Everything You Need to Know about Alcohol in 22 Minutes

Name: Everything You Need to Know about Alcohol in 22 Minutes
SKU: 3-V-368
Availability: InStock

Video, 2009

This DVD shows that teenage drinkers are more likely to experience health problems, school problems, and social dysfunction. It shows the effects of alcohol on the liver, immune system, and gastro-intestinal system, and how binge drinking can lead to alcohol poisoning and death. It also explains how alcohol impacts brain development during adolescence and permanently damages parts of the brain associated with memory. The video details how a mother’s drinking during pregnancy can cause Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and its impact on her child’s entire life. It includes first-person accounts of teens’ DUI tragedies, and describes the legal ramifications of underage drinking. The video helps viewers determine whether they have a drinking problem, plus where and how to get help.

Audience: Grades 7-12

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SKU: 3-V-368 Category: Alcohol/FASD