Responsible Drinking for Incoming Freshmen UF

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Responsible Drinking for Incoming Freshmen _at_ UF

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

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Introduction Video
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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
  

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Myth or Fact?

• Drinking isnt dangerous

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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
  

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Myth or Fact?

• Alcohol is a stimulant

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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

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Myth or Fact?

• Coffee, cold showers, or dry toast will help
  sober someone up

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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

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Myth or Fact?

• Alcohol improves sexual performance

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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

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Myth or Fact?

• People who drink too much only affect themselves

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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

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Myth or Fact?

• Frequent binge drinkers consume 72 of all
  alcohol that college students drink

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Fact
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Binge Drinking
Periodic excessive drinking characterized as

• 5 or more drinks per sitting for boys

• 4 or more drinks in one sitting for girls

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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

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Alcohol Poisoning

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

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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)
  

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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

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The Story of Scott Krueger
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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

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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
  

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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

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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

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Effects of alcohol VISION

• Blurs vision
• Causes night blindness
• Experience contrast sensitivity
• Interferes with depth perception
• Beer Goggles

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Effects of alcohol Motor Skills

• Decreases motor skills
• Slows reaction time
• Weakens muscle tone
• Decreases coordination
• Difficulty walking

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Synergistic Effect

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

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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

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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

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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
  

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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

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Consequences of DUI

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

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Why Do Underage Students Drink?

• Feel more mature
• To escape problems, pressures
• Feel more outgoing
• Everyone in college drinks
• Relieves stress

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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

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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.

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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

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Tell Me Something I Dont Know