combined with

poor nutrition, can lead poor nutrition, can lead to permanent damage to to permanent damage to vital organs such as vital organs such as brain and liverbrain and liver

Mothers who drink Mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy alcohol during pregnancy may give birth to infants may give birth to infants with fetal alcohol with fetal alcohol syndromesyndrome

Research indicates that Research indicates that children of alcoholic children of alcoholic parents are at greater parents are at greater risk than other children risk than other children of becoming alcoholicsof becoming alcoholics

Sudden cessation of Sudden cessation of long-term, extensive long-term, extensive alcohol intake can alcohol intake can produce withdrawal produce withdrawal symptoms, including symptoms, including severe anxiety, severe anxiety, tremors, hallucinations tremors, hallucinations and convulsionsand convulsions

Infants may suffer from Infants may suffer from mental retardation and mental retardation and other irreversible other irreversible physical abnormalities physical abnormalities

Can lead to addiction Can lead to addiction (alcoholism) (alcoholism)

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What is Tobacco?What is Tobacco?

Agricultural crop grown in this Agricultural crop grown in this country, mostly in the southern country, mostly in the southern statesstates

Various forms are legally sold to Various forms are legally sold to people between 18 and 21 (varies by people between 18 and 21 (varies by state) or older.state) or older.

What Does It Look Like?What Does It Look Like?

Tobacco is brown cut up leaves and Tobacco is brown cut up leaves and comes in many types and brands. comes in many types and brands.

Sold in every form from cigarettes to Sold in every form from cigarettes to snuff to cigars to other lesser used snuff to cigars to other lesser used types of various brands. types of various brands.

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How It AppearsHow It Appears

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What are some of the signs What are some of the signs that a person is using tobacco?that a person is using tobacco?

Bad breathBad breath Stained fingers and handsStained fingers and hands Bad or yellow teethBad or yellow teeth Clothes that reek with the smell of Clothes that reek with the smell of

cigarettescigarettes Bulge in mouth from chewing tobaccoBulge in mouth from chewing tobacco Carrying something to spit in or spits Carrying something to spit in or spits

on groundon ground

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Some Short-term EffectsSome Short-term Effects

Body responds immediately to the chemical Body responds immediately to the chemical nicotine in the smoke nicotine in the smoke

Nicotine causes a short-term increase in Nicotine causes a short-term increase in blood pressure, heart rate and flow of blood pressure, heart rate and flow of blood from heartblood from heart

Also causes the arteries to narrowAlso causes the arteries to narrow Carbon monoxide reduces the amount of Carbon monoxide reduces the amount of

oxygen the blood can carry oxygen the blood can carry This, combined with the effects produced This, combined with the effects produced

by nicotine, creates an imbalance in the by nicotine, creates an imbalance in the demand for oxygen by the cells and demand for oxygen by the cells and amount of oxygen the blood is able to amount of oxygen the blood is able to supply supply

Some Long-term EffectsSome Long-term Effects

Chronic lung disease, Chronic lung disease, coronary heart disease, coronary heart disease, and strokeand stroke

Cancer of lungs, larynx, Cancer of lungs, larynx, esophagus, mouth and esophagus, mouth and bladder bladder

Contributes to cancer of Contributes to cancer of cervix, pancreas and cervix, pancreas and kidneyskidneys

More than 40 chemicals More than 40 chemicals in tobacco smoke that in tobacco smoke that cause cancer in humans cause cancer in humans and animals and animals

Women who use tobacco Women who use tobacco during pregnancy are during pregnancy are more likely to have more likely to have adverse birth outcomes, adverse birth outcomes, including babies with low including babies with low birth weight, which is birth weight, which is linked to an increased risk linked to an increased risk of infant death and a of infant death and a variety of infant health variety of infant health disordersdisorders

Health of nonsmokers is Health of nonsmokers is adversely affected by adversely affected by environmental tobacco environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) smoke (ETS)

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What is the DEA Federal What is the DEA Federal Classification Schedule for Classification Schedule for

alcohol and tobacco?alcohol and tobacco?

Alcohol and tobacco are legally sold Alcohol and tobacco are legally sold products; therefore, there is no products; therefore, there is no

DEA Federal Classification DEA Federal Classification Schedule for these products.Schedule for these products.

Penalties For PossessionPenalties For Possession

Since alcohol and tobacco are legally Since alcohol and tobacco are legally sold products, there are no penalties sold products, there are no penalties for possession other than what using for possession other than what using them can do to your health and life.them can do to your health and life.

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As a member of CAP, what As a member of CAP, what should you do if you know or should you do if you know or

suspect that someone is using suspect that someone is using alcohol or tobacco?alcohol or tobacco?

Notify one of the following:Notify one of the following:

Deputy Commander for Cadets/Cadet Deputy Commander for Cadets/Cadet Programs OfficerPrograms Officer

Chaplain / Moral Leadership OfficerChaplain / Moral Leadership Officer

Unit CommanderUnit Commander

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Why do people use alcohol and Why do people use alcohol and tobacco?tobacco?

Desire to fit in with the crowd.Desire to fit in with the crowd.

Desire to be noticed.Desire to be noticed.

Boredom.Boredom.

Think it makes them look smart.Think it makes them look smart.

It’s the “in” thing to do.It’s the “in” thing to do.

Don’t believe they will have any effect Don’t believe they will have any effect on them.on them.

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What are some of the ways you What are some of the ways you can say “No” to alcohol or can say “No” to alcohol or tobacco without isolating tobacco without isolating

yourself?yourself?I don’t drink.I don’t drink.

I don’t like how tobacco makes my hands I don’t like how tobacco makes my hands and breath smell.and breath smell.

That’s nasty!That’s nasty!

No, thank you.No, thank you.

I don’t like how alcohol makes me feel or I don’t like how alcohol makes me feel or behave.behave.

Not right now.Not right now.

I’ve got to go home.I’ve got to go home.

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Summary Summary

Alcohol can cause you to lose Alcohol can cause you to lose consciousness and die consciousness and die

Tobacco can cause numerous health Tobacco can cause numerous health problems for you and those around you problems for you and those around you

Non-use of alcohol and tobacco provides a Non-use of alcohol and tobacco provides a healthier lifestylehealthier lifestyle

You are worth everything and there is so You are worth everything and there is so much more to life than alcohol and much more to life than alcohol and tobacco tobacco

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Lesson Plan ResourcesLesson Plan Resources

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Available at Available at www.dea.govwww.dea.gov

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Alcoholism (NIAAA) Available at Available at www.niaaa.nih.govwww.niaaa.nih.gov

National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) Available at Available at www.drugfree.orgwww.drugfree.org

Philip Morris USAPhilip Morris USA Available at Available at www.philipmorrisusa.comwww.philipmorrisusa.com

Don’t march with these guys,

say NO to drugs!

DEAD MEN WALKING

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