Year 10
Alcohol dependency
This lesson will focus on alcohol dependency.
Year 10
Alcohol dependency
This lesson will focus on alcohol dependency.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Switch to our new teaching resources now - designed by teachers and leading subject experts, and tested in classrooms.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Definition of alcoholism
- Health/social risks of alcoholism
- Functioning alcoholism
Content guidance
- Contains distressing content.
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is made available by Oak National Academy Limited and its partners and licensed under Oak’s terms & conditions (Collection 1), except where otherwise stated.
Loading...
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