Transcript Drugs and Alcohol

Drugs and Alcohol
OxyContin
Aspirin
►GHB
►
Gammahydroxybutrate
► Cannibis
►Cocaine
► Xanax
► Ecstasy
►Tobacco
► Heroin
►LSD
► Crystal
Meth
► Alcohol
► Crack
Cocaine
Drugs and Alcohol
► Why
do teenagers get
involved in Drugs and
Alcohol??
► Peer
Pressure
► Boredom
► Curiosity
► Escape
► Depression
► Media
Your Values about drugs and alcohol
are based on:
► Personal
Experiences
► Family Attitudes
► Peer Attitudes
► Perceptions
► Education
► Media
What is Chemical Dependency??
► Primary
► Chronic
► Progressive
► Fatal
► Treatable…….DISEASE
……
Dependency occurs in FOUR Stages
► Stage
1:
Experimentation
► 1. first time use
► 2. further use
► 3. unplanned use
Low tolerance
5. No negative
consequences
6. Peer pleasing
behavior
4.
Stage 2: Use for Effect
► 1.
Rules for using
► 2. initiate use
► 3. use for effect
► 4. trust relationship
with chemical
► Negative
consequences
Stage 3: Abuse (Preoccupation with
the effect)
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Rules are broken
Preoccupation with drug
Experimentation
Conflict with values
Behavior changes
Lying/manipulation
Rationalization
“Get Normal”
Stage 4: Dependency (using to feel
normal)
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► 2.
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Blackouts
Reality is warped
Loss of control
Loss of choice
Suicidal thoughts
“Love/hate” relationship w/ drugs
Codependent relationships
Use continues despite consequences
What is Alcohol?
► A.
A liquid drug made from the
fermentation of grain, fruit juice or honey.
► B. The #1 drug used by teens and children
► C. A depressant that slows down brain
activity.
Effects of Using Alcohol
► A.
Causes poor judgment
 1.Causes half of all traffic fatalities
 2.Is a factor in over half of all teen pregnancies
 3. Is a contributing factor in the top 3 causes of
death among teens:
►A.
Accidents
►B. Suicide
►C. Homicide
► B.
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Depresses the immune system
Cirrhosis of the liver
Stroke
Cancer
Brain damage
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
► A.
.04 - .05 Judgment, speech and motor
coordination affected.
► B. .08 - .10 Reflexes and judgment are
clearly impaired.
► C. .2 – Could result in unconsciousness.
► D. .3 Could result in a coma.
► E. .4 - .5 Could cause death due to
suppression of the cerebellum.
► Healthy
Liver
Seek Emergency Help for Alcohol
Poisoning if…….
►A
person was drinking heavily and:
► A. You cannot wake the person.
► B. Pulse is weak and rapid.
► C. Breathing is unusual or irregular.
► D. Skin is cool (possibly damp), pale or
bluish.
► E. Vomiting
Did you Know???
► Smoking
kills more Americans than all other
causes- 420,000/year.
► Nicotine is a deadly poison that is used as an
insecticide.
► Cigarettes contain formaldehyde, the same
chemicals that make paint, toilet cleaner, and car
antifreeze poisonous.
► Smokeless tobacco sends ten times the
carcinogens into the bloodstream as cigarettes do.
Did you know??
► Over
12 million Americans use smokeless
tobacco.
► About 1.3 million Americans quit smoking
every year.
► Within eight hours of quitting smoking, your
carbon monoxide levels drop to normal and
your oxygen levels rise to normal.
Tobacco
1.
Cigarette smoking
(physically and
psychologically
addictive)
A.
Harmful Ingredients
1. Nicotine – A
stimulant that raises
the heart rate and
blood pressure.
► 2.
Tar: a black, sticky
fluid which destroys
cilia in the respiratory
tract, leaving the
smoker open to
infections.
► 3. Carcinogens:
cancer-causing
chemicals
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a. Cyanide
b.
Formaldehyde
c.
Arsenic
► 4.
Carbon Monoxide: a colorless, odorless
gas that passes through the lungs and into
the blood stream.
► This
prevents the body from adequately
carrying oxygen.
B. Harmful Effects on the body
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1. Chronic Bronchitis chronic cough and
excessive mucous buildup.
2. Emphysema: air sacs
in the lungs (aveoli) lose
elasticity and less oxygen
can be absorbed.
 More breaths are required.
 You usually use 5% of your
energy to breathe.
 People with emphysema use
80% of their energy to
breathe.
Lung Cancer - the leading
cause of cancer death
among males.
Cancer cells begin growing in
the irritated lining of the
bronchi where cilia has been
destroyed and mucous builds
up.
It spreads from here into the
lung tissue.
► 4.
Constricts blood
flow –
► Causes tingling in the
hands and feet.
► 5.
Arteriosclerosis► Nicotine contributes to
the build-up of fatty
deposits on artery
walls.
 The risk of sudden
death from a heart
attack is 3 times greater
for smokers than nonsmokers.
C. Strategies for Quitting
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1. What to expect with nicotine
withdrawal
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A. Nervousness
B. Moodiness
C. Difficulty sleeping
2. Techniques for quitting
2. Techniques for Quitting
► S.
Nicotine Substitutes: deliver small
amounts of nicotine.
 1. gum
 2. patch
 3. nasal spray
D. Benefits of Quitting
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Within 20 minutes your blood pressure
and heart rate return to normal.
► 2. Within 8 hours your oxygen level returns
to normal.
► 3. In 24 hours your risk of heart attack
starts dropping.
► 4. In 2 days your nerve endings start to
regenerate and your taste and smell
improves.
D. Benefits continued:
► 5.
In 3 days breathing gets easier.
► 6. Within 2 weeks to 3 months, circulation
gets better and exercise becomes easier.
► 7. Within months, coughing, sinus
problems, and shortness of breath decrease
and you have more energy.