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  A LCOHOL USE IS SO COM M ON THAT IT IS EA SY TO FORG ET T HAT A LCOHOL IS A DRUG —A V ERY DA NG EROUS DRUG.

T HERE A RE RIG HT WAYS A ND W RONG WAYS TO USE A LCOHOL .

“ T HE DIFF ERENCE B ETW EEN RESP ONSIB LE USE A ND IRRESP ONSIBLE A BUSE OF A LCOHO L IS THE REA SON TEENS A RE NOT A LLOW ED, BY LAW, TO DRIN K IN THIS COUN TRY”

( SCHA F ER & DI ’G ERON IM O)

BECA USE OF IT ’S NATURE , A LCOHOL W ILL A LWAYS B E A CONT ROV ERSIA L SUB J ECT. YES, IT ’S A P OISON, BUT IT A LSO

HA S EFF ECTS THAT M A NY PEOP LE F IND P LEA SURA BLE .

Yes, Alcohol is a Drug

TWO SEPARATE STUDIES IN 2009 FOUND THAT TEENS WITH A HISTORY OF BINGE DRINKING SHOWED SERIOUS

DAMAGE TO THE WHITE MATTER IN THEIR BRAIN.

THIS COULD RESULT IN A 10 PERCENT DECLINE IN MEMORY AND IRREVERSIBLE LONG -TERM MEMORY AND

THINKING IMPAIRMENT.

ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS),

FREQUENT BINGE DRINKERS WERE EIGHT TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN NON-BINGERS TO MISS A CLASS,

FALL BEHIND IN SCHOOLWORK, GET HURT, AND DAMAGE PROPERTY.

Binge drinking Teens(Drinking more than five drinks during a single occasion)

B I N G E R S A R E M O R E L I K E LY T O R E P O RT L O W E R G R A D E S T H A N N O N - B I N G E R S D O.

T H E Y W E R E A L SO S I X T E E N T I M E S M O R E L I K E LY T O H AV E R I D D E N I N A C A R W I T H A D R I V E R W H O WA S D R U N K O R U N D E R

T H E I N F LU E N C E O F D R U G S.

T E E N S W H O A R E B I N G E D R I N K E R S A R E A L SO M O R E L I K E LY T O B E H E AV Y SM O K E R S.

F R E Q U E N T B I N G E D R I N K E R S W E R E F O U N D T O H AV E E N G A G E D I N U N P L A N N E D SE X UA L A C T I V I T Y M O R E O F T E N A N D T O H AV E

U SE D P R O T E C T I O N L E SS R E G U L A R LY T H A N N O N - B I N G E R S.  

T H I S S H O W S H O W D R A M AT I C A L LY A L O T O F A L C O H O L C A N I M PA I R Y O U R G O O D J U D G M E N T.  

Binge drinking Teens

MANY PEOPLE DRINK TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS, BUT IN THE LONG RUN, DRINKERS

OFTEN BECOME ANTISOCIAL.

IN THE BEGINNING, THE TYPICAL BINGE DRINKER WILL FEEL RELAXED, CONFIDENT, AND OUTGOING AFTER

HAVING A FEW DRINKS.

PEOPLE ENJOY THE LACK OF INHIBITION THAT COMES WITH DRINKING ALCOHOL.

HE OR SHE MAY ALSO FIND A GROUP OF FRIENDS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BINGE DRINKING.

Social Drinking?

FOR A TIME, IT MIGHT SEEM AS IF BINGE DRINKING IS A BIG SOCIAL SCENE AND A SURE METHOD TO GAINING

POPULARITY.

THEY THINK IT CONTRIBUTES TO MAKING FRIENDS, YET IT CAN ACTUALLY RUIN FRIENDSHIPS.

BINGE DRINKERS REGULARLY SAY OR DO THINGS WHILE DRINKING THAT THEY REGRET THE NEXT DAY.

COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO BINGE DRINK ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE IN TROUBLE WITH THE CAMPUS POLICE OR

BE ARRESTED FOR A WHOLE RANGE OF REASONS, INCLUDING PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS, F IGHTS, VANDALISM,

AND DISTURBING THE PEACE.

The social v the anti-social drunk

THESE EXPERIENCES COULD LEAD TO EXPULSION FROM SCHOOL IF THEY HAPPEN TOO OFTEN

SO IN THE VERY SHORT TIME THAT IT TAKES TO GO FROM DRINKING TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE, TO DRINKING TO GET DRUNK, THE BINGE DRINKER HAS CHANGED HIS

OR HER SOCIAL SETTING DRAMATICALLY.

BECAUSE OF THEIR DRUNKEN ACTIONS, BINGE DRINKERS HAVE LOST FRIENDS, ALIENATED FAMILY MEMBERS, OR FAILED TO LIVE UP TO RESPONSIBILITIES LIKE SCHOOL

AND WORK.

Long term issues

ALCOHOL INTERFERES WITH:

SCHOOLWORKJOB PERFORMANCEATHLETIC ABILITY

SOCIAL SKILLSPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

SLEEPHEALTH

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY TO DO OTHER THINGS IN L IFE

IT’S JUST NOT WORTH THE HIGH PRICE

The Truth about Alcohol

THIS VIDEO TALKS ABOUT MORE EXTREME CASES, BUT IT IS WORTH THINKING ABOUT.

WATCH THE TRUTH ABOUT ALCOHOL: HTTP: / /WWW.DRUGFREEWORLD.ORG/#/DOCUMENTARIES/TRUTH-ABOUT-DRUGS -DOCUMENTARY-ALCOHOL

Video: The Truth about Alcohol

NEVER DRINK ON AN EMPTY STOMACH EAT BEFORE AND DURING THE NIGHT OUT

DRINK A GLASS OF WATER IN-BETWEEN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

LEAVE 30 MINUTES BETWEEN EACH ALCOHOLIC DRINK, SO YOU CAN FEEL HOW YOUR BODY IS REACTING

DON’T MIX DRINKS

NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE

If you are going to drink then BE RESPONSIBLE

WHY AM I SAYING YES TO ALCOHOL? CAN I SAY NO?

PARTY WITHOUT ALCOHOL ONCE IN A WHILE

WHERE DO THE PHOTOS FROM THE PARTY END UP?

HAVE A PLAN A & B FOR GETTING HOME SAFELY – WHAT WILL YOU DO IF THE DESIGNATE DRIVER CHOOSES TO

DRINK?

HAVE A SOBER BUDDY TO TAKE CARE OF YOU

BE YOUR OWN PERSON & STICK TO YOUR VALUES: IF YOU WANT TO SAY NO, THEN SAY NO

Other considerations

SAMANTHA SPADY WAS A NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD WHO DIED AFTER DRINKING MORE THAN THIRTY DRINKS IN

ONE NIGHT—ANOTHER RESULT OF BINGEING IS DEATH.

SAMANTHA DIED FROM ALCOHOL POISONING.

THE VOLUME OF ALCOHOL WAS TOO GREAT, CAUSING IT TO BECOME POISONOUS TO HER BODY.

HER BRAIN NO LONGER RECEIVED OXYGEN, AND WITHOUT OXYGEN, HER BRAIN SHUT DOWN. THIS

CAUSED HER LUNGS AND HEART TO STOP WORKING PROPERLY, LEADING TO DEATH.

Emergency Situations

B E I N G A B L E T O S P O T A L C O H O L P O I S O N I N G I N A D R U N K P E R S O N C O U L D M E A N T H AT Y O U S AV E H I S O R H E R L I F E ; K N O W I N G W H AT

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I F O N E O F Y O U R F R I E N D S O R FA M I LY M E M B E R S H A S C O N S U M E D A L A R G E A M O U N T O F A L C O H O L A N D E X H I B I T S A N Y O F T H E

F O L L O W I N G S Y M P T O M S :• VO M I T I N G

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P I N C H )• C L A M M Y, PA L E , O R B LU I S H S K I N T H AT I S C O L D T O T H E T O U C H

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B E T W E E N I N H A L I N G A N D E X H A L I N G

Emergency care

YOU NEED TO GET THEM MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY BY CALLING 171

STAY WITH HIM OR HER WHILE WAITING FOR HELP, AND MAKE SURE THE PERSON IS LYING ON HIS OR HER SIDE TO

PREVENT CHOKING IN CASE OF VOMITING.

YOU WILL PRACTICE THE RECOVERY POSITION IN ADVISORY GROUPS

IF YOU CAN DRIVE AND ARE NEAR A HOSPITAL, YOU MAY WANT TO BRING YOUR FRIEND TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. IF POSSIBLE, GET ANOTHER PERSON TO TRAVEL WITH YOU.

Emergency care

GIVE THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ACCURATE INFORMATION ON WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DRINKING.

DON’T WORRY ABOUT GETTING THE PERSON (OR YOURSELF) IN TROUBLE.

GETTING IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION COULD MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.

Emergency care

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