Effects of Alcohol and Drugs
10th Grade · Health · 45 min· Curriculum Standard
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Learning Objective
I can analyze the short-term and long-term effects of alcohol and drug use on the body and mind.
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Alcohol slows down the brain's ability to send messages, which can affect movement, judgment, and memory.
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Drugs can trick the brain into releasing too much dopamine, leading to reliance on the drug to feel normal and potentially causing addiction.
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Long-term drug and alcohol use can weaken connections in the brain, shrink the hippocampus, and interfere with the development of the prefrontal cortex, impacting decision-making and memory.
