Transcript Which drug do you think is most publicized by the media as being

What drugs are most widely used among young people?
Which drug, when used, do you think will cut short the
lives of the greatest number of people?
Which drug do you think is the easiest to obtain?
Which drug do you think is most publicized by the
media as being dangerous?
Which drugs do you think have the strongest laws and
penalties against their use?
How drugs are classified by DEA
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Drugs, substances, and certain chemicals used to
make drugs are classified into five (5) distinct
categories.
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Example: Schedule I drugs have a high potential
for abuse and the potential to create severe
psychological and/or physical dependencee.
Schedule I
Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as
drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high
potential for abuse.
Ex. heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis),
3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy),
methaqualone, and peyote
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Schedule II
Ex. (Vicodin), cocaine, methamphetamine, methadone,
oxycodone (OxyContin),Adderall, and Ritalin
Schedule III
Products containing less than 90 milligrams of codeine per dosage
unit (Tylenol with codeine),anabolic steroids, testosterone
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Schedule IV
Xanax, Valium, Tramadol
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Schedule V
Ex. (Robitussin AC),
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Tobacco Pre-Test Under your Journal
 Number 1- 19
 True/False answers only
NICOTINE – addictive stimulant found in tobacco.
STIMULANT – increase functions of the Central Nervous
System.
CARCINOGENS – cancer causing agents.
CHEWING TOBACCO – held between cheek and gum & absorbed
through the blood stream.
PASSIVE SMOKE – nonsmoker breathing smoke from
someone else’s cigarette.
MAINSTREAM SMOKE – smoke that
a smoker inhales.
WITHDRAWAL – what your body goes through when you are
physically dependent on a drug and then suddenly taken off it.
• Cigarette smoking is one of the most important source of
preventable morbidity and premature mortality in the US.
• It is responsible for 30% of all deaths in developed countries.
• 82% of smokers begin before the age of 21.
• After 5 cigarettes, 70% of kids become long-term smokers.
The tobacco industry knows this and that’s why they give away
free samples at places that kids frequent.
• 9 out of 10 kids would rather not date a smoker.
• 9 out of 10 kids start before age 18.
• 6 out of 10 kids start before age 14.
• 9 out of 10 adult smokers wish they could quit.
• Women are beginning at a younger age and smoking more
heavily.
5 years after they have their first menstrual period is the most
dangerous.
During puberty the cells that make up the breast are
developing so rapidly they are more susceptible to
damage caused by the carcinogens in tobacco smoke.
• Smoking is related to osteoporosis, spontaneous abortion, and
placenta previa.
Men’s Health
Smoking affects men’s sexual
function
Men who smoke a pack of cigarettes or more a day are
39% more likely to have erectile dysfunction compared
with nonsmokers, according to a study published in the
March issue of Tobacco Control. Researchers also
discovered that men who smoked a pack or less a day were
24% more likely to report difficulties maintaining an
erection.
-HEALTHDAY
• The average lifetime medical costs for smokers exceed nonsmokers by $6000.
• Smokers are absent from work an average of 6.5 more days per
year.
• The average smoker spends over $1000 per year on cigarettes.
Cost Breakdown….
• Average Price of Cigarettes in Michigan: 13th
Highest in US
• $6.81 per pack
• At one pack per day:
• = $47.67 a week
• = $190.68 a month
• = $2,288.16 a year
• = 9,152.64 for 4 years of high school
• =$11,440 for 5 years of smoking
by the time you're 50...... $114,408
That could buy you…..
90+ Flights to
London
• All cigarettes are made of the same things. They all come from
the same fields; they are all processed in the same buildings, and
they all contain the same chemicals. They are packaged in different
colors and given different names to attract different segments of the
population.
• Ever hear of the Marlboro Woman? When Marlboro cigarettes
were first introduced in the 1950’s they were targeted at women.
They did not sell so the company switched to men. All three
Marlboro men have died of lung cancer.
• Have you ever seen a female model smoking Winston's? A truck
driver smoking Virginia Slims? That’s how good the tobacco
industry is at creating images. It’s all the same stuff in the cigarette.
People buy the image.
• Cigarettes are advertised more than any other product
in the world.
• Spends over $4 billion per year for advertising and
promotion (that’s $160 per second)
• They paid Madonna $6 million to spit and smoke in the movie
“A League of their Own”
• They spend $6 million on ads for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit
issue because teenage boys buy it.
Experiment
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMDfy
F1VF6o
Tobacco Facts
• Smokers are at least 2 times more likely to be completely impotent
than non-smokers
• Use of cigarettes by an average smoker destroys about one tree
every 2 weeks
• For every 8 smokers, the tobacco industry kills, it takes 1 nonsmoker with them
Factors which impact positive
Health Behaviors
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Knowledge
Self-efficacy
Skills
Environmental support
Factors which impact positive
Health Behaviors
• Knowledge
– People need to know the facts about health
issues and health consequences for taking
different actions. They must also recognize
their own personal vulnerability if they engage
in risky behavior
• Self Efficacy
– People need to believe they can make a
difference by what they do
Factors which impact positive
Health Behaviors con’t
• Skills
– People need to learn and practice the skills they need to
choose healthy behaviors and avoid risky behaviors.
The more they practice the more likely they will use the
skills
• Environmental Support
– People need support from the people and organizations
around them in order to maintain a healthy behavior.
By working together, family, school, peers, school
environment, and community can enhance a person’s
success
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