By Bryan J. Gittins

How Alcohol Affects You

Alcohol is created when grains, fruits, or vegetables are fermented. (a process that uses yeast or bacteria to change the sugars in the food into alcohol).

Alcohol numbs the senses and even blocks some information from getting to the brain.

Alcohol is very addictive. Some people become addicts from their

very first drink.

What is Alcohol?

Why do people drink alcohol? Some people do because of peer

pressure. Some drink so they can forget about all

their problems. Some think it will make them look older

and more mature. Others just out of curiosity.

Whatever the reason alcohol is not cool!

Ethanol• In Alcohol there is a chemical called ethanol.• Alcohol is addictive because it has ethanol in it.• Ethanol is used in fuels, disinfectants and other

harmful substances.

Risks

• Some risks of drinking alcohol include: difficulty walking, slurred speech, blurred vision, impaired memory, blackouts, liver disease, slowed reaction time, unintentional injuries, mental confusion, vomiting, fatigue, and even death. (just to name a few)

• Teenagers and kids have a higher risk of becoming addicts.

• You may also get alcohol poisoning

Alcohol Poisoning• Alcohol poisoning is when the body has been

poisoned by large amounts of alcohol• If you get this you will get extremely sick and

you could die• If you don’t your liver would probably explode

Health triangle If you drink alcohol it effects all sides of your

health triangle.

MENTAL/EMOTIONAL When you're drunk you can’t think

straight You wont remember many things you

did during that time. If you are in a hangover after you will

have a hard time concentrating.

PHYSICAL While you are drunk you can’t control

yourself. You could injure yourself or others.

If you start driving you could get in a crash or get pulled over

Social If you drink your breath smells and

people will not want to be around you. Some colleges might not accept you just

because you drink. You could also get denied a job

FactsIf you drink your likely to pass that trait

onto your child.If you drink alcohol often you may get

obese.Drinking can destroy your heart, brain, liver

and many other vital organs in your body.You would use all your money on alcohol

and you wouldn't have enough for other things

FactsAlcohol ranks 4th in consumption of any

kind of beverage behind soft drinks, milk, and coffee.

Heavy drinkers are 10 times more likely to get cancer.

The average person in 1830 consumed 2 ½ times more alcohol than present day people.

By the 8th grade 55% of the students have at least tried an alcoholic beverage.

Watch a movie Play video games Read a book Play outside Do homework Watch T.V.

Go to the mall Go to the park Play computer Feed your grandma Hang out with

friends Listen to radio

Instead of alcohol you could…

So why would you want to sit in your basement drinking alcohol?

In conclusion

• If you drink alcohol it will ruin the rest of you and your families life.

• With alcohol no one wins.• Drinking is a dangerous road.

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• Didn’t look both ways• Ran 2 stop signs• Almost hit person• Almost hit car • Almost got hit by car• Hit garbage can• Doesn’t signal• Seat belt