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A-a-a-aalcohol:
Think Before
you Drink
Mr. Frenda, Ms.
Gonzalez,
Mr. Kollar
Heavy drinking:
Men - 15 or more drinks a week
Women - 8 or more drinks a week
Moderate drinking:
Men - up to 2 drinks per day
Sleepiness
Slow reflexes
Altered emotions
Poor vision
Reduced coordination
foggy
Slurred speech
DECIDE Model
Determine the decision
Choosing to drink or not to drink
Costs
Underage - $500 fine for a first time offense and 90 day suspension of your
license
Insignia TV - approximately $250
Ambulance ride - $415 and $7.50 per mile (average: $452.50)
Getting stomach pumped - $1,000 to $6,000
Total- $2,202.50 to $7,202.50
Blackout
Different from passing out
Participate in activities like fighting, sexual intercourse, and even eating
without remembering
Alcohol impairs the ability to form new memories while the person is
intoxicated
Scenarios
Using your scenario and the DECIDE model
Come up with 2 pros to making that decision and the implications of
those pros
Come up with 2 cons to making that decision and the implications of
those cons
After weighing the options, would you change the decision to a
healthier decision and how would you change it
If you decide not to change the decision that was made. Explain why.
Example
Joey goes to a party after the homecoming at
his friends Rosss house. Joey decides he is
going to have 2 drinks and stay at Rosss
house. 2 drinks then turn to 10 and Joey
eventually passes out and is unresponsive.
Ross feels uncomfortable with the situation
and calls the police to get Joey help. Joey is
taken to the hospital and gets his stomach
pumped. Joey stops talking to Ross because
the police told his parents and Joey was
forced to quit the football team.
Pros
1. Ross got Joey the help he needed
2. Joey decided right away he wasnt going
to drive home
Cons
3. Ross lost Joey as a friend for doing the
right thing
4. Joey is forced to quit the football team
Would you change the decision and why or
why not?
Wouldnt change the decision Ross made
the right choice by getting his friend