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Contents• Starter• Basic Facts• Alcohol Units• Why Alcohol is Abused• Effects of Alcohol Misuse• Alcohol Advertising• Summary

starter• In your jotters draw a large table with 3

columns:

• Fill your table with as many types of alcohol as you can think of.

• Leave the third column blank for now.... You have 3 minutes!!

letter Name of alcohol

A AleB BacardiC Cocktails

Alcohol Facts• Alcohol features in almost a third of all UK divorce

petitions, which means one or both partner's drinking habits have contributed to the bust up.

• 13,000 violent incidents take place outside UK bars, pubs or licensed premises, every week. Most are alcohol-related.

• Up to 65% of all suicides involve alcohol• In 24% of Child Abuse cases, heavy drinking is a factor• 70% of murders are linked with alcohol and 33% of

murder victims were drunk at the time they were killed.• Alcohol robs your body of vitamin B complex, a vital

group of nutrients, deficiency of which can cause skin damage, diarrhoea and depression.

Alcohol Facts• Booze is believed to feature as a reason behind 25% of all

school exclusions in the UK. • Women may find their reaction to booze is affected by

hormone level changes that occur during the menstrual cycle.

• An average 12% of males and 7% of females in the 16-19 age group show signs of alcohol dependency

• Alcohol related reasons and excuses are responsible for roughly 14 million lost working days in the UK every year.

• Booze features in almost 40% of all domestic violent incidents in the UK.

• Every Christmas in the UK, 10,000 people seek help for alcohol-related problems.

Strength of Different Types of Alcohol?Strength of Different Types of Alcohol?

Unit strengths Unit strengths

275ml500ml

750ml

1 pintlager 50ml

Unit strengthsUnit strengths

275ml500ml

750ml

1 pintlager

50ml

9

3

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2.5 1.5

Limits• Men should drink no more than 21 units of alcohol per week,

no more than four units in any one day, and have at least two alcohol-free days a week.

• Women should drink no more than 14 units of alcohol per week, no more than three units in any one day, and have at least two alcohol-free days a week.

• Pregnant women. Advice from the Department of Health states that ... "pregnant women or women trying to conceive should not drink alcohol at all. If they do choose to drink, to minimise the risk to the baby, they should not drink more than 1-2 units of alcohol once or twice a week and should not get drunk".

Drink DrivingWhat is the drink driving limit?• In the UK the drink driving limit is:

35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath; or80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood; or107 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of urine.

How many units can I drink before driving?• The legal drink drive limit cannot be safely converted into a certain

number of units, as it depends on a number of factors to include gender, body mass and how quickly your body absorbs alcohol into the blood stream.

How long do the effects of alcohol take to wear off?• On average it takes one hour for a healthy liver to process one unit of

alcohol. However, it does depend on your body mass, gender and how much food you have consumed. Even if you feel fine after drinking heavily in the evening there is still a high possibility that you will be above the legal limit should you drive the following morning.

Units of alcoholUnits of alcohol

Drink Size of 1 serving Units

Beer (5%) Pint (568 ml) 2.8

Beer (5%) Bottle (330 ml) 1.7

Cider (5%) Pint (568 ml) 2.8

Wine (12%) Glass (standard – 175 ml) 2.1

Wine (12%) Bottle (75 cl = 750 ml) 9

Vodka (37.5%) Standard single (25 ml) 0.9

Whisky (40%) Standard single (25 ml) 1

Alcopop (5%) Bottle (275 ml) 1.4

Shot Standard single (25 ml) 1

When can these 2 legally drive again?

Chris has had the following to drink:4 pints of lager, 3 vodkas and a pint of cider.

Fran has had the following to drink:A bottle of wine and 3 alcopops

The time is now 11.45pm

Answers

• Chris will have no alcohol in her system at 4.27pm the next day

• Fran will have no alcohol in his system at 12.57pm the next day

Reasons why People Abuse AlcoholReasons why People Abuse Alcohol

Lesson Aim: To suggest reasons why people abuse alcohol.

Why People Misuse AlcoholWhy People Misuse Alcohol

Why People Abuse AlcoholWhy People Abuse Alcohol

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Why People Abuse Alcohol AnswersWhy People Abuse Alcohol AnswersPeer pressure To celebrate

To get rid of stress To copy someone who is a role model

To get over problems To enhance your mood, makes you feel good, high

Because of feeling unwanted

To increase confidence

Trying to fit in To get attention

To forget parent child conflict situations

Curiosity

Makes them feel grown up To be popular

Psychological and Physical Effects Psychological and Physical Effects of Alcohol Misuseof Alcohol Misuse

Lesson aimLesson aim: Is to identify some of the psychological and physical effects of alcohol misuse.

What parts of the body are affected by alcohol?

On your worksheet note at least 5 parts of the human body that are affected by alcohol and note what this affect is.

Physical and Psychological Effects Of Alcohol Physical and Psychological Effects Of Alcohol MisuseMisuse

Physical PsychologicalShakiness

Dramatic mood swings

Pancreatitisis

Paranoia

Loss of balance

Schizophrenia

Long-term depression

Loss of memory

Loss of appetite

Confusion

Liver damage

Hallucinations

Stomach ulcersPanic attacks

Sort these effects into physical and psychological

Physical and Psychological Effects Of Drug Physical and Psychological Effects Of Drug Misuse WorksheetMisuse Worksheet

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Physical and Psychological Effects Of Physical and Psychological Effects Of Alcohol Misuse AnswersAlcohol Misuse Answers

Physical Psychological Shakiness

Loss of balance

Loss of memory and brain damage

Pancreatitisis

Agitation

Liver damage

Stomach ulcers

Loss of Memory

Seizures and headaches

Schizophrenia

Long-term depression.

Paranoia

Confusion

Violence

Hallucinations

Suicidal Thoughts

Panic attacks

Dramatic mood swings

Lesson aim: Is to list some of the effects of drug misuse on others.

Effects Alcohol Misuse on othersEffects Alcohol Misuse on others(Friends, Family and Society)(Friends, Family and Society)

Alcohol Misuse and The SocietyAlcohol Misuse and The SocietyFamilyFamily Friends Friends SocietySociety

Family break down e.g. divorce Arguments

Fallouts

Cost of drug addiction treatment

Increased violence

Arguments and domestic violence

Costs caused by absence from work

Children will ashamed and lose self-esteem and confidence

Increased costs to NHS

Increased crime

Mistrust

Financial crisis and instability

Children may be vulnerable and hopeless

homelessness Sexual abuse

Loss of friends

Sort these cards under each subheading

Alcohol Misuse and The SocietyAlcohol Misuse and The SocietyFamilyFamily Friends Friends SocietySociety

Alcohol Misuse and The Society AnswersAlcohol Misuse and The Society AnswersFamilyFamily Friends Friends SocietySociety

Family break down e.g. divorce

Arguments Increased crime

Family financial crisis, homelessness

Mistrust Increased violence

Arguments and domestic violence

Fall outs Increased costs to NHS

Sexual abuse Cost of absence from work

Children may be left vulnerable and hopeless

Cost of too many court cases

Children may be ashamed and loose self confidence

Cost of drug addiction treatment

Lesson aim: is to Identify some of the ways in which alcohol misuse can have an impact on health e.g. Nutrition, liver, heart, mental and sexual

health.

Effect of Alcohol Misuse on HealthEffect of Alcohol Misuse on Health

Effects of Alcohol Misuse on HealthEffects of Alcohol Misuse on Health

Label the effects of Alcohol on the body, mental and sexual health

Effects of Alcohol Abuse on Physical, Mental and Effects of Alcohol Abuse on Physical, Mental and Sexual Health WorksheetSexual Health Worksheet

Lowers the immunity system Leads to nutritional deficiency Reduces the ability of white cells to fight virus Teenage pregnancy and spread of STD Unprotected sex which is associated with alcohol influence Throat, liver, mouth digestive tract and breasts cancer Pancreatitisis is the inflammation of the pancreas Fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD) Alcohol is a toxin that damages the transition of messages to the brain Leads to weight gain because of too much calories Increases blood pressure leading to stroke or heart failure Alcohol is linked to impotence or failure to get it up Seizures, Tremors, Blackouts, Depression, Panic attacks, Anxiety Alcohol poisoning, stops breathing gag reflex and choking from vomit Permanent brain damage from excessive dehydration caused by vomiting

Effects of Alcohol Abuse on Physical, Mental and Effects of Alcohol Abuse on Physical, Mental and Sexual Health AnswersSexual Health Answers

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Summary

• Go back to your starter table, now try and fill in the last column with as many ways alcohol affects the mind and body that you can remember.

letter Name of alcohol effect

A Ale amnesia

B Bacardi ‘Beer goggles’

C cocktail Control – loss of