CHAPTER THIRTEEN LESSON FIVE CONSEQUENCES OF DRUG ABUSE

OBJECTIVES DESCRIBE FIVE TYPES OF PROBLEMS THAT CAN ARISE BECAUSE OF DRUG ABUSE OR ADDICTION.

BELLRINGER WRITE THE TERM DRUG ABUSE VERTICALLY ON A PIECE OF PAPER. NEXT TO EACH LETTER, WRITE A WORD OR PHRASE THAT YOU ASSOCIATE WITH DRUG ABUSE. FOR EXAMPLE, NEXT TO THE LETTER S, YOU MAY WRITE STEALING FROM OTHERS.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION HOW CAN DRUG ABUSE AFFECT YOUR PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL?

DEFINITIONS DRUG ABUSE HURTS RELATIONSHIPS DRUG ABUSE DOES NOT AFFECT JUST THE PEOPLE USING DRUGS. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE PEOPLE IN THEIR LIVES. DRUG ABUSE CAUSES CHANGES IN A PERSON’S BEHAVIOR, WHICH CAN LEAD TO PROBLEMS AT HOME. TEENS WHO USE DRUGS ARE LIKELY TO SHOW ANGER TOWARD FAMILY AND FRIENDS. DRUG ABUSE CAUSES GRADES TO SUFFER MOST TEENS WHO ABUSE DRUGS BEGIN TO HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS AT SCHOOL. MOST PEOPLE WHO ABUSE DRUGS DO NOT THINK OR CARE ABOUT THE FUTURE, AND THEY LOSE THEIR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, LEARNING BECOMES DIFFICULT FOR A PERSON WHO ABUSES DRUGS. DRUG ABUSE CAN LEAD TO DEATH DRUG ABUSE AND ADDICTION ARE VERY HARMFUL TO THE BODY. THE ABUSE OF CERTAIN DRUGS MAY CAUSE SORES ON THE MOUTH AND SKIN. MANY DRUGS CAUSE DAMAGE TO INTERNAL ORGANS, SUCH AS THE LIVER, KIDNEYS, HEART, AND BRAIN. DRUGS THAT AFFECT THE BRAIN CAN CAUSE BRAIN DAMAGE AND MEMORY LOSS. DRUG ABUSE CAN LEAD TO ARREST SOME DRUGS ARE ILLEGAL. DEVELOPING A PROBLEM WITH DRUG ABUSE OR ADDICTION CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO PROBLEMS WITH THE LAW. GETTING ARRESTED AND GOING TO COURT CAN AFFECT A PERSON’S ENTIRE LIFE. DRUG ABUSE AND CRIME DRUG ABUSE CAN LEAD TO OTHER CRIMES AS WELL. PEOPLE WITH DRUG PROBLEMS OFTEN STEAL TO GET MONEY TO BUY MORE DRUGS.