NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL

ALCOHOL ADS

• Are false
• Show people having fun
• People are happy, good looking, athletic, popular
• Are a type of pressure
• Should be ignored

NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF DRINKING

• Intoxication
• Danger to yourself and others
• High BAC levels
• Alcohol abuse
• Damages brain & nervous system

INTOXICATION

• Is the physical & mental changes produced from drinking
• Increases BAC levels
• (Blood Alcohol Concentration) levels

INCREASED BAC LEVEL

• Reaction time is slowed
• Feelings of increased anxiety, sadness and negativity
• Feelings of shyness, cautiousness
• Mental and physical abilities decline including memory
• Walking, driving, talking, vision are impaired

DANGER TO SELF AND OTHERS

• Decision making is affected
• Increased chance of pregnancy, rape, STDs
• Alcohol changes your feelings
• Violence, fights, injuries can occur
• Driving drunk or going with a drunk driver

ALCOHOL ABUSE

• The failure to drink in moderation or at appropriate times
• Is drinking at the wrong time
• Can lead to car crashes, death by drowning, or overdose
• Tolerance is developed
• Tolerance is a sign of a drinking problem

DAMAGE TO BODY

• You are less able to protect yourself
• You may become a victim of physical or sexual assualt
• Depression, family problems, violence are more likely
• Harms brain and nervous system
• Stroke, heart disease, cancer, liver diseases

STAY SAFE BY AVOIDING ALCOHOL

• Know whats best for yourself
• Make responsible choices
• Hang around the right people
• Know that alcohol ads are false
• Be healthy and educated