Experiment Time!

"DANGERS OF
ALCOHOL"
 What is ALCOHOL?
Alcohol is a colorless, bitter-tasting
substance that humans have been
consuming since the ancient times. It
comes from plants that underwent
fermentation.
 EXAMPLES OF
FERMENTATION

GRAINS BEER
 EXAMPLES OF
FERMENTATION

GRAPES WINE
THREE TYPES
OF ALCOHOL
 ISOPROP
Also YL known as “rubbing
alcohol”. It is colourless,
flammable chemical compound
with a strong odor.
 METHAN
Found in OL
cleaning solvents,
paint removers, photocopier
developer and anti-freeze
solutions.
REMEMBER!
Isopropyl and methanol were
both used in laboratories and
dangerous and fatal if taken.
 ETHAN
OL
Also called the
“beverage alcohol”.
 ALCOHOL
CONTENT
2%-6% 7%- 12%-
24% 55%
EXAMPLES OF
ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES
WINE GIN WHISKE
Y

BEER BRAND
Y
 Label whether a given illustration is an

Be familiar! example of Isopropyl, Ethanol, or

Methanol Alcohol.
AC T IVIT Y TI M E!
WHAT DO YOU
THINK?
Do you think you will get
drunk faster if you drink
hard liquor?
"SHORT-TERM EFFECTS
OF DRINKING ALCOHOL"
Slurred speech,
Clumsiness and unsteady gait

Drowsiness, Vomiting, Headache Distortion of senses and

perception

Loss of consciousness, Lapses in

memory
"LONG-TERM EFFECTS
OF DRINKING
ALCOHOL"
 HEPATITIS
• Inflammation of the liver
that can cause fever,
weakness, sometimes death.
 CIRRHOSIS
• When liver cells are
replaced with useless scar
tissue.
 brain damage
• Alcohol interferes with the
brain’s communication
pathways, and can affect the
way the brain looks and works.
 WHAT IS BAC?
BAC (Blood Alcohol
Concentration) is the metric used
to measure the amount of alcohol
in a person’s bloodstream.
 0.5%
bac levels & its • Your behavior will may become
exaggerated.
effects • You may speak louder and gesture more.
You may also begin to lose control of small
0.2% muscles, like the ability to focus your eyes,
so vision will become blurry.
• Lowest level of intoxication with
0.8%
some measurable impact on the • At this level it is considered illegal and
brain and body. You will feel unsafe to drive.
relaxed, experience altered mood, • You will lose more coordination, so your
feel a little warmer, and may balance, speech, reaction times, and even
make poor judgments. hearing will get worse.
 0.20-0.29%
bac levels & its
effects
0.10%
• Reaction time and control will be
reduced, speech will be slurred,
thinking and reasoning are
slower, and the ability to
coordinate your arms and legs is
poor.
• Confusion, feeling dazed, and
disorientation are common.
• Sensations of pain will change, so if you
fall and seriously hurt yourself, you may
not notice, and you are less likely to do
anything about it.
• Nausea and vomiting are likely to occur,
and the gag reflex will be impaired, which
could cause choking or aspirating on vomit.
• Blackouts begin at this BAC, so you may
participate in events that you don’t
remember.
 0.30-0.39%
bac levels & its • At this point, you may be unconscious and
your potential for death increases.
effects • Along with a loss of understanding, at this
BAC you’ll also experience severe increases
0.15% in your heart rate, irregular breathing and may
have a loss of bladder control.
• This BAC is very high. You will
0.40% and over
have much less control over your • This level of BAC may put you in a coma or
balance and voluntary muscles, cause sudden death because your heart or
so walking and talking are breathing will suddenly stop. This is what is
difficult. You may fall and hurt known as a lethal blood alcohol level.
yourself.
 0.30-0.39%
bac levels & its
effects
0.15%
• This BAC is very high. You will
have much less control over your
balance and voluntary muscles,
so walking and talking are
difficult. You may fall and hurt
yourself.
• At this point, you may be
unconscious and your potential for
death increases.
• Along with a loss of understanding,
at this BAC you’ll also experience
severe increases in your heart rate,
irregular breathing and may have a
loss of bladder control.
AC T IVIT Y TI M E!
ROLE PLAY!
I have here a box and all you have to do is to
think of possible ways on how to prevent the
occurrence of the effects of alcohol we
discussed on the given scenario and act out
your ideas though a role play.
Thank you for
listening!