Warm-UpWarm-Up

List as many of the dangerous List as many of the dangerous effects of drugs as you can think effects of drugs as you can think of that affect the user, the user’s of that affect the user, the user’s family and friends, and the rest family and friends, and the rest of societyof society

Drug Use- A High Risk Drug Use- A High Risk BehaviorBehavior

Lesson 18Lesson 18

Objectives:Objectives:

Identify the causes of drug Identify the causes of drug use/abuse including the major use/abuse including the major social factorssocial factors

Describe physical and Describe physical and psychological dependencepsychological dependence

Describe the physical, mental, Describe the physical, mental, social, and legal consequences social, and legal consequences of drug use/abuseof drug use/abuse

What is Substance Abuse?What is Substance Abuse?

Substance abuse: any Substance abuse: any unnecessary or improper use of unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for non-chemical substances for non-medical purposesmedical purposes Overuse of a drugOveruse of a drug Use of an illegal drugUse of an illegal drug Use of a drug in combination with Use of a drug in combination with

alcohol or other drugsalcohol or other drugs

illegal drugsillegal drugs ““street drugs”street drugs” Chemical substances that people of any Chemical substances that people of any

age may not lawfully manufacture, age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy or sellpossess, buy or sell

illicit drug useillicit drug use The use or sale of any substance that is The use or sale of any substance that is

illegal or otherweise not permittedillegal or otherweise not permitted Includes the selling of prescription drugs on Includes the selling of prescription drugs on

the streetthe street

Influential FactorsInfluential Factors

Peer PressurePeer Pressure Influence that people your age have on youInfluence that people your age have on you

Family MembersFamily Members Can help teens to resist drugsCan help teens to resist drugs Parents and other adults who avoid drug use Parents and other adults who avoid drug use

discourage their teens from experimenting with discourage their teens from experimenting with drugsdrugs

Media MessagesMedia Messages Can influence your impression of drug useCan influence your impression of drug use Messages from TV, film, musicMessages from TV, film, music

PerceptionsPerceptions Society’s view of drug useSociety’s view of drug use

Consequences of Drug UseConsequences of Drug Use

Physical ConsequencesPhysical Consequences Mental/Emotional Mental/Emotional

ConsequencesConsequences Social ConsequencesSocial Consequences

Drug use affect ALL 3 sides of Drug use affect ALL 3 sides of the health trianglethe health triangle

Physical ConsequencesPhysical Consequences

Once a drug enters the bloodstream Once a drug enters the bloodstream it can harms a user’s brain, heart, it can harms a user’s brain, heart, lungs and other vital organslungs and other vital organs

Serious risk of overdosingSerious risk of overdosing A strong, sometimes fatal reaction to A strong, sometimes fatal reaction to

taking a very large amount of a drugtaking a very large amount of a drug Contraction of hepatitis B and HIVContraction of hepatitis B and HIV

Drugs that are injected through a needle Drugs that are injected through a needle increase this risk because of sharing increase this risk because of sharing needlesneedles

Mental/ Emotional ConsequencesMental/ Emotional Consequences

Drugs cloud reasoning and Drugs cloud reasoning and thinking and users lose controlthinking and users lose control

Alters brain structure and Alters brain structure and functionfunction

People lose sight of their values People lose sight of their values as the drugs become their top as the drugs become their top prioritypriority

Social ConsequencesSocial Consequences

People under the influence of People under the influence of drugs often do and say things drugs often do and say things they regretthey regret

Negative impact on relationships Negative impact on relationships with friends and familywith friends and family

Cause teens to be expelled from Cause teens to be expelled from school or dropped from a teamschool or dropped from a team

Legal consequencesLegal consequences

Substance abuse is a Substance abuse is a major factor in many major factor in many crimes, suicide and crimes, suicide and unintentional injuriesunintentional injuries

Remember, when a Remember, when a person is on drugs they person is on drugs they may do or say something may do or say something they wouldn’t normally dothey wouldn’t normally do

DRUGS RUIN LIVESDRUGS RUIN LIVES

The Addiction CycleThe Addiction Cycle

Teens who experiment with Teens who experiment with drugs will experience side drugs will experience side effects from nausea to loss of effects from nausea to loss of consciousness to even deathconsciousness to even death

