# Presentation: 278302

## Alcohol and Tobacco

***This Lesson Plan Produced By Your Drug Demand Reduction Program***

**Notes:**
Do you know how to tell if someone is high on alcohol and what type of alcohol they are using?  Alcohol can become the beginning of the downfall of your life that you never recover from.  Do you know why?  Let’s see what the information in this lesson will tell you.  Of course, the best way to never face a complete collapse of your life is to never start using any type of drug and by staying drug free along with associating only with people and organizations that are drug free.

## What is Alcohol?

**What is Alcohol?**

- A depressant
- Illegal for those less than 21 years of age
- A product that is readily available
- Various forms of legally sold product
- Can cause serious damage to young bodies

**Notes:**
Alcohol is a depressant and illegal to buy, receive or have for those less than 21 years of age.  It is a product that is readily available and can cause serious damage to young bodies. 

## What Does It Look Like?

- Alcohol is a liquid but comes in many types and brands.
- It is sold in every form from beer and wine to various “hard liquors.”

**Notes:**
Alcohol is a liquid but comes in many types and brands.  It is sold in every form from beer and wine to various “hard liquors.”  

## How It Appears

**How It Appears**

## What are some of the signs that a person is using alcohol?

- Appear to be drunk
- Slurred speech
- Staggering
- More jovial than usual

- Less inhibitions
- Mean
- Aggressive
- Disheveled clothing and appearance

**Notes:**
A person may appear to be drunk, i.e., slurred speech, staggering, more jovial than usual, less inhibitions or willing to do or try non-normal activities or even mean or aggressive.  Unsafe driving (more serious vehicle accidents are caused by alcohol-related impairment than any other causes), and disheveled clothing and appearance are also common signs.

## Some Short-term Effects

- Absorbed by stomach, enters the bloodstream, and goes to all tissues
- Effects are dependent on a person's size, weight, age, sex, and amount of food and alcohol consumed
- Disinhibiting effect is one of the main reasons it is used in so many social situations
- Dizziness and talkativeness

- Slurred speech, disturbed sleep, nausea, and vomiting
- Impaired judgment and coordination required to drive safely
- Aggressive acts, including domestic violence and child abuse
- Hangovers consist of headache, nausea, thirst, dizziness, and fatigue

**Notes:**
When a person drinks alcohol, the alcohol is absorbed by the stomach, enters the bloodstream, and goes to all the bodily tissues.  The effects of alcohol are dependent on a variety of factors, including a person's size, weight, age, and sex, as well as the amount of food and alcohol consumed.  The disinhibiting effect of alcohol is one of the main reasons it is used in so many social situations.  Other effects of moderate alcohol intake include dizziness and talkativeness.  The immediate effects of a larger amount of alcohol include slurred speech, disturbed sleep, nausea, and vomiting.  Alcohol, even at low doses, significantly impairs the judgment and coordination required to drive a car safely.  Low to moderate doses of alcohol can also increase the incidence of a variety of aggressive acts, including domestic violence and child abuse.  Hangovers are another possible effect after large amounts of alcohol are consumed; a hangover consists of headache, nausea, thirst, dizziness, and fatigue.

## Some Long-term Effects

- When combined with poor nutrition, can lead to permanent damage to vital organs such as brain and liver
- Mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy may give birth to infants with fetal alcohol syndrome
- Research indicates that children of alcoholic parents are at greater risk than other children of becoming alcoholics

- Sudden cessation of long-term, extensive alcohol intake can produce withdrawal symptoms, including severe anxiety, tremors, hallucinations and convulsions
- Infants may suffer from mental retardation and other irreversible physical abnormalities
- Can lead to addiction (alcoholism)

**Notes:**
Prolonged, heavy use of alcohol can lead to addiction (alcoholism).  Long-term effects of consuming large quantities of alcohol, especially when combined with poor nutrition, can lead to permanent damage to vital organs such as the brain and liver.  Sudden cessation of long-term, extensive alcohol intake is likely to produce withdrawal symptoms, including severe anxiety, tremors, hallucinations and convulsions.  In addition, mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy may give birth to infants with fetal alcohol syndrome.  These infants may suffer from mental retardation and other irreversible physical abnormalities.  In addition, research indicates that children of alcoholic parents are at greater risk than other children of becoming alcoholics.

Now let’s look at tobacco.

## What is Tobacco?

**What is Tobacco?**

- Agricultural crop grown in this country, mostly in the southern states
- Various forms are legally sold to people between 18 and 21 (varies by state) or older.

**Notes:**
Tobacco is an agricultural crop grown in this country, mostly in the southern states, but can also be grown in other countries.  Tobacco in various forms is a legally sold product to people between 18 and 21 (varies by state) or older.

## What Does It Look Like?

- Tobacco is brown cut up leaves and comes in many types and brands.
- Sold in every form from cigarettes to snuff to cigars to other lesser used types of various brands.

**Notes:**
Tobacco is brown cut up leaves and comes in many types and brands.  It is sold in every form from cigarettes to snuff to cigars to other lesser used types of various brands.  

## How It Appears

**How It Appears**

## What are some of the signs that a person is using tobacco?

**What are some of the signs that a person is using tobacco?**

- Bad breath
- Stained fingers and hands
- Bad or yellow teeth
- Clothes that reek with the smell of cigarettes
- Bulge in mouth from chewing tobacco
- Carrying something to spit in or spits on ground

**Notes:**
Bad breath, stained fingers and hands, bad or yellow teeth, clothes that reek with the smell of cigarettes, bulge in mouth from chewing tobacco, carrying something to spit in or spits on ground.

## Some Short-term Effects

**Some Short-term Effects**

- Body responds immediately to the chemical nicotine in the smoke
- Nicotine causes a short-term increase in blood pressure, heart rate and flow of blood from heart
- Also causes the arteries to narrow
- Carbon monoxide reduces the amount of oxygen the blood can carry
- This, combined with the effects produced by nicotine, creates an imbalance in the demand for oxygen by the cells and  amount of oxygen the blood is able to supply

**Notes:**
When a person smokes a cigarette, the body responds immediately to the chemical nicotine in the smoke.  Nicotine causes a short-term increase in blood pressure, heart rate, and the flow of blood from the heart.  It also causes the arteries to narrow.  Carbon monoxide reduces the amount of oxygen the blood can carry.  This, combined with the effects produced by nicotine, creates an imbalance in the demand for oxygen by the cells and the amount of oxygen the blood is able to supply.  

## Some Long-term Effects

- Chronic lung disease, coronary heart disease, and stroke
- Cancer of lungs, larynx, esophagus, mouth and bladder
- Contributes to cancer of cervix, pancreas and kidneys
- More than 40 chemicals in tobacco smoke that cause cancer in humans and animals

- Women who use tobacco during pregnancy are more likely to have adverse birth outcomes, including babies with low birth weight, which is linked to an increased risk of infant death and a variety of infant health disorders
- Health of nonsmokers is adversely affected by environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)

**Notes:**
It is now well documented that smoking can cause chronic lung disease, coronary heart disease, and stroke, as well as cancer of the lungs, larynx, esophagus, mouth, and bladder.  In addition, smoking is known to contribute to cancer of the cervix, pancreas, and kidneys.  Researchers have identified more than 40 chemicals in tobacco smoke that cause cancer in humans and animals.  It is all dangerous to your health and should be avoided.  More serious medical problems are caused by tobacco than any other cause.  Smokeless tobacco and cigars also have deadly consequences, including lung, larynx, esophageal, and oral cancer.  The harmful effects of smoking do not end with the smoker.  Women who use tobacco during pregnancy are more likely to have adverse birth outcomes, including babies with low birth weight, which is linked with an increased risk of infant death and with a variety of infant health disorders.  The health of nonsmokers is adversely affected by environmental tobacco smoke (ETS).  Each year, exposure to ETS causes an estimated 3,000 non-smoking Americans to die of lung cancer and causes up to 300,000 children to suffer from lower respiratory-tract infections.  Evidence also indicates exposure to ETS increases the risk of coronary heart disease.

## What is the DEA Federal Classification Schedule for alcohol and tobacco?

**What is the DEA Federal Classification Schedule for alcohol and tobacco?**

- Alcohol and tobacco are legally sold products; therefore, there is no DEA Federal Classification Schedule for these products.

**Notes:**
Alcohol and tobacco are legally sold products; therefore, there is no DEA Federal Classification Schedule for these products.

## Penalties For Possession

- Since alcohol and tobacco are legally sold products, there are no penalties for possession other than what using them can do to your health and life.

**Notes:**
Since alcohol and tobacco are legally sold products, there aren’t any penalties for possession other than what using them can do to your health and life.

## As a member of CAP, what should you do if you know or suspect that someone is using alcohol or tobacco?

- Notify one of the following:
- Deputy Commander for Cadets/Cadet Programs Officer
- Chaplain / Moral Leadership Officer
- Unit Commander

**Notes:**
Since not all CAP units are staffed with the same duty positions, you should notify one of the following:  Deputy Commander for Cadets/Cadet Programs Officer; Chaplain/Moral Leadership Officer; Unit Commander.

## Why do people use alcohol and tobacco?

- Desire to fit in with the crowd.
- Desire to be noticed.
- Boredom.
- Think it makes them look smart.
- It’s the “in” thing to do.
- Don’t believe they will have any effect on them.
- To be cool.

**Notes:**
The desire to fit in with the crowd.  The desire to be noticed.  Boredom.  Think it makes them look smart.  It’s the “in” thing to do.  Don’t believe they will have any effect on them.  To be cool.

## What are some of the ways you can say “No” to alcohol or tobacco without isolating yourself?

- I don’t drink.
- I don’t like how tobacco makes my hands and breath smell.
- That’s nasty!
- No, thank you.
- I don’t like how alcohol makes me feel or behave.
- Not right now.
- I’ve got to go home.

**Notes:**
I don’t drink.  I don’t like how tobacco makes my hands and breath smell.  That’s nasty!  No, thank you.  I don’t like how alcohol makes me feel or behave.  Not right now.  I’ve got to go home.

## Summary 

**Summary **

- Alcohol can cause you to lose consciousness and die
- Tobacco can cause numerous health problems for you and those around you
- Non-use of alcohol and tobacco provides a healthier lifestyle
- You are worth everything and there is so much more to life than alcohol and tobacco

**Notes:**
Alcohol can cause you to lose consciousness and die.  Tobacco can cause numerous health problems for you and those around you.  Let your peers notice you by what you do with the good things in life.  You are worth everything and there is so much more to life than alcohol and tobacco.

## Lesson Plan Resources

**Lesson Plan Resources**

- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
- Available at _www.dea.gov_
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- Available at _www.niaaa.nih.gov_
- National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Available at _www.drugfree.org_
- Philip Morris USA
- Available at _www.philipmorrisusa.com_

**Notes:**
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is available at www.dea.gov, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is available at www.niaaa.nih.gov, Alcohol and Tobacco (National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)) is available at www.drugfree.org, and Philip Morris USA is available at www.philipmorrisusa.com.  These are only a few of the numerous websites available to all interested parties that are facing a decision about life altering alcohol and tobacco or to learn about the various types of drugs.

## Don’t march with these guys,say NO to drugs!

**DEAD MEN WALKING**

**Notes:**
Dead Men Walking.