Transcript Drug Abuse Education Course

Drug Abuse Education Course
Master Sgt. Doug Oswald
Assistant Drug Demand Reduction Administrator
Ground Rules
• Mutual Respect
• Participation
• Raise Your Hand
• No Talking to Your Friends!
• No Homework!
• No Cell Phones!
• No Sleeping!
• No Video Games!
• No Music!
Top Incorrect Answers
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Drugs are Bad!
I Don’t Know!
I didn’t Say Anything!
I Didn’t Raise My Hand!
What?
Huh!!!???
Nothing!
Zzzzzzzzzz! Drool!
Overview
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Define Drugs
Tobacco
Alcohol
Marijuana
Methamphetamine
Cost to Society
What’s a Drug?
• A Drug is any substance taken into the
body, other than food or water, that changes
the way you feel.
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Over-the-counter medications
Medicine prescribed by a physician
Tobacco and Alcohol
Illegal drugs like marijuana and “meth”
Chemicals like paint thinner and aerosol sprays
Drug Categories
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Tobacco (stimulant)
Alcohol (depressant)
Marijuana (cannabinoid)
Inhalants (chemicals)
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Stimulants (‘meth,’ khat & cocaine)
Depressants (‘Roofies’ & GHB)
Cannabinoids (marijuana & hashish)
Hallucinogens (ecstasy, PCP & LSD)
Narcotics (opium, codeine, morphine & heroin)
How many use Illegal Drugs?
• The United States has about 4.5% of the
world’s population, yet we consume over half
the illegal drugs in the world.
• 8.1% of Americans 12 and over (19.7 million)
are current users of illicit drugs. Use is defined
as any use in the past month.
• Age 12-17: 9.9%
• Age 18-25: 20.1%
• Age 26 and up: 5.8%
How many use Illegal Drugs?
• 74.2% of illicit drug users are using marijuana.
– 54.5% use only marijuana.
– 19.6% use marijuana and another illicit drug.
• 25.8% use illicit drugs excluding marijuana.
Who uses Illegal Drugs?
Who uses Illegal Drugs?
Who uses Illegal Drugs?
• Females: 6.1%
• Males: 10.2% • Employed full-time: 8.2%
• Employed part-time: 10.4%
• Unemployed: 17.1%
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High School Drop-out: 9.8%
High School Graduate: 8.6%
Some College: 8.9%
College Graduate: 5.0%
Why do people use Drugs?
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Peer pressure!
Family pressure!
Media pressure!
Because they’re fun!
Perception of harmlessness.
To deal with problems, boredom & depression.
Results of Drug Use
• When the fun wears off, all your problems,
boredom, depression are still there.
• Now you’re involved with criminal activity.
• Continued use results in addiction; either
physical, psychological or both.
• Legal, medical and social problems.
• Ultimately, it’s a personal choice that effects
more than the user.
Who’s affected by drug use?
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Drug user
Family
Friends
Neighbors
Community
Drivers
Taxpayers
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Co-workers
Employers
First Responders
Fire & Rescue
Police
Hospital Personnel
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EVERYONE!!!
Drugs in the workplace
What’s the Economic Cost?
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Health Care
Lost Productivity
Criminal Justice/Legal
Total Cost (2002)
$15.8 billion
$128.6 billion
$36.4 billion
$180.9 billion
• Crime Related (as part of total) $107 billion
U.S. Annual Preventable Death Rates
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Drugs
AIDS
Homicide
Suicide
Traffic fatalities
Alcohol
Tobacco
16,000
16,500
19,800
30,500
42,000
107,400
430,000
Statistical Sources
2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings
Department of Health and Human Services,
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Office of Applied Studies
http://oas.samhsa.gov/