PE and Health

Gateway Drugs

are open doors for a nondrug user to try and experiment on more dangerous and illegal drugs.

Alcohol

• is a colorless, bitter-tasting substance that humans have been consuming since the ancient times.

• It comes from plants that underwent fermentation.

Fermentation

is the process of extracting alcohol from a plant or a fruit.

Barley

A beer is extracted from what grains

• Pagbuburo

Fermentation in Filipino

• Berries

• Citrus

• Stone Fruit

What fruits do we ferment to make alcohol?

• Isopropyl

• Methanol

• Ethanol

There Are Three Types of Alcohol

Isopropyl and methanol

are used in laboratories and are poisonous and fatal if taken.

ethanol

is also called the beverage alcohol. This is what humans consume that intoxicates and alters the nervous system.

Intoxication

happens when physical and mental changes in the body of an alcohol drinker occur.

hangover

occurs when an alcohol drinker feels uncomfortable effects after drinking.

ALCOHOLIC

when he/she starts drinking obsessively and compulsively, without his/her control.

central nervous system

• The main effect of alcohol drinking reflects on a person’s _____________

• Because this controls one’s mental process, memory, speech, learning and decision making.

Blood Alcohol Concentration

• The amount of alcohol that entered in the bloodstream at a certain period can be measured in percentages through ______________

0.3-0.5

what percent BAC could lead to coma, brain damages and even death.

• Age

• Metabolism

• Food Intake

• Weight

• Amount of alcohol at a given time

Factors Affecting the Person’s Ability to Get Drunk

• Euphoria

• Analgesia

• Sedation

The Short Term Effects of Alcohol Drinking

Euphoria

the feeling of well being may be due to reversible constriction of cerebral blood vessel

Analgesia

may contribute to alcohol dependence in those with persistent pain.

Sedation

the reduction of irritability or agitation

• Tolerance

• Dependence

• Cirrhosis

• Brain Damage

The Long Term Effects of Alcohol Drinking

Tolerance

happens when a person stops drinking alcohol then suddenly feels side effects. In order for the person not to feel these side effects he/she will go back to alcohol drinking.

Dependence

this happens when a person literally depends his/her everyday life on alcohol.

Cirrhosis

doesn’t happen that fast. When alcohol is consistently consumed, the liver may find it hard to function normally. When it happens, fat will be stored in the liver, thus a condition called fatty liver occurs. When liquids cannot pass through the bloodstream because of the blockage of the fatty liver, cirrhosis happens.

Brain Damage

when alcohol is taken more than water or any other liquids, the body may not function properly. What will happen is that the blood that the heart will be pumping to the whole body, especially to the brain, is not healthy. If this continuously happens, it will lead to brain damage and even death.

Fatty liver

a condition that occurs when fat is stored in the liver.

Blood alcohol concentration

the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream at a certain period, measured in percentages; most often called blood alcohol level

Camping

• Is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants leave the urban areas and enjoy nature while spending one or several nights outdoors

• Tent Caping

• RV or Van Camping

• Backpacking

• Primitive Camping

• Glamping

• Canoe Camping

• Overlanding Camping

• Rooftop Camping

• Winter Camping

• Survival Camping

• Car Camping

• Bicycle Camping

• Motorcycle Camping

• Dry Camping

• Workamping

• Adventure Camping

• History Camping

• Backyard Camping

• Hammock Camping

Different Types of Camping