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Intro to Drug Prevention

Intro to Drug Prevention. Athey Creek Wellness. What is Drug Addiction???. Define the words “Drug” and “Addiction” in your own words. Define:. Drug: Any chemical substance that causes a physical or psychological change in the body.

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Intro to Drug Prevention

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  1. Intro to Drug Prevention Athey Creek Wellness

  2. What is Drug Addiction??? Define the words “Drug” and “Addiction” in your own words.

  3. Define: • Drug: Any chemical substance that causes a physical or psychological change in the body. • Addiction: a strong and harmful physiological or psychological need to regularly have something or do something.

  4. What does it mean to abuse a Drug??? • Using a drug as a habit • Use of a drug to an extent that it produces impairment of social, psychological or physiological functioning.

  5. What do you Know? • What are some reasons people use and/or abuse drugs?

  6. Reasons Teens start using Drugs • To Fit In • To Escape or Relax • To Relieve Boredom • To Seem Grown Up • To Rebel • To Experiment • “Chasing the High” • Peer Pressure

  7. Types of Drugs • Stimulant- Speeds up heart rate and raises blood pressure. • Depressant- Slows down heart rate and lowers blood pressure. • Narcotic- Relieves pain. • Hallucinogen- Distorts perception, mood, thoughts, senses, and may cause hallucinations. • Inhalant- Breath in chemical vapors for a psychoactive (mind altering) effect. • Anabolic Steroid- For increased muscle size or increased athletic performance. • OTC- Drugs that are purchased without a prescription. • Prescription- Drugs prescribed by a doctor.

  8. Stimulants • Define: a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process. • Main Types -Caffeine -Cocaine/Crack -Amphetamines (Meth) -Nicotine -Marijuana (acts as a stimulant by speeding heart rate)

  9. Stimulants • Short Term Health Effects -Excess Energy - Increased Blood Pressure -Increased Heart Rate -Increased “Ticks” -Loss of Appetite -Exhaustion -Apathy -Insomnia

  10. Stimulants • Long Term Health Effects -Addiction -Extreme Weight Loss -Increased Aggression -Increased Risk of Heart Attack -Decreased Mental Processing -Visual and Auditory Hallucinations -Increased Suicidal and Homicidal Thoughts -Severe Dental Problems -Increased Skin Picking (real or imagined) -Increased look of aging -Death http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_NZuCXofHY

  11. Depressant • Define: A drug, that decreases the rate of some vital process. • Main Types -Alcohol -Barbiturates (Sedatives) -Benzodiazepines (for anxiety, insomnia, seizures) -Xanax -Valium -Klonopin -Ativan

  12. Depressants • Short Term Health Effects -Relaxes Muscles -Reduces Anxiety -Slurred Speech -Loss of Motor Function (staggering, dropping items) -Increases a Sense of Calmness -Decreased Inhibitions -Decreased Mental Processing

  13. Depressants • Long Term Health Effects -Addiction -Impaired Memory -Anxiety -Respiratory problems -Seizures -Coma -Increased suicidal thoughts -Increased look of aging -Death

  14. Who is Using Drugs?? • Data from 3 million drug users.

  15. What do you know? • What are some ways to help someone who is abusing drugs ?

  16. Where to Get Help • Speak to a trusted adult -Parent or other family member -Doctor -Teacher -Guidance Councilor • Outside Organizations -Alanon: http://www.alanon.alateen.org/ -SAMHSA: http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

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