ALCOHOL

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ALCOHOL

• Day 3

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Review Questions

• 1. The number of drinks it takes to become
  impaired is the same for all people.
• TRUE /FALSE

• 2. People experience greater impairment when
  their stomach is empty.
• TRUE / FALSE

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Review Questions (2)

• 3. As long as a person does not drive it is not a
  high-risk to get drunk.
• TRUE / FALSE

• 4. Children in 7th grade will become impaired on
  smaller amounts of alcohol than adults.
• TRUE / FALSE

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Review Questions (3)

• 5. A drink consists of____ ounces of alcohol?

• 6. How many ounces of alcohol can a person
  normally metabolize in a hour?

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Review Answers

• 1. The number of drinks it takes to become
  impaired is the same for all people.
• FALSE

• 2. People experience greater impairment when
  their stomach is empty.
• TRUE

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Review Answers

• 3. As long as a person does not drive it is not a
  high-risk to get drunk.
• FALSE

• 4. Children in 7th grade will become impaired on
  smaller amounts of alcohol than adults.
• TRUE

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Review Answers

• 5. A drink consists of____ ounces of alcohol?
• 1/2 Ounce

• 6. How many ounces of alcohol can a person
  normally metabolize in a hour?
• 1/2 Ounce

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Alcoholism

• People who have a parent or grandparent with
  alcoholism are 4 times more likely to develop
  Alcoholism.
• The greater number of blood relatives with
  alcoholism, the greater risk
• Anyone can develop Alcoholism

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Policies

• Know what your Parents Teach
• Know the Law
• Know your School Policies
• Know your own Beliefs

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Risk of Violence and Behavior

• VIOLENCE
• Alcohol, more than any other drug, has been
  linked to violence. Young people who drink are at
  risk for fighting,abuse, and murder.

• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• Alcohol is the leading cause of divorce, broken
  families, and violence.

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Violence and Behavior (2)

• RAPE or DATE RAPE
• Drinking alcohol is a risk factor. A person may
  be impaired and inhibited from alcohol.

• SUICIDE
• Drinking can intensify feelings of sadness and
  depression.

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Somebody Should Have Taught Him

• I went to a birthday party
• But I remember what you said
• You told me not to drink at all,
• So I had a Sprite instead.
• I felt proud of myself,the way you said I would,
• That I didnt choose to drink or drive,
• Though some friends said I should.

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I Knew I made a healthy choice And your advice
was right As the party finally ended And the kids
drove out of sight. I got into my own car, Sure
to get home in one piece, Never knowing what was
coming, Something I expected least. Now Im lying
on the pavement. I can hear the policeman
say, The kid that caused the wreck was drunk.
I
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His voice seems so far away. My own blood is all
around me, As I try hard not to cry. I can hear
the paramedic say, This girl is going to
die. Im sure the guy had no idea, While he was
flying high, Because he chose to drink and
drive I would have to die. So why do people do
it, Knowing that it ruins lives?
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But now the pain is cutting me Like a hundred
stabbing knives. Tell my sister not to be
afraid, Tell Daddy to be brave, And when I go to
heaven to Put Daddys Girl on my grave. Some
one should have taught him That its wrong to
drink and drive. Maybe if his mom and dad
had, Id still be alive. My breath is getting
shorter Im getting really scared.
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These are my final moments, And Im so
unprepared. I wish that you could hold me,
Mom, As I lie here and die. I wish that I could
say I love you and good-bye. Retold by Jane
Watkins