Alcohol & Drinking

By: Crystine TecsonEmerging Technology 1st Hour

Why is this issue important?

For years, alcohol has been a part of social gatherings, celebrations, and

rituals. Addiction to alcohol is more of a problem today than it has ever been in the

past. Unlike a century ago, we are now more aware of the serious complications it can

cause.

People drink alcohol to…

0Feel more relaxed0Look cool0Forget problems0 Join the party0Have fun during the holidays0Enjoy sporting events0Become intoxicated

How many people do you think that drinks alcohol?

How does alcohol impact others?

0Kids look up to their parents or to their siblings. When they see they are having fun drinking with their buddies or when they see an advertisement of alcohol, they’ll misunderstand the message of alcohol and think it’s good for them.

0Fetal alcohol syndrome – a serious problem that can develop in the fetus of women who drink during pregnancy.

0Outbursts of emotions can cause the alcoholic person to be violent and harms other people around him/her.

Children whose parents abuse alcohol and other drugs are three times more likely to be abused and more than four times more likely to be neglected than children from non-abusing families.

0Driving while intoxicated can cause serious problems on the road. The intoxicated driver can crash on to someone else and chances are they both will die, just one of them, or by miracle… they just survive with just bruises.

What can alcohol damage?

0Heart0Brain0 Joints0Liver0Kidney0Esophagus0Muscles

Immediate Effects

0Blurred Vision0Slurred speech0 Increased heart beat0Lowers body temperature0Vomiting0Hangover0Alcohol Poisoning (death)

Symptoms alcohol can cause

0Serious medical conditions: 0 Cancer0 Depression0 Heart and respiratory failure0 Cirrhosis 0 Wernicke – Korsakoff Syndrome0 And many more…

More examples of problems alcohol can cause

0Debts0Drugs0Vandalism0More expensive habits such as gambling.0Unprotected intercourse under the influence

of alcohol can lead to unwanted pregnancy.

Being under the influence of alcohol makes you lose

sight of what’s right or wrong.

Pictures of people that are affected by alcoholThese guys

learned the hard way. Do you want to be like them?

What can you do to prevent yourself from drinking

alcohol?0Volunteer in any community activities.0Develop personal, social, and resistance skills.0Take more extracurricular activities from school.

What can you do to help this issue?

0Persuade others not to take any alcohol.0Tell your friends about the consequences of

alcohol.0Be a role model to your relatives.0Don’t drink alcohol. One less drunkard makes

a difference.

Created by:Crystine Tecson

Emerging Technology1st hour