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Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Teens

Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Teens. Leah Wernsing 9 th Grade Students. Drugs and alcohol. Teens often experiment They do not see the dangers They think they are invincible. Teens at risk. Family history Depressed Low self-esteem Don’t fit in. Warning signs of abuse. Physical Emotional

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Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Teens

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  1. Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Teens Leah Wernsing 9th Grade Students

  2. Drugs and alcohol • Teens often experiment • They do not see the dangers • They think they are invincible

  3. Teens at risk • Family history • Depressed • Low self-esteem • Don’t fit in

  4. Warning signs of abuse • Physical • Emotional • Family • School • Social problems

  5. Legal drugs that are abused • Prescribed drugs • Inhalants • Over the counter medicine

  6. Illegal drugs that are abused • Marijuana • Stimulants • LSD • Heroin • Designer drugs

  7. Teen abuse of prescription drugs • Up 33 percent since 2008 • 1 out of 4 abuse them at least once • Translates to 5 million teens

  8. How they are abused • Taking medication not prescribed to you • Unaware of dangers • Mostly with painkillers • Given by friends or relatives

  9. How they are abused • Taking a higher quantity than prescribed • Sometimes crush tablets and snort • Drug goes into bloodstream

  10. How they are abused • Taking drug for different purpose than prescribed • Adderall is used to increase academics

  11. Drug abuse effects • Short term: • Nausea • Dizziness • Delusions • Bleeding of the stomach

  12. Drug abuse effects • Long term: • Liver damage • Brain damage • Death by overdose

  13. Alcohol abuse • Alcoholism is a disease • Feeling compared to a feeling of hunger • Can cause problems with social life

  14. Signs of alcohol abuse • Change in attitude • Depression • Issues at school • Lack of interest in anything

  15. Alcohol abuse effects: • Short term: • Different perceptions of emotions, hearing, and vision • Can lead to homicides and suicides

  16. Alcohol abuse effects • Long term: • Stomach ailments • Liver and heart damage • Memory loss • Central nervous system damage

  17. How to get help • Hotlines: http://rehabsite.4rehabilitation.com/?apcid=3300&keyword=%2Bdrug%20%2Band%20%2Balcohol%20%2Bhelp&gclid=CJnUt9yS8bkCFQSf4Aod8V4ArQ

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