CHAPTER 12: HEALTH EDUCATION ILLEGAL DRUGS

CHAPTER 12: ILLEGAL DRUGS SECTION 1: DRUGS OF ABUSE. WHY ILLEGAL DRUG USE IS DANGEROUS. DRUG ABUSE – THE INTENTIONAL, IMPROPER, OR UNSAFE USE OF A DRUG. REASONS WHY DRUG USE IS DANGEROUS. CAN HAVE DANGEROUS AND PERMANENT EFFECTS ON THE BODY AND THE BRAIN. ADDICTION MAJOR FACTOR IN SUICIDES, ACCIDENTS, AND CRIME. RISK OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE LIKE HIV AND HEPATITIS B. OVERDOSE RISK TAKING THAT MAY CAUSE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH.

WHY DO PEOPLE BEGIN USING DRUGS? DESIRE TO EXPERIMENT. ESCAPE FROM DEPRESSION OR BOREDOM. RISK TAKING BEHAVIORS. BELIEVE THAT DRUGS SOLVE PERSONAL, SOCIAL, MEDICAL PROBLEMS. PEER PRESSURE GLAMORIZED USE OF DRUGS BY THE MEDIA. TEENS AND ILLEGAL DRUG USE. MOST COMMON REASONS TEENS GIVE ON WHY THEY TRY DRUGS. PEER PRESSURE – THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM ARE DOING IT. SOME TEENS LACK REFUSAL SKILLS TO SAY NO!! TO ESCAPE FROM FEELINGS OR STRESS, ANGER, DEPRESSION… CURIOSITY?? SOME TEENS TRY THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE RISK TAKERS.

EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA SECTION 2: COMMONLY ABUSED DRUGS TYPES OF ILLEGAL DRUGS. ALL ILLEGAL DRUGS HAVE THESE 3 THINGS IN COMMON. THEY EFFECT THE FUNCTION OF THE BRAIN. THE ARE DANGEROUS TO EVERYONE’S HEALTH. THEY CAN RESULT IN ADDICTION. TYPES OF DRUGS. MARIJUANA (POT, WEED, REEFER, DOPE) THE ACTIVE CHEMICAL IN MARIJUANA IS THC (TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL) EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA SLOWER THINKING ABILITY HARD TIME PAYING ATTENTION DISTORTED SENSE OF TIME AND DISTANCE GIDDINESS LOSS OF SHORT TERM MEMORY

LOSS OF BALANCE AND COORDINATION INCREASED APPETITE ANXIETY PANIC ATTACKS DEPENDENCE ON MARIJUANA. USERS GO THROUGH WITHDRAWALS AND NEED MORE AND MORE TO GET SAME EFFECTS, AND THEY BECOME DEPRESSED WHEN THEY ARE