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Title: Responsible Drinking for Incoming Freshmen UF


1
Responsible Drinking for Incoming Freshmen _at_ UF
  • Ch.25- Alcohol
  • Lesson 1- Responsible Drinking
  • Group 2-Ashley Arthur, Amy Block, Jillian
    Herringdine, Ashley Belcher

2
Introduction Video
3
Myth or Fact?
  • A statement will appear on the following slides
  • If the statement is TRUE, go to the side of the
    room with the FACT poster
  • If the statement is FALSE, go to the side of the
    room with the MYTH poster

4
Myth or Fact?
  • Drinking isnt dangerous

5
Myth
  • Alcohol-related accidents are the leading cause
    of death in young adults aged 17-24
  • Over 1,700 college students die each year from
    alcohol-related unintentional injuries

6
Myth or Fact?
  • Alcohol is a stimulant

7
Myth
  • Alcohol is a Depressant
  • Ability to make good decisions is depressed
    first, followed by loss of coordination and motor
    functioning
  • If consumed in high enough doses, alcohol can
    depress the CNS so much that breathing and
    heartbeat may cease

8
Myth or Fact?
  • Coffee, cold showers, or dry toast will help
    sober someone up

9
Myth
  • Drinkers may feel more alert after drinking
    coffee or taking a cold shower, but the BAC will
    remain unchanged
  • BAC only diminishes as the liver metabolizes the
    alcohol at a set, slow, pace

10
Myth or Fact?
  • Alcohol improves sexual performance

11
Myth
Shakespeare got it right ..it provokes the de
sire, but it takes away the performance.
(Macbeth)
  • Numbs nerve endings in genitalia
  • Decreases normal hormone levels
  • Decreases female lubrication

12
Myth or Fact?
  • People who drink too much only affect themselves

13
Myth
  • Each of the 18 million problem drinkers in this
    country affects 4 other people
  • 87 of students that live on campus have
    experienced some secondhand effects of binge
    drinking

14
Myth or Fact?
  • Frequent binge drinkers consume 72 of all
    alcohol that college students drink

15
Fact
16
Binge Drinking
Periodic excessive drinking characterized as
  • 5 or more drinks per sitting for boys
  • 4 or more drinks in one sitting for girls

17
Effects of Binge Drinking
Frequent binge drinkers were 21 times more likely
than non-binge drinkers to have
  • Missed Class
  • Fallen behind in school work
  • Been hurt or injured
  • Damaged property
  • Engaged in unplanned sexual activity
  • Been in trouble with campus police
  • Driven a car after drinking

18
Alcohol Poisoning
  • A toxic condition that occurs when a person
    drinks a large amount of alcohol in a short
    period of time

19
Signs of Alcohol Poisoning
  • Confusion
  • Vomiting
  • Unconsciousness (Passed Out)
  • Slow breathing (fewer than 8 breaths per minute)
  • Seizures
  • Pale, bluish skin color
  • Irregular breathing (10 seconds or more between
    breaths)

20
Untreated Alcohol Poisoning
  • Victim chokes on his or her own vomit
  • Breathing slows or stops
  • Heart beats irregularly or stops
  • Hypoglycemia (too little blood sugar) leads to
    seizures
  • Severe dehydration can cause seizures, permanent
    brain damage, or death

21
The Story of Scott Krueger
22
Effects of alcohol BRAIN
  • Alcohol reaches the brain in minutes
  • Depresses CNS and brain activity
  • Dulls memory and concentration
  • Alters decision making
  • Destroys brain cells

23
Effects of alcohol LIVER
  • The liver is where alcohol oxidation takes place
  • Alcohol interferes with the livers ability to
    break down fats
  • The liver suffers the most life-threatening
    damage from alcohol

24
Effects of alcohol LIVER
  • Fatty liver fats build up in the liver and
    cannot be broken down
  • Cirrhosis liver tissue is destroyed and replaced
    with scar tissue

25
Effects of alcohol HEART
  • Weakens heart pumping action
  • Increases heart rate and blood pressure
  • Scar tissue may build up on muscle fibers
  • Arrhythmias (Irregular heart beat)
  • Inhibits production of white and red blood cells
  • Increases risk of heart attack and stroke

26
Effects of alcohol VISION
  • Blurs vision
  • Causes night blindness
  • Experience contrast sensitivity
  • Interferes with depth perception
  • Beer Goggles

27
Effects of alcohol Motor Skills
  • Decreases motor skills
  • Slows reaction time
  • Weakens muscle tone
  • Decreases coordination
  • Difficulty walking

28
Synergistic Effect
  • Occurs when two or more drugs are taken
    simultaneously
  • Often associated with alcohol intake
  • Results can be fatal

29
Out of Control
  • Purpose To demonstrate the effects alcohol can
    have on your vision and motor skills
  • 2 volunteers will spin in circles for 15
    seconds
  • One student will write the sentence Gators are
    1
  • The other student will attempt to walk a straight
    line

30
Driving Under the Influence
  • Definition
  • When under 21, driving with a BAC above .02
  • What is BAC?
  • Stands for blood alcohol concentration
  • Amount of alcohol in a persons blood expressed
    as a percentage

31
Driving Under the Influence
  • Almost 3 million college students drove under the
    influence of alcohol in the past year
  • 32 of college students report driving under the
    influence of alcohol
  • This is an 18 increase from the previous year
  • In addition, over 3 million students rode as a
    passenger with a drinking driver

32
Consequences of DUI
  • Under state law
  • 2nd degree misdemeanor, fines, prison time
  • Restrictions on driving privileges
  • At UF
  • Probation, suspension, expulsion
  • 97 of criminal cases handled by UF Student Legal
    Services last year involved alcohol

33
Consequences of DUI
  • About 85 of all car crashes involving teens are
    linked to alcohol

34
Why Do Underage Students Drink?
  • Feel more mature
  • To escape problems, pressures
  • Feel more outgoing
  • Everyone in college drinks
  • Relieves stress

35
Truth About College Drinking
  • Did you know that 42 of underage college
    students usually consumed 5 or more drinks
    compared to only 27 of older students
  • Survey at UF
  • Most students have 4 or less drinks when they
    party

36
Saying NO in a Cool Way
  • I already have something to drink.
  • Im on a diet.
  • I just dont like the taste.
  • I have a class early in the morning.
  • I dont feel like being arrested.

37
Irresponsible vs. Responsible Drinking
  • Who cares and why should I bother?
  • Reduce injuries
  • Reduce unnecessary death
  • So you dont get arrested
  • Stay in school
  • For your future career
  • Health

38
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