1. ALCOHOLISM
Signs/Effects/Relationships/Statistics/Treatment

2. ALCOHOL
• intoxicating ingredient;
• produced by the
fermentation of yeast, sugar,
and starches;
• intoxication can impair
brain
function;
• psychoactive drug that has
a depressant effect;

3. SIGNS OF ALCOHOLISM
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4. ALCOHOL EFFECT ON YOUR BODY

5. ALCOHOL EFFECT ON YOUR
BODY
• 10 to 20 years
• 1 to 5 years • impaired memory
• new characteristics • diminished intelligence
• lack of self- 2nd
confidence STAGE 3nd
• mood swings STAGE
• increased
tiredness
• 5 to 10 years
1st • loss of creativity and
STAGE former interests
• lack of criticism
• flat, rude jokes

6. ALCOHOLISM AND KIDS
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Alcoholism during pregnancy:
•vision or hearing problems
•have birth defects (heart, brain and
other organs)
•miscarriage, preterm
birth and stillbirth
•Intellectual disabilities
•speech and language delays

7. ALCOHOLISM AND KIDS
Parental Alcoholism
•failure in school
•lack of friends; withdrawal from
classmates
•aggression towards other children
•depression or suicidal thoughts or
behavior
•Feeling themselves different from
others

8. STATISTICS-Russia
• 75 000 alcohol deaths per year
• about 3 000 000 people are
involved in alcohol
abuse/alcoholism
• 90% of children born with debility
syndrom because of alcoholic
parents
• nearly 100% convicted of
hooliganism committed offenses
while drunk
• 1/3 mental illnesses related to
alcoholism

9. HOW TO GET SOMEONE TO STOP
DRINKING?
• you can offer a treatment center; show them that help is
available;
• explain clearly what will happen if the drinking doesn’t stop;
• stop making excuses for your alcoholic friend’s behavior;
• let the alcoholic know that people do care;
• evaluating the costs of drinking and benefits of not drinking;

10. TREATMENT
•cleansing the body out of
alcohol
•detoxification and withdrawal
•bringing the brain function back
to normal
•elimination of nervousness,
irritability, sleep disorders
•psychological counseling