Wellness

Define: Binge Drinking and identify 3 dangers associated with it and explain why this is dangerous.  

Define: Binge Drinking and identify 3 dangers associated with it and explain why this is dangerous.  

Binge drinking a brief period of a drinking a lot of alcohol 

• alcohol poisoning

• killing you liver 

• could cause you to become  addicted

What are some of the costs of a drinking and driving accident for the victims and the drunk driver?  How do these impact individuals?  How does this impact society?

Some of the the cost of drinking and driving is  fine causing you or someone else to become injured or really injured and if you could get your driver license revolt and you could get a  breathalyzer in your car to stop you from drinking and driving. 

What does it mean to drink responsibly?

meaning drinking in moderation you can achieve this by drinking

How can someone achieve drinking responsibly?

a women 1 drink and men 2 drinks and having a designated driver to get everyone home safely. 

Why do some people react differently to alcohol than others?

People can react differently  by race , gender, alcohol in the blood, medication , what in your past ,physical condition .

What are some long term effects of alcohol ?

Liver and Brain damage

memory loss

heart and blood disorder

What are some short term effects of alcohol ?

Relax

Dizzy

feel good

react slowly.

What are the penalties for OUI in Massachusetts?

• 1,500 - 25,000 fine 

• prison time 

• license suspension up to 10 years 

• wait period of 5 years to apply for a hardship license 

• 90 day inpatient alcohol awareness program 

• interlock device  in your car. 

  Depend on the circumstances of the offence

What are your options if you are at a party and most of your friends are drinking and you don’t want to?  What could you do or say?

No thank you, I have a big test tomorrow.

What is Melanie’s Law?

Melanie’s is a law that helps repeat offenders of driving under the influence to get a harsher sentence and jail time. a 13 year old girl killed after a repeat out offender struck her and killed her.

Define Social Host Laws?

This holds the owner of the property where alcohol was given to minors with or without the person's knowledge resulting in the minor getting hurt, death will hold the owner of the residence reasonable.

How can you help someone with alcohol poisoning?

Call 911

Turn the person on their side

Get an adult involved

Stay with the person until help arrives

Do not let them sleep it off

Propose possible solutions for reducing DUI’s

move the drinking age to higher or put the interlock system in everybody's car to keep them from driving. 

Describe 3 things you learned during this Binge Drinking unit?

The interlock system exists and the legal age for the amount of alcohol on everybody reacts differently to alcohol . 

The legal blood alcohol Content

.08