PPT-The Health Risks of Alcohol Use

Health and Physical Education Fall 2017 Alcohol Alcohol advertisements show images of happy healthylooking young adults to sell a drug that is addictive physically damaging and often an entry into other drug use. Excessive alcohol use leads to about 88000 deaths in the United States each year and shortens the life of those who die by almost 30 years Further excessive drinking cost the economy 2235 billion in 2006 Most excessive drinkers are not alcohol depen 1. Risk Behaviors. Actions that can potentially threaten you health or the health of others. 2. Recognizing Risk Behaviors. CDC routinely survey’s teens. Are surveys reliable?. 3. Cumulative Risks. Alcohol is seen by many as a more socially acceptable drug, but that’s not to say it’s any less powerful than other drugs. Technically speaking, it's a nervous system depressant, which means it slows down your body's responses in all kinds of ways. Just enough can make you feel great, too much and you’ll have a hangover the next day.. Drugs most commonly used through injection are:. Cocaine. Heroine. Methamphetamines. Steroids. In the 2011 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2.3% of high school students reported having injected an illegal substance during their lifetimes. . Dr Tim M Williams. Clinical Director – Specialised . Services AWP Mental Health NHS Trust. 4. th. . July . 2014 – . Wills Hall, . Bristol.. Drug and alcohol harms. Alcohol. Alcohol affordability index, 1980-2010. . School of Population Health. Should Addiction researchers accept industry money from tobacco, Alcohol or Gambling?. Wandering. Hobbit. ADDICTIVE. CONSUMPTIONS. CONSUMPTIONS. DANGEROUS. CONSUMPTIONS. LEGAL. We want your ride to be . healthy and happy. www.FullerCenterBikeAdventure.org. Why we want to tell you this. Help you make . an informed decision about . cycling with us. Increase consciousness about risks to improve safety . By: Kasey . Gragg. Why Not Drink and Drive?. WHY NOT?: . Why not drink? Why not drive? Why not drink and drive? What if I want to have a good time? What if everyone else is drinking? What if I only had one drink? What if I feel fine? What if I don’t have another ride home? . Alcohol . & drugs. STUDENT . eXPECTATIONS. After reviewing this Unit, you should be able to:. Identify Alcohol’s pathway once ingested. Identify the harmful effects & risks of Alcohol on the body. Helen Onions. Consultant in Public Health. Telford & Wrekin Council . Local Authority Public Health Services . Trends in Early Death Rates (<75 years): . Telford & Wrekin. Trends in Early Deaths from Preventable Liver Disease: Telford & Wrekin . ASSOCIATED WITH ALCOHOL. YOU ONLY HAVE ONE LIFE. . KEEP IT HEALTHY!. PREVENT. Alcohol worldwide. 7/10/2012. 2. Alcohol-related deaths = 2.5 million a year > the number of AIDS victims. 6.2% of men’s deaths are alcohol-related. Vanessa Rogers. DRUG EDUCATION CONSULTANT. Drug & Alcohol Awareness. Workshop aims. Increased awareness about alcohol, cannabis, . ketamine. , cocaine and nitrous oxide. Information about the misuse of prescription drugs. E Silins, LJ Horwood, JM . Najman. , GC Patton, JW . Toumbourou. , CA Olsson, DM Hutchinson, L Degenhardt, D Fergusson, D Becker, JM Boden, R . Borschmann. , . M . Plotnikova. , GJ Youssef, RJ Tait, . Special Needs of Older Adults (SBIRT+). The University of Iowa College of Nursing. With funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Brought to you by…. SBIRT-TIPS:.