These can occur with the FIRST These can occur with the FIRST use of a drug, starting a use of a drug, starting a devastating cycledevastating cycle ToleranceTolerance Psychological DependencePsychological Dependence

Physiological DependencePhysiological Dependence AddictionAddiction As you become addicted your tolerance steadily increases, As you become addicted your tolerance steadily increases,

continuing this deadly cyclecontinuing this deadly cycle

Addiction CycleAddiction Cycle ToleranceTolerance

Psychological Psychological DependenceDependence

Physiological Physiological DependenceDependence

AddictionAddiction

The body of the substance The body of the substance abuser needs more and abuser needs more and more of the drug to get the more of the drug to get the same effectsame effect

A condition in which a A condition in which a person believes that a drug person believes that a drug is needed in order to feel is needed in order to feel good or to function normallygood or to function normally

Develops over timeDevelops over time

A condition in which the user A condition in which the user has a chemical need for the has a chemical need for the drugdrug

Without the drug the user Without the drug the user will go through withdrawalwill go through withdrawal

A physiological or A physiological or psychological dependence psychological dependence on a drugon a drug

Persistent, compulsive use Persistent, compulsive use of a substance known by of a substance known by the user to be harmfulthe user to be harmful

Great difficulty stopping the Great difficulty stopping the abuse without professional abuse without professional interventionintervention

Other Consequences on the Other Consequences on the IndividualIndividual

Increased risk for unintended pregnancy Increased risk for unintended pregnancy and STDsand STDs

Loss of controlLoss of control Violent behaviorViolent behavior

Increased risk of committing a violent act or Increased risk of committing a violent act or being the victim of onebeing the victim of one

Legal ConsequencesLegal Consequences Crime of illicit drug useCrime of illicit drug use ArrestArrest Court finesCourt fines Jail timeJail time Suspension from schoolSuspension from school

Consequences for Family and Consequences for Family and FriendsFriends

When an individual chooses to When an individual chooses to abuse drugs, their decision affects abuse drugs, their decision affects everyone around themeveryone around them

Loss of interest with friends who Loss of interest with friends who don’t value drugsdon’t value drugs

Family members responsible to be Family members responsible to be aware of warning signsaware of warning signs

‘‘Emotional roller coaster’ family and Emotional roller coaster’ family and friends are put on as they try to help friends are put on as they try to help the drug userthe drug user

Consequences for Babies and Consequences for Babies and ChildrenChildren

Considerable harm to developing fetuses, Considerable harm to developing fetuses, infants and childreninfants and children

The baby of a woman who uses drugs can The baby of a woman who uses drugs can have a variety of problemshave a variety of problems Birth defectsBirth defects AddictionAddiction Behavior problemsBehavior problems Spontaneously abortedSpontaneously aborted HIV passed to babyHIV passed to baby

Drugs are passed to the baby through the Drugs are passed to the baby through the placenta and through breast feedingplacenta and through breast feeding

Children of drug users often neglected or Children of drug users often neglected or abused because their addicted parents abused because their addicted parents can’t properly care for themcan’t properly care for them

Costs to SocietyCosts to Society

Rise in drug related crime and Rise in drug related crime and violenceviolence

Driving under the influence resulting Driving under the influence resulting in injuries and deaths of innocent in injuries and deaths of innocent peoplepeople

EconomyEconomy Illegal drugs cost the American Illegal drugs cost the American

economy $160 BILLION per yeareconomy $160 BILLION per year Results from lost work outs, productivity Results from lost work outs, productivity

decreases, drug related illnesses, jail time, decreases, drug related illnesses, jail time, accidents, deaths, health costs, legal fees, accidents, deaths, health costs, legal fees, law enforcement costs, insurance costslaw enforcement costs, insurance costs

The consequences of The consequences of drug abuse--physical, drug abuse--physical, mental/emotional, mental/emotional, social and legal are social and legal are 100% PREVENTABLE100% PREVENTABLE By choosing a DRUG By choosing a DRUG FREE lifestyle you FREE lifestyle you avoid these avoid these consequences!!!!!consequences!!!!!