Alcohol and Your Body Alcohol is created by fermenting plants. Ethanol: beverage alcohol Methanol: poisonous and can cause blindness (few teaspoons) and death (few tablespoons) if consumed.
Alcohol and Your Body Alcohol is created by fermenting plants. Ethanol: beverage alcohol Methanol: poisonous and can cause blindness (few teaspoons) and.
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Alcohol and Your BodyAlcohol is created by fermenting plants.
Ethanol: beverage alcohol
Methanol: poisonous and can cause blindness (few teaspoons) and death (few tablespoons) if consumed.
Alcohol’s PathwayMouth
EsophagusStomach
Small IntestineLiverHeartBrain
Alcohol slows your CNSMemoryJudgmentLearningSpeechThinkingSensesMovement
BAC: Blood Alcohol Concentration1 drink per hour Mild relaxation;
reaction time slowedActing silly; telling people things you wouldn’t usually tell them
2 drinks per hour Slight to minor impairment of memory, balance , speech, vision, reaction time, & hearing.
Reduction in jugement and self-control; belief that you are functioning better than you really are.
3 drinks per hour Minor to significant impairment of coordination, balance, speech, vision , reaction time, and hearing. Loss of physical control.
Moderate to severe impairment of judgment and perception; feeling very happy and lightheaded.
Individual Reactions to Alcohol
Factors Affecting BAC1. How much and how fast a person drinks.2. Body Weight3. Food in the Stomach4. Genetic Vulnerability5. Alcohol Tolerance (drinking history)6. Gender
Losing ControlIntoxication: The physical and mental changes
produced by drinking alcohol.
Alcohol Poisoning: Damage to physical health caused by drinking too much alcohol.
Hangover: Uncomfortable physical effects caused by alcohol use. (Headaches, dizziness, upset stomach, nausea, & vomiting).
Injury and Harm
As BAC rises and judgment is impaired you are more and more at risk of getting into an accident or getting hurt.
Long-Term Effects of Alcohol
Healthy Liver
Cirrhosis of the Liver
Effects on Teen BrainTeenage drinking has also been shown to increase the risk of alcohol abuse throughout a lifetime.
Tolerance and AbuseTolerance: a person needs more of a drug
to feel the original effects of the drug. Leads to abuse.
Abuse: happens whenever drinking interferes with your health or well-being or keeps you from handling your responsibilities.
FAS: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Spina Bifida
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