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
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