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Alcohol and tobacco

PRESENTED BY:

MELISSA

CALVERT

CHRISTINA

CAULTON

CHRISTIANA

IHEJIERE

BOBBIE MARTINEZSlide2

Alcohol useSlide3

How many 13-year-olds drank in the past month? On average:

Most: 9 out of 10

Half: 5 out of 10

Very few: Less than 1 out of 10Slide4

Among kids ages 12 to 17, how many drank in the past month? On average:

Most: 8 out of 10

Half: 5 out of 10

A few: Less than 2 out of 10Slide5

How many adults aged 35 and older drank in the past month? On average:

Most: 8 out of 10

About half: 5 out of 10

A few: 2 out of 10Slide6

How does alcohol affect you?

Affects every organ in your body

Central nervous system depressant that is rapidly absorbed from the stomach and small intestine into your bloodstream

Metabolized in the liver, but the liver can only metabolize small amounts at a time so the excess circulates around your bodySlide7

How much alcohol is in a drink?

Regular beer

Table wine

Hard liquor

“Standard drink”

12

oz

malt liquor

1.5 “standard drinks”

1.5

oz

(40% alcohol)

12

oz (5% alcohol)5 oz (12% alcohol)1.2 T pure alcoholSlide8

Caffeinated alcoholic beverages (cabs)

Premixed drinks that combine alcohol, caffeine, and other stimulants

Higher alcohol content than beer (5%-12% on average

vs

4%-5% for beer)

Caffeine content usually not reported

Caffeine can mask clues that tell someone how intoxicated they are – you can become more intoxicated because you are drinking more alcohol than you realize

May lead to more life-threatening and hazardous behaviors like alcohol poisoning, sexual assault, and riding with a driver that has been drinkingSlide9

Cabs – “blackout in a can”

Colorful packaging

Watermelon, blue raspberry, lemon-lime

Look like energy drinks

As much caffeine as a cup of coffee or more

Four

Loko

,

Joose

, Max, Core High Gravity, MoonshotSlide10

What is the legal drinking age?

21 years or olderSlide11

What is binge drinking?

5 or more drinks on a single occasion for men or 4 or more drinks on a single occasion for women, usually within 2 hours

INJURIES, ALCOHOL POISONING, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, PREGNANCY

Small improvements are being made in adolescent binge drinking ratesSlide12

CONSEQUENCES OF UNDERAGE DRINKING

School problems –

higher absences, poor/failing grades

Social problems –

fighting, lack of participation in activities

Legal problems –

arrest for driving/hurting someone while drunk

Physical problems –

hangovers, illnesses

Memory problems

Unwanted, unplanned, and unprotected sexual activity

Physical and sexual assault (rape)

Higher risk for suicide and homicide

Abuse of other drugsDeath from alcohol poisoningTHAT’S A LOT OF PROBLEMS!Slide13

Is it worth it?Slide14

Is it worth it?Slide15

What happens when you get drunk?

Impaired brain function – poor judgment, reduced reaction time, loss of balance and motor skills, slurred speech

Dilation of blood vessels – you feel warm but you are quickly losing body heat

Damage to developing fetus

Higher risk of car crashes, violence, other injuriesSlide16

More than 40% of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholic.

True or false?

TRUESlide17

HEAVY DRINKING IN THE TEEN YEARS DOES NOT CAUSE LONG-LASTING HARM TO THINKING ABILITIES.

TRUE OR FALSE?

FALSESlide18

IF CAUGHT DRINKING UNDERAGE, YOU CAN LOSE A JOB OR LOSE A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED.

TRUE OR FALSE?

TRUE

Most kids that see themselves going to college and living past 35 (yes!) DON’T drink or smoke – they will be around to enjoy their success!Slide19

WELL, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?

Expectations can be right on, but often they are totally off, especially when talking about alcohol. Do you think using alcohol has positive consequences? Read below…

To have more fun and excitement?

Reality: more stressed and depressed

To fit in better?

Reality: most teens don’t drink

To impress others?

Reality: acting stupid, throwing up, and starting fights doesn’t impress people

To feel good or improve your mood?

