Teenage Drug AbuseIbeth Pasillas

Reasons Abuse Depression Low self-esteem Smoking “Breaks the ice” in social

situations such as parties Keeps stress levels down

Signs Mood changes Grades drop Behavior changing –Rules Long cough Red eyes

Access Overdose on prescription medicine Get from friends From home Parents

Consequences of Drug Use Lack in school effort Act irresponsibly Violence Suicide Can cause health problems in the

future

Statistics Almost 35 million smoke addicts attempt to quit each year Children of smokers are twice as likely to be smokers as

opposed to children of non-smokers “Nearly three quarters of students (72%) have consumed

alcohol by the end of high school, and more than a third (37%) have done so by eighth grade.”

Nearly half (44%) of American young people have tried cigarettes by twelfth grade, and one out of five (20%) twelfth graders is a current smoker.

(http://sadd.org/stats.htm)

Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC5V

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