Project on alcohol!

A project onAlcohol

Contents Page1: 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

Welcome PageWelcome 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Drinking & DrivingAlcohol 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.

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

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

Why heavy drinkers crave Alcohol?

It is addictive to peopleThe more you drink the more

you wantThey think that Alcohol

cheers them upThey build up a tolerance of

AlcoholThey become physical

depends and feel upset if they can’t have a drink of

Alcohol.

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.

What are the dangers of being drunk?

You could injure yourself or die

You can choke on your vomit

Get hang overYou could end up doing

something that you could regret

What are the longterm effects on your body?

Brain DamageHeart Failure

Liver get diseased Stomach becomes in

flamedFace become red and puffy

effecting your skinTrembling, sweating &

anxious if you don’t have alcohol

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

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.

Thank You PageMany thanks go to

Mrs JessopMrs Macarthur

Mr DaviesJames D’ArcyOliver Eden

Edward DaviesCullum Wright

Andrew Worsop

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