Reality: if you are already feeling down, drinking can make it worse

To be more attractive?

Reality: throwing up, being visibly drunk, and saying stupid things aren’t attractive

To relax, feel less shy or nervous?

Reality: alcohol relaxes your judgment so you can say and do things you regret

To be funny?Reality: people not drinking usually think that drinkers are not funny at allTo solve your problems or forget about them?

Reality: alcohol messes up your thinking and can lead to even more problems, like addictionSlide20

Tobacco useSlide21

Tobacco use…did you know?

That tobacco use includes smoking and smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco and snuff)?

That more than 80% of adults that smoke began smoking before they were 18 years old?

That teen smokeless tobacco users are more likely than non-users to smoke cigarettes as adults?

That more high school students are reporting using smokeless tobacco products?

That bullying, being bullied, or being depressed can bring someone to start smoking and/or drinking?

If you have self-control problems you are at greater risk for using alcohol and tobacco?Slide22

Youth tobacco use

% of high school students who were cigarette smokers in 2009?

17.2%

% of

middle school students

who were cigarette smokers in 2009?

5.2%

% of high school students who were

smokeless tobacco users

in 2009

?

6.7%

% of

middle school students who were smokeless tobacco users in 2009?2.6%Slide23

Risky behaviors associated with tobacco use during adolescence

High risk sexual behavior

Use of alcohol

Use of other drugsSlide24

Diseases and tobacco use

Cancer

Lip, mouth, pharynx, esophagus, pancreas, voice box, lung, cervix, bladder, kidney

Lung cancer 23 times higher in men and 13 times higher in women smokers

vs

nonsmokers

Highest in African-American men

Heart Disease and Stroke

Coronary heart disease, doubles risk for stroke, narrows arteries, increased risk for heart attack

Respiratory Health

Chronic lung disease; secondhand smoke is no better

Smoking during pregnancy

Complications, premature birth, low birth weight babies, stillbirth, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)Slide25

Tobacco spending

Did you know that…

Every year tobacco companies spend billions of $ on advertising and promotion

U.S. consumers (us!) spend billions of $ buying tobacco products

Tobacco use then costs the U.S. billions of $ in medical expenses and lost productivitySlide26

What do the tobacco companies spend?

In 2006, cigarette companies spent

$12,400,000,000 ($12.4 billion)

on advertising and promotional expenses in the U.S. alone!

This amounted to almost

$34,000,000

per day in marketing expenses!Slide27

What do we spend?

In 2006, U.S. consumers spent:

$83,600,000,000

On cigarettes

$3,200,000,000

On cigars

$2,600,000,000

On smokeless tobaccoSlide28

Tobacco and athletic performance

Nicotine in tobacco is addictive

Nicotine narrows your blood vessels and puts added strain on your heart

Smoking can wreck your lungs and reduce oxygen available for muscles used during sports

Smokers suffer shortness of breath almost 3 times more often that nonsmokers

Smokers run slower and can’t run as far, affecting overall athletic performance

Cigars and spit/chew tobacco are NOT safe alternatives!Slide29

Tobacco and personal appearance

Yuck! Tobacco smoke can make hair and clothes stink

Tobacco stains teeth and causes bad breath

Short term use of spit/chew tobacco can cause cracked lips, white spots, sores, and bleeding in the mouth

Surgery to remove oral (mouth) cancers caused by tobacco use can lead to serious changes in the face.

Sean

Marsee

, a high school star athlete who used spit tobacco, died of oral cancer when he was only 19 years old!Slide30

Sean

marsee

:

high school track star, using dip since age 12Slide31
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Healthy lung and smoker’s lung (1 pack per day for 20 years)Slide33

So…

Know the truth!

Most teens, adults, and athletes DON’T use tobacco

Make friends, develop athletic skills, control weight, be independent, be cool…play sports

Use older, popular adolescents that DON’T smoke as role models and remember the consequences even as you get older!

Don’t burn money on tobacco

Spend it on music, apps, clothes, video games, movies, sports, hanging out with friends

Get involved

Make your team, home, and school tobacco-free; teach others; join community efforts to prevent tobacco use