Directed Reading. Lesson: Understanding Teens and Alcohol WHY TEENS DRINK. Lesson: Alcohol and Your Body ALCOHOL IN YOUR BODY

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1 Skills Worksheet Directed Reading Lesson: Understanding Teens and Alcohol WHY TEENS DRINK 1 Beer and wine on television and in grocery stores encourage alcohol purchases 2 A normal response to seeing older family members, relatives, or family friends drinking alcoholic beverage on some occasions is 3 Someone who is about your age and with whom you interact every day is a 4 When you feel that you should do something because your friends want you to, you are experiencing 5 Some teens might believe drinking makes them look and feel like TEENS AND ALCOHOL 6 One reason alcohol is bad for teens is that their are still growing 7 The effects of alcohol on a(n) that is growing can be serious 8 Alcohol can affect emotions by producing conflicting, unexpected, or even uncontrollable Lesson: Alcohol and Your Body ALCOHOL IN YOUR BODY 9 Any substance that changes how your mind or body works is a(n) 10 Alcohol is carried to all the tissues and organs in your body by your 11 There is almost no in alcohol Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston All rights reserved Decisions for Health 1 Teens and Alcohol

2 12 Your body stops making and storing when breaking down alcohol 13 Your body cannot process properly when you drink too much alcohol 14 A drug that slows brain and body functions is a 15 Drinking so much alcohol that your bodily functions stop is a(n) 16 An overdose and collapse from drinking too much alcohol is ALCOHOL AND THE BRAIN 17 Depressants, such as alcohol, slow the activities of your body s 18 Learning, motivation, and emotions are among the on which alcohol has a negative effect 19 A fatal dose of alcohol will stop the function of the in your body that control the heart and breathing 20 The percentage of alcohol in a person s blood is his or her 21 A BAC of or above is fatal to most people 22 A drinker s BAC is affected by what factors? SHORT-TERM REACTIONS TO ALCOHOL 23 The physical and mental changes produced by drinking alcohol are called 24 The amount of and consumed influence the effect of alcohol on the body 25 A person s is one of the factors that determines the effect of alcohol on the body Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston All rights reserved Decisions for Health 2 Teens and Alcohol

3 26 The amount of time between the moment your brain detects an external stimulus and the moment you respond is your ALCOHOL ABUSE 27 The inability to drink alcohol in moderation or at appropriate times is 28 When a person needs more alcohol to produce the same effects that a smaller amount previously produced, he or she has developed a for alcohol 29 A tolerance for alcohol is a sign of a(n) 30 Young drinkers can damage their and 31 Long-term alcohol abuse increases a person s risk of developing what illness? Lesson: Alcohol, You, and Other People ALCOHOL AND DECISION MAKING 32 Not thinking clearly about choices and not recognizing a dangerous situation are ways that alcohol affects 33 Alcohol can turn a situation that is usually low risk into a(n) ALCOHOL AND SOCIAL DECISIONS 34 Intoxication increases the changes of unplanned, unprotected, and unwanted sex, which raises the risk of developing a(n) and of becoming 35 When a man drinks five or more drinks in one sitting or a woman drinks four or more drinks in one sitting, he or she is engaging in Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston All rights reserved Decisions for Health 3 Teens and Alcohol

4 ALCOHOL AND VIOLENCE 36 By reducing a drinker s self-control, drinking alcohol can lead to 37 What three things influence a person s behavior when he or she is intoxicated? 38 By making emotions seem stronger, alcohol can make more difficult to control 39 Someone who is drinking is more likely to become a(n) of violence ALCOHOL AND PREGNANCY 40 All of the alcohol in a pregnant woman s passes into her fetus s 41 The group of birth defects that can happen when a pregnant woman drinks alcohol is known as Lesson: Drunk Driving 42 If someone s BAC is higher than the limit set by the state in which he or she is driving, the driver is DRINKING AND DRIVING IS DANGEROUS! 43 Drinking makes driving dangerous because alcohol use can impair and 44 When a person who is legally intoxicated drives a motor vehicle, he or she is 45 The BAC limit in most states is Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston All rights reserved Decisions for Health 4 Teens and Alcohol

5 WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT DRUNK DRIVING? 46 How can you can protect yourself from a drunk driver? 47 Two groups that work to prevent DUI are and Lesson: Alcoholism WHAT IS ALCOHOLISM? 48 A physical and emotional addiction to alcohol is called 49 What are four symptoms of alcoholism? 50 Someone who needs alcohol for his or her body to function normally has a on alcohol OVERCOMING ALCOHOLISM 51 What is the best treatment for alcoholism? 52 The reaction of the body of someone who has alcoholism when he or she stops drinking is 53 What four things may someone who has alcoholism experience when he or she stops drinking? Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston All rights reserved Decisions for Health 5 Teens and Alcohol

6 54 When someone has alcoholism, the process of learning to live without alcohol is called Lesson: Resisting the Pressure to Drink PRESSURES TO DRINK 55 Pressures to drink include and KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT 56 To avoid drinking you must know what is right for you and make Lesson: Alternatives to Alcohol FRIENDS AND FUN 57 Being with who do not drink and finding a that you enjoy are two ways to avoid the pressures to drink 58 Something you like to do or study in your spare time is a(n) RESOURCES FOR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS 59 A trusted can help someone with a drinking problem 60If a friend has a drinking problem, it is important to be a good Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston All rights reserved Decisions for Health 6 Teens and Alcohol

7 TEACHER RESOURCE PAGE Answer Key Directed Reading LESSON: UNDERSTANDING TEENS AND ALCOHOL 1 advertisements, displays 2 curiosity 3 peer 4 peer pressure 5 adults 6 bodies 7 brain 8 feelings LESSON: ALCOHOL AND YOUR BODY 9 drug 10 blood 11 nutritional value 12 glucose 13 food 14 depressant 15 drug overdose 16 alcohol poisoning 17 central nervous system (or CNS) 18 brain functions 19 nerves 20 blood alcohol concentration (or BAC) a drinker s weight, the amount of alcohol consumed, the amount of food eaten recently 23 intoxication 24 alcohol, food 25 body weight 26 reaction time 27 alcohol abuse 28 tolerance for alcohol 29 drinking problem 30 brain, nervous system 31 illnesses such as stroke, heart disease, cancer and liver diseases (or hepatitis and cirrhosis) LESSON: ALCOHOL, YOU, AND OTHER PEOPLE 32 decision making 33 high-risk situation 34 sexually transmitted disease (or STD), pregnant 35 binge drinking 36 violence 37 personal values, expectations, social setting 38 conflict 39 victim 40 blood, blood 41 fetal alcohol syndrome LESSON: DRUNK DRIVING 42 legally drunk 43 vision, muscle coordination 44 driving under the influence (or DUI) 45 greater than not riding with a drunk driver, avoiding situations where there might be drinking, trying to stop someone who has been drinking from driving, bicycling, or skateboarding 47 Mothers Against Drunk Driving (or MADD), Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) LESSON: ALCOHOLISM 48 alcoholism 49 strong need to drink, inability to stop drinking, tolerance, and physical dependence 50 physical dependence 51 abstinence 52 withdrawal 53 severe headaches, extreme nervousness, shaking, seizures 54 recovery LESSON: RESISTING THE PRESSURE TO DRINK 55 peer pressure, advertisements 56 smart choices LESSON: ALTERNATIVES TO ALCOHOL 57 friends, hobby 58 hobby 59 adult 60 listener Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston All rights reserved Decisions for Health 63 Teens and Alcohol