Drugs and the Law

1. Drugs and the Law

2. Substance Abuse Contributes to many social problems that include Break up of families Decreased level of productivity in industry Increased injuries in the workplace Increased injuries in public (Blocked) Alternative Video Increased criminal activity to obtain cash to purchase drugs.

3. Case StudyAlcohol It is socially acceptable It causes physical dependency (Addictive) It may lead to violence Implicated in 65% of spousal abuse events It is a depressant Implicated in 40% of suicide attempts

5. Teen Alcohol Quiz C - Have you ever ridden in a CAR driven by someone (including yourself) who was "high" or had been using alcohol or drugs? R - Do you ever use alcohol or drugs to RELAX, feel better about yourself or fit in? A - Do you ever use alcohol or drugs while you are by yourself, ALONE? F - Do you ever FORGET things you did while using alcohol or drugs? F - Do your family or FRIENDS ever tell you that you should cut down on your drinking or drug use? T - Have you gotten into TROUBLE while you were using alcohol or drugs?

6. Results of Quiz Answering "yes" to two or more questions is a strong sign of trouble, and the risk of abuse or addiction nears 100% as the number of positive answers rises. In addition, a score of zero or one on the test does not necessarily mean a teen is alcohol- or drug-free.

8. Addiction Working definition…Knowing that an action is harmful to you or your being and you purposely choose that course of action anyway because of compulsion.

9. Addiction Continued Neuropathways are created by the introduction of drugs in your brain and once established they want to continue their existence regardless of the consequences of such behavior.

10. Alcohol Effects on Teens During your teenaged years, your brain continues to grow. Drinking however stunts that growth short-circuiting your potential ability. The damage caused by alcohol can not be reversed.

11. Alcohol and Brain

12. Special Interest for Women

13. Scary Stuff As many as 70% of college students admit to having engaged in sexual activity primarily as a result of being under the influence of alcohol, or to having sex they wouldn't have had if they had been sober. One in twelve college males admit to having committed acts that met the legal definition of rape. 60% of college women who are infected with STDs, including genital herpes and HIV, report that they were under the influence of alcohol at the time they had intercourse with the infected person. One in five college students abandon safer sex practices when they're drunk, even if they always protect themselves when sober. Risks Pregnancy and/or STD’s

14. Drunk Driving

15. CT Laws Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) is the amount of alcohol in your blood measured in grams/deciliter. Detected through chemical analysis of blood, breath, or urine samples. If your BAC is .08 or greater it is automatically presumed that you have broken the law CGS14-227a. If you are under 21 and your BAC is .02 or greater, it is automatically presumed that you have broken the law CGS 14-227a.

16. Penalties Fine Enrollment in DWI School Community Service Suspension Revocation Imprisonment Death? (Blocked)

17. Questions to consider… Should drug use be criminalized? Is drug abuse a health problem? What are the rationales for punishment? Read pages 83-89 and page 165 in your text and be prepared to participate in an intelligent discussion regarding the above questions.

18. Drug Use Let us say this much…being under the influence is a good feeling for most. Why not experience such enlightenment? Depression…that is why. After your MIND experiences such an intense high, it will crash (intense depression) and want to return to that place of euphoria.

19. MDMA or Ecstasy Adam Clarity Essence Doves Rave Energy Cloud 9

20. MDMA

21. MDMA Effects on the mind… Effects on the body… Effects upon life… Enhanced sense of pleasure, self confidence, and energy. Muscle tension, involuntary teeth clenching, nauseau, sweating, increased heart rate and blood pressure. May lead to death due to dehydration, heart or kidney failure.

22. MDMA

23. Lysergic Acid Diethylamide Acid Blotter Cid Doses Trips Boomers Yellow Sunshine

24. LSD

25. LSD Effects on the mind… Effects on the body… Effects upon life… Delusions and visual hallucinations...Dreaming with your eyes wide open Dilated pupils, elevated temperature, loss of appetite, dry mouth, tremors Long lasting psychosis such as schizophrenia and severe depression, flashbacks not uncommon years later

26. LSD

27. Methamphetamine Speed Ice Crystal Crank Chalk Glass Crystal Meth

28. Methamphetamine

29. Methamphetamine Effects on the mind… Effects on the body… Effects upon life… Increased nervousness, irritability, paranoia or euphoric, mental rush.Able to enter into a run state with repeated use to maintain the high. Cracked lips,skin rashes or sores from scratching and itching."Speed bumps" where toxins begin to build up under your skin and form bumps. Long lasting psychosis such as schizophrenia and severe depression, brain toxicity, kidney, liver and lung failure, heart disease.

30. Methamphetamine

31. Crystal Meth PSA

32. Would you offer these substances to a child?

33. Then why would you ingest them yourself?

34. Be your own anti-drug!