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By age 14, 70% of students have tried alcohol
By age 17, 90% of students consume alcohol regularly
10% of 12-year-olds and 49% of 17-year-olds drank in week prior to national survey
The harsh reality
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Alcohol contributes to 3 leading causes of death Injuries Homicide Suicide
More deaths than all illicit drugs together
Over half of all serious road injuries
Dangerous and antisocial behavioursDrink driving Violence Illicit drug use Sexual activity
The harsh reality
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•Slows down messages between brain and body
•Affects concentration and coordination
Depressant
Alcohol is a drug
13Alcohol and the body
Initial effects • Feel relaxed • Reduced concentration• Slower reaction times
A few more drinks• Fewer inhibitions• More confidence• Reduced coordination• Slurred speech• Intense moods
(sad, happy, angry)
Still more drinks• Confusion• Blurred vision• Poor muscle control
More still• Nausea• Vomiting• Sleep
Even more..• Alcohol
poisoning • Possible coma• Death
Muscles• Weakness• Loss of muscle tissue
Liver• Severe swelling and pain• Hepatitis• Cirrhosis• Cancer
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Mouth, throat, lips• cancer
Heart • High blood pressure• Heart attack• Stroke
Blood• Changes in red blood
cells
Lungs• Increased risk of
infections including tuberculosis (TB)
Intestines• diarrhoea
Sex organs - Female• Irregular menstrual periods• Infertility• Damage to unborn baby
Sex organs - Male• Impotence• Shrinking of testicles• Damaged/reduced sperm
Skin• Flushing• Sweating• Bruising
Pancreas• Inflammation and pain
Nervous System• Tingling and loss of
sensation
Stomach• Inflamed lining• Bleeding• Ulcers
Alcohol and the body
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The majority of prefrontal brain wiring takes place by age 16,
and continues to develop until about age
24-25.
It governs good judgment, complex thinking, decision
making, planning and impulse control.
The Brain“The brain goes through dynamic change during adolescence (ages 12 to 24) and alcohol can seriously damage long – and short-term – growth processes.” American Medical Association Fact Sheet, 2003)These S.P.E.C.T. images
show activity levels in the brain of a healthy non-drinker
…and that of a sober 21-year old with a 4 year history of alcohol use *The “holes” indicate areas of significantly reduced brain activity
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Drinking before age 15:Alcoholism => 5 times more likely
Major Depression => 4 times more likely
Each year delayed => 14% reduction in dependency risk
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Why do kids drink alcohol?
Kids need tobelong
push boundariesbe ‘grown up’
Peer pressure
Risk Taking
Cultural ‘rites’
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Kids need to
push boundaries
Clear Boundaries
Great Heroes
Responsibility Do Hard Things
Parent Power
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Kids need to
be ‘grown up’
Children See/Children Do
Create & Celebrate milestonesSponge / Sieve
Parent Power
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It’s never too early to start talking about alcohol
“Discussing substance abuse is not an event; it’s a journey” Glenn Williams, Talking Smack