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Alcohol
February 6, 2013Trotter Lecture Hall
Intro Gateway drug? World has changed Society, permissiveness Is any okay?
Binge Drinking Defined as 4 drinks for females and 5
drinks for males in one sitting
A teenager’s brain “has a well-developed accelerator but only a partly developed brake.” Laurence Steinberg
From Immature, Child Responding to Mature, Adult Thinking:
The Road to Executive Function
Abstract; conceptual understanding Impulse Control Problem-Solving Decision-Making
Judgment Emotion Regulation
Frustration Tolerance Ability to Feel Empathy
Limbic System Fight or Flight Pleasurable Experiences: Dopamine
Dopamine Release
Series10
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
Food
Sex
Cocaine
Meth
100%
150%
350%1100%
HYPOFRONTALITY:when Dopamine spikes the cortex actually
shuts off
If you arrest here but stop using here
Age 12
Results of Adolescent Alcohol Use
HRBx: Sexual Behaviors Other drug use Suicidal thoughts Relationships issues Engaging in other behaviors
Delayed/Arrested Development
How are they getting it? When asked how they obtained alcohol,
the majority of students each year responded that someone had given it to them.
Gummies
• result of drinking more alcohol than the amount you can process
• affects thousands of people around the World
• In America alone, there are 50,000 cases of alcohol poisoning a year, and the numbers are just increasing.
http://www.whatisalcoholpoisoning.com/
What are the signs?
Person cannot be roused Person appears in a stupor No response to pinching skin Vomiting while sleeping Seizures Slow breathing (less than 8 breaths per minute) Irregular breathing (more than 10 seconds
between breaths) Low body temperature, bluish skin, paleness
CALL 911!Amnesty Policy: “TABC agents will not cite minors for the illegal possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages if an individual seeks assistance because of a medical emergency or because a person has been the victim of sexual assault or other violent crime.”
What does it take to get there?One drink is: BAC:
12 ounces of beer 4-5 ounces of wine 1.5 ounces of liquor
0=no alcohol! .08=legal limit for 21
and older when driving .47=lethal for most
people
Upcoming Events Rodeo Cook-off Houston Livestock Show
and Rodeo Spring Break Senior Skip Day Prom Graduation Parties Graduation
Legal Ramifications of Underage Drinking MIP DUI DWI Intoxication Manslaughter Evading arrest/Resisting arrest Fake ID
Strategies• What is your child’s
regular curfew?• Is there a legal
curfew for your child in the area in which you live?
• What are the curfews of your child’s friends?
Kids live up to expectations.
Be clear.• Behavior
Modification Contract
Know their friends. Know the parents
of their friends. Know where they
are. Who is driving? What would they
do if their driver had drank alcohol?
What would you want them to do, and do they know that?
Behavior Modification Contract
References• Brown, S.A., Tapert, S.F., Granholm, E., & Delis, D.C. (2000).
Neurocognitive functioning of adolescents: Effects of protracted alcohol use. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 242, 164-171.
• Califano Jr., Joseph (2009),How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid, The Straight Dope for Parents.
• Giedd. J. N. (2004).Structural magnetic resonance imaging of the adolescent brain. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1021, 77-85.
• Gogtay, N., Giedd, J.N., et al. (2004). Dynamic mapping of human cortical development during childhood through early adulthood. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 101 (21), 8174 – 8179.
• Grant, B.F., Dawson, D., et al. (2004). The 12-month prevalence and trends in DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence: United States, 1991-1992 and 2001-2002. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 74, 223-234.
• Johnston, L. D., O’Malley, P. M., & Bachman, J. G. (2006). Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975-2005. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse.
• Spear, L. P. (2002). Alcohol’s effects on adolescents. Alcohol Health and Research World, 26 (4), 287-291.
• Steinberg, L. (2008). A social neuroscience perspective on adolescent risk-taking. Developmental Review, 28, 78-106.
Suggested Reading• Dahl, R.E. & Spear, L.P. (Eds.) (2004). Adolescent brain
development: vulnerabilities and opportunities. New York: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1021.
• Dubuc, B. (n.d.).The brain from top to bottom. McGill University web site:
• http://www.thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/index_d.html• Nestler, E. J., & Malenka, R. C. (2004, March). The addicted
brain. Scientific American, 290 (3), 78-85.• Underwood, N. (2009). The teenage brain: Why adolescents
sleep in, take risks, and won’t listen to reason. The Walrus Magazine.
• Walsh, D. (2004). Why do they act that way? A survival guide to the adolescent brain for you and your teen. New York: Free Press.