Chapter 22Chapter 22AlcoholAlcohol

Lesson ThreeLesson Three

Alcohol, the Individual, and Alcohol, the Individual, and SocietySociety

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Long-Term Effects of Long-Term Effects of AlcoholAlcohol

Excessive alcohol use over a Excessive alcohol use over a prolonged period of time can prolonged period of time can damage most body systems.damage most body systems.

In teens alcohol use can interfere In teens alcohol use can interfere with growth and developmentwith growth and development

Changes in the BrainChanges in the Brain

AddictionAddiction Loss of Brain Loss of Brain

Function-loss of Function-loss of verbal skills, visual verbal skills, visual and spatial skills, and spatial skills, and memoryand memory

Brain Damage-Brain Damage-reduction of brain reduction of brain size and cellssize and cells

Cardiovascular Cardiovascular ChangesChanges

Damage to the Damage to the heartheart

Enlarged heart Enlarged heart due to increased due to increased workload caused workload caused by alcoholby alcohol

High blood High blood pressurepressure

Liver ProblemsLiver Problems

Fatty liver-fat Fatty liver-fat builds up and cells builds up and cells diedie

Alcoholic hepatitis-Alcoholic hepatitis-inflammation or inflammation or infection of the infection of the liverliver

Cirrhosis-liver Cirrhosis-liver tissue is replaced tissue is replaced by useless scar by useless scar tissue that can tissue that can cause liver failurecause liver failure

Digestive System Digestive System ProblemsProblems

Digestive lining is Digestive lining is damaged and damaged and can lead to can lead to stomach ulcers stomach ulcers and cancer of the and cancer of the stomach and stomach and esophagusesophagus

Alcohol During Alcohol During PregnancyPregnancy

When a pregnant When a pregnant female drinks, so female drinks, so does her fetusdoes her fetus

A female who A female who drinks during drinks during pregnancy risks pregnancy risks permanent permanent damage to the damage to the fetusfetus

Fetal Alcohol Fetal Alcohol SyndromeSyndrome

FAS is a group of alcohol-related birth FAS is a group of alcohol-related birth defects that include physical and mental defects that include physical and mental problemsproblems

An FAS baby may be born with a small An FAS baby may be born with a small head and deformities of the face, hands, head and deformities of the face, hands, and feetand feet

Heart, liver, and kidney defects are Heart, liver, and kidney defects are commoncommon

FAS babies have slow growth and FAS babies have slow growth and coordination and difficulties with learning, coordination and difficulties with learning, attention, memory, and problem solvingattention, memory, and problem solving

FAS is the leading cause of mental FAS is the leading cause of mental retardation in the U.S.retardation in the U.S.

AlcoholismAlcoholism

Alcoholism is a disease in which a Alcoholism is a disease in which a person has a physical or psychological person has a physical or psychological dependence on drinks that contain dependence on drinks that contain alcoholalcohol

An alcoholic is an addict who is An alcoholic is an addict who is dependent on alcoholdependent on alcohol

Some alcoholics become aggressive Some alcoholics become aggressive and violent, while others are more and violent, while others are more quiet and withdrawnquiet and withdrawn

Symptoms of Symptoms of AlcoholicsAlcoholics

Craving-an alcoholic has a strong need to Craving-an alcoholic has a strong need to drinkdrink

Loss of Control-an alcoholic cannot limit Loss of Control-an alcoholic cannot limit his/her drinking and is preoccupied with his/her drinking and is preoccupied with alcoholalcohol

Physical Dependence-withdrawal symptoms Physical Dependence-withdrawal symptoms like nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxietylike nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety

Tolerance-alcoholics need to drink more and Tolerance-alcoholics need to drink more and more to feel the effectsmore to feel the effects

Health, Family, and Legal Problems-Health, Family, and Legal Problems-alcoholics often suffer repeated injuries, alcoholics often suffer repeated injuries, drunk driving citations, and frequent drunk driving citations, and frequent argumentsarguments

Factors Affecting Factors Affecting AlcoholicsAlcoholics

There is a genetic link to There is a genetic link to alcoholismalcoholism

Children of alcoholics are four Children of alcoholics are four times more likely than other times more likely than other children to become alcoholicschildren to become alcoholics

Family, friends, culture, peer Family, friends, culture, peer pressure, availability of alcohol, pressure, availability of alcohol, and stress are other factorsand stress are other factors

Stage One of Stage One of AlcoholismAlcoholism

Abuse:Abuse:

A person drinks and A person drinks and becomes becomes intoxicated regularlyintoxicated regularly

Lies and excuses Lies and excuses are made about are made about drinkingdrinking

Stage Two of Stage Two of AlcoholismAlcoholism

Dependence:Dependence:

The person reaches The person reaches a point where a point where he/she cannot stop he/she cannot stop drinking and is drinking and is physically physically dependent. Alcohol dependent. Alcohol becomes the focus.becomes the focus.

Stage Three of Stage Three of AlcoholismAlcoholism

Addiction:Addiction:

Drinking becomes Drinking becomes the most the most important thing in important thing in life. Because of life. Because of liver damage, less liver damage, less alcohol may be alcohol may be required for required for intoxicationintoxication

Effects on Family and Effects on Family and SocietySociety

Alcohol plays a major role in the Alcohol plays a major role in the four leading cause of accidental four leading cause of accidental death: car accidents, falls, death: car accidents, falls, drownings, and house firesdrownings, and house fires

People who associated with People who associated with alcoholics are codependents, and alcoholics are codependents, and focus all of their energy onto the focus all of their energy onto the alcoholicalcoholic

Steps to RecoverySteps to Recovery

1. Admission-the person admits to having 1. Admission-the person admits to having a drinking problem and asks for helpa drinking problem and asks for help

2. Detoxification-the process in which the 2. Detoxification-the process in which the body adjust to functioning without body adjust to functioning without alcoholalcohol

3. Counseling-the person receives 3. Counseling-the person receives counseling to learn how to live without counseling to learn how to live without alcoholalcohol

4. Recovery-the person takes 4. Recovery-the person takes responsibility for his/her own liferesponsibility for his/her own life

TreatmentTreatment

There is no cure for alcoholism, it There is no cure for alcoholism, it can only be treatedcan only be treated

Recovery is the process of Recovery is the process of learning to live an alcohol-free lifelearning to live an alcohol-free life

Sobriety is living without alcohol Sobriety is living without alcohol and is a lifelong commitmentand is a lifelong commitment

Where to Get HelpWhere to Get Help

Al-AnonAl-Anon Alcoholics Alcoholics

AnonymousAnonymous National National

Association for Association for Children of Children of AlcoholicsAlcoholics

National Drug and National Drug and Treatment Referral Treatment Referral Routing ServiceRouting Service