Effects of Alcohol

Alcohol (for Teens) Read just the first 3 sections of this article: "Getting the Facts," "What is Alcohol" and "How Does It Affect the Body?"LINK: Read First: "What is alcohol?" Alcohol is a drug. Based on what you read in the above article, what type of drug is it? Stimulant Depressant In your own words, what does it mean when something is a depressant? The article will help you answer this question,too How Alcohol Causes Intoxication (drunkenness) Watch this video to understand how alcohol affects the brain and body - in other words, how does it make someone "drunk"? Through what organ system does alcohol enter the bloodstream after it is consumed? Digestive system Nervous system Cognitive system Adrenal system Name the organ:Alcohol reaches this organ when it circulates through the bloodstream. This organ eliminates the alcohol in the bloodstream. However, it can only eliminate a certain amount of alcohol at a time, which is why alcohol often still reaches the brain even after passing through this organ. brain intestine liver Fill in the blanks about how alcohol slows down our brains and bodies. This is a direct quote from the video Alcohol slows down our brains. Users feel relaxed at moderate doses, may fall asleep at higher doses, and alcohol may impede the brain activity necessary for survival at toxic doses Alcohol causes the brain to release a hormone that delivers a surge of pleasure. What is this hormone? adrenaline dopamine testosterone estrogen Alcohol also causes the brain to release _. This type of hormone causes people to feel calm in response to stress or danger. This is why people often do things they would not normally do when they are drinking. Because they feel safe, they might feel comfortable doing risky things. testosterone endorphins adrenaline estrogen Alcohol's Effects on the Teen Brain Watch the video above. In your own words,why is drinking especially dangerous to the teen brain ? Health Effects of Alcohol: Short- and Long-term Based on the short- and long-term health effects above, give some advice to a friend that you know is drinking. Let them know at least 2 long-term and 2 short-term effects of drinking. This only needs to be a couple sentences Alcohol, Binge-drinking, and the Liver Check out this video to learn more about how alcohol affects the liver. The information in the video will help you answer the questions below What is the liver's job? About how many alcoholic drinks can the liver process per hour? 1 2 3 4 Everyone reacts to alcohol differently. List a few factors that affect someone's reaction to alcohol: Fill in the blanks Binge-drinking is when someone drinks 4 - 5 ( number) drinks in one ( number) sitting. This type of drinking strains the liver ( organ). Binge-drinking and excessive alcohol consumption puts us a risk for what disease? Reflect on the last part of the video, where people are interviewed about their liver disease. They all have different stories, and surprisingly, not all of them were binge-drinkers. Write a couple sentences: What are your thoughts on this? Did you know about the risks of liver disease before this?