Transcript Chapter 23 Lesson 2

Chapter 23
Medicines and Drugs
Lesson Two
Drug Use-A High Risk Behavior
Pgs 592-597
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse is any unnecessary or
improper use of chemical substances for
nonmedical purposes
 Illegal drugs or street drugs are chemical
substances that people of any age may
not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or
sell
 Illicit drug use is the use or sale of any
substance that is illegal or otherwise not
permitted
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Factors that Influence Decisions about
Drugs
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Peer Pressure
Family Members
Role Models
Media Messages
Perceptions
Health Consequences of Drug Use
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Physical Consequences: can harm brain, heart,
lungs, and other vital organs. An overdose is a
strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large
amount of a drug
Mental/Emotional Consequences: drugs cloud
reasoning and thinking and users lose control of
their behavior and lose sight of their values
Social Consequences: substance abuse can have
a negative effect on relationships with friends and
family members. Teens can be expelled from
school. And there are legal consequences
The Addiction Cycle
Tolerance: the body begins to need more
to get the same effect
 Psychological dependence: a condition in
which a person believes that a drug is
needed in order to feel good or to function
normally
 Physiological dependences: a condition in
which the user has a chemical need for
the drug
 Addiction: a physiological or psychological
dependence on a drug
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Consequences for the Individual
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Mental and physical
health suffer because
of tolerance,
dependence, and
addiction
Emotional health
affected because of
loss of control
(commit crimes,
suicide, etc.)
Higher risk for unsafe
sex
Legal Consequences
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Using, possessing,
manufacturing, or
selling drugs are
crimes of illicit drug
use
Being arrested leads
to court fines and
legal fees
Driving privileges
suspended
Suspension from
school, jail time, and
probation
Consequences for Family and Friends
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Drug users lose
interest in activities
with friends and
family
Friends and family
must recognize
warning signs
Friends and family
convince users to get
help
Consequences for Babies and Children
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Drugs harm developing
fetuses, infants, and kids
Babies born to druggies
can have birth defects,
behavioral problems, and
drug addiction
Some babies show
withdrawal symptoms at
birth
Children often neglected
and abused by addicted
parents
Children may have a
lifetime of physical and
emotional problems
Costs to Society
Drug related crime and violence
 Driving under the influence
 Drug control costs the U.S. $160 billion
per year (lost work hours; lost
productivity from jail time, accidents, and
death; health costs and legal fees; law
enforcement costs and insurance costs
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