Objectives

• Understand what is alcohol

• What influences alcohol use

Alcohol is a depressant that slows the CNS

Alcohol is the most abused drug in the US.

Intoxication

• Body is poisoned by alcohol and the physical/mental control is significantly reduced

Influence alcohol use

• Friends • Family• Media

Alcohol’s role in unsafe situations

• The law

• Violence

• Abuse

Why do people drink?

• Fun of it

• To relax

• The taste

• To fit in

• Escape their problems

Why not to drink?

• Side effects

•Fattening

• Cost too much

•Makes them sick

•Illegal

•Leads to other problems