Year 8
Alcohol: short term and long health risks
This lesson will focus on the short and long term dangers of binge drinking including alcohol poisoning and alcohol misuse
Year 8
Alcohol: short term and long health risks
This lesson will focus on the short and long term dangers of binge drinking including alcohol poisoning and alcohol misuse
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Binge drinking and risky behaviours
- Alcohol poisoning
- Links between alcohol misuse and serious illness
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5 Questions
Q1.
What is the weekly amount of units for men and women?
12
18
21
Q2.
Moderate drinking while pregnant - just five to seven drinks a week - increases the risk of miscarriages.
False
Q3.
Which of the following can be caused by alcohol?
Bronchitis
Emphysema
Lung cancer
Q4.
What is the most common risk associated with alcohol consumption by young people?
Coming out in spots and developing a rash.
Getting liver disease, like cirrhosis or cancer.
Losing weight.
Q5.
How many children are taken to hospital each year with alcohol poisoning?
1000
500
5 Questions
Q1.
What is binge drinking
Mixing your drinks
Spreading alcohol consumption out over a week
Q2.
Drinking alcohol is legal and so it is safe...
True
Q3.
Alcohol is linked to over 40,000 deaths a year in England & Wales...
False
Q4.
Drinking to much alcohol may increase the likelihood of which of these diseases?
Cancer
Fertility problems
Liver cirrhosis
Q5.
Do all all excessive drinkers have alcohol dependency disorders?
Yes