Transcript Addiction

Alcohol a serious teen
problem
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Yeast and Bacteria respire anaerobically producing alcohol
Alcohol causes
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Cancer of mouth, throat, oesophagus,liver
Blocking of the nerve receptors
Confusion, disorientation, anger
Slowing down of human reaction time
Poisoning
Drowning death
Reasons that lead teens to drink
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Curiosity
Reduction of stress
Feel older and better
Influence by family and friends
Psycho personal problems
Weakness of law on dealing with alcohol consumption
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Addiction forever or just an
occasion
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Dramatic effects of any
drug addiction  loss of
hope
Doctors investigation 
nerve receptors blocked
by products of alcoholic
absorption
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No one is born
addicted addiction
can happen to anyone
Many life examples
addiction can be
overcome
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Treatment of Addiction
Characteristics of the successful treatment
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They must realize their problem  talk to
their parents, school counselor or family –
personal physician.
They are not solved alone personal talk
with a friendly attitude.
Not quit addiction instantly.
Visit a proper clinic/hospital with
specialists.
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MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
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PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT
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Physicians take laboratory tests and
investigate the pathogenesis of addiction.
A psychologist takes continues contacts
with the patient with the purpose of
getting well.
SOCIAL TREATMENT
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Addicted persons must readapt to the
society, find a work, make a new
beginning  be socialized
Counseling
Recognition
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Socialization
Treatment
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Addiction to unusual things I
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Candies
They contain unhealthy conservatives that control
chemical messages through the brain.
 Substitution of love.
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Television
Through advertisement and their well hidden
messages.
 Children are mostly influenced.
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Addiction to unusual things II
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Junk food
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Fashion
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Nutritionally are perfect zero.
Contain conservatives and inflations  prions diseases.
Only good taste, texture, look, smell  addiction.
Peer pressure  excess shopping.
Advertisement by fashion industry fashion addiction.
Video Games
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They target in the satisfaction of busy parents.
Children’s personality is affected their not able to
distinguish.
It is the easy solution for parents  uncontrolled viewing 
addiction.
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Addiction to Smoking
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Why teens start smoking ?
Lifestyle.
 A way to look more like an adult.
 Stress out from problems.
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Causes
Nicotine causes addiction.
 Tobacco causes throat cancer.
 Lung cancer, bronchitis, emphysema .
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Abusing Pharmaceutical Drugs
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Prevent abusing physicians require
changing medical prescription.
Abusing = over using medication.
Depressants, stimulants, pain killers are the
first in the list of abusing drugs (eg Valium,
Prozac)
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Table of main classes of abused
drugs
MAIN CLASSES OF
ABUSED DRUGS
COMMON NAMES
Depressants
Stimulants
A variety of anti –
anxiety drugs, sleeping
tablets
Amphetamines
Pain Killers
Methadone, Morphine
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Abusing Vs Addiction
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First step of Addiction.
Is specific to some
medications.
Psychological step before
becoming addicted.
Sarah said ‘I smoke crack
several times but I am not
addicted’
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Having no control over
whether to use a drug.
Causes drug depended
symptoms both physical
and psychological.
Tolerance to a specific
drug
Stimulates the desire.
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Conclusions and Thoughts
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Pessimistic Tomorrow because
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Society unable to handle this problems/ ignores them.
But Do not Give Up
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Addiction can be overcome  activate teams.
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