CHAPTER 22
ALCOHOL
MRS. CRUSAN
HOME LIVING
ETHANOL
• TYPE OF ALCOHOL IN ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES.
• POWERFUL AND ADDICTIVE. IT CAN BE
PRODUCED SYNTHETICALLY OR
NATURALLY THROUGH FERMENTATION.
FERMENTATION
• THE CHEMICAL ACTION OF YEAST ON
SUGARS.
• BEER AND WINE ARE EXAMPLES OF
FERMENTED BEVERAGES.
DEPRESSANT
• A DRUG THAT SLOWS THE CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM.
• ALCOHOL IS CLASSIFIED AS A
DEPRESSANT.
INTOXICATION
• THE STATE IN WHICH THE BODY IS
POISONED BY ALCOHOL OR ANOTHER
SUBSTANCE AND THE PERSON’S
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CONTROL IS
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED.
ALCOHOL ABUSE
• THE EXCESSIVE AND SOMETIMES
ADDICTIVE USE OF ALCOHOL.
METABOLISM
• THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE BODY
BREAKS DOWN SUBSTANCES.
• ALCOHOL IS METABOLIZED IN THE LIVER.
BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION
B.A.C.
• THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL IN A
PERSON'S BLOOD EXPRESSED AS A
PERCENTAGE.
• STATE OF CALIFORNIA LEGAL LIMIT FOR
DRIVING IS .08 OR BELOW.
BINGE DRINKING
• DRINKING FIVE OR MORE ALCOHOLIC
DRINKS AT A SINGLE SESSION.
• CAN CAUSE ALCOHOL POISONING.
ALCOHOL POISONING
• A SEVERE AND POTENTIALLY FATAL
PHYSICAL REACTION TO AN ALCOHOL
OVERDOSE.
• WHAT IT TAKES TO REACH THIS STATE IS
DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE.
FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME
FAS
• A GROUP OF ALCOHOL RELATED BIRTH
DEFECTS THAT INCLUDE PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL PROBLEMS. RESULT OF
MOTHER DRINKING DURING
PREGNANCY.
– SMALL HEAD, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT,
DEFORMITIES, LEARNING
DISABILITIES, ETC.
ALCOHOLISM
• A DISEASE IN WHICH A PERSON HAS A
PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL
DEPENDENCE ON DRINKS THAT CONTAIN
ALCOHOL.
• ALCOHOLISM IS CHARACTERIZED
BY AN IMPAIRED ABILITY TO STUDY,
WORK, AND SOCIALIZE NORMALLY.
ALCOHOLIC
• AN ADDICT WHO IS DEPENDENT ON
ALCOHOL. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE
CRAVINGS, LOSS OF CONTROL,
PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE, TOLERANCE,
AND HEALTH, FAMILY, AND LEGAL
ISSUES.
– ONCE AN ALCOHOLIC, ALWAYS
AN ALCOHOLIC. IF YOU STOP
YOU ARE A RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC.
RECOVERY
• THE PROCESS OF LEARNING TO LIVE AN
ALCOHOL-FREE LIFE.
DETOXIFICATION
• A PROCESS IN WHICH THE BODY
ADJUSTS TO FUNCTIONING WITHOUT
ALCOHOL. MANY ALCOHOLICS WILL
HAVE A PHYSICAL REACTION DURING.
SOBRIETY
• LIVING A LIFE FREE OF ALCOHOL
AND/OR DRUGS.
MISCELLANEOUS FACTS ABOUT
ALCOHOL
• ALCOHOL QUICKLY AFFECTS A PERSON’S
MOTOR SKILLS BY SLOWING REACTION TIME
AND IMPAIRING VISION. CLEAR THINKING
AND GOOD JUDGEMENT ALSO DIMINISH.
• INFLUENCES ON TEENS INCLUDE PEERS,
FAMILY, MEDIA, AND ADVERTISING.
MORE FACTS ABOUT ALCOHOL
• ALCOHOL RELATED CAR ACCIDENTS ARE THE
#1 CAUSE OF DEATH AND DISABILITY
AMONG TEENS.
• YOU ARE AT A GREATER RISK OF BECOMING
AN ALCOHOLIC IF YOU HAVE A PARENT(S)
WHO IS/ARE AN ALCOHOLIC.
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS
• NERVOUS SYSTEM
– BRAIN, MEMORY, AND JUDGEMENT
• CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
– HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS
• DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
– STOMACH, LIVER, AND KIDNEYS
• RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
– LUNGS AND BREATHING
LONG-TERM EFFECTS
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CHANGES TO THE BRAIN
CARDIOVASCULAR CHANGES
LIVER PROBLEMS
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PROBLEMS
PANCREAS PROBLEMS