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The persons whose photographs are
depicted in the slides are models. Any
characters they are portraying are fictional.
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This presentation gives only basic facts about the health
effects of drugs. Be sure to talk with your doctor, nurse, or
other health-care provider about all of your health needs.
Agenda
1. How real is the problem?
2. Why do children use drugs?
3. Gateway drugs
4. Illegal drugs
–The old and the new
5. Strategies for parents
6. Warning signs
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knows about drugs.
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Take a guess.
What percent of
high school seniors
have used drugs
at least once?
a) 19%
b) 35%
c) 57%
d) 78%
(not including tobacco
and alcohol)
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More than half of high school
seniors have tried drugs
(not including tobacco and alcohol).
have tried drugs
have not tried drugs
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More children
have been using drugs.
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
8th Grade
10th Grade
12th Grade
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1997
1998
1999
2000
National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2000
Why do children use drugs?
• personal traits
• don’t see “harm”
• think it’s “normal”
• peer influence
• parents are
tolerant of drugs
• drugs are very
available and
tolerated in the
community
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Preteens (“tweens”) are high risk.
• 10- to 14-year-olds are between
childhood and adolescence.
• They are easily influenced
by others.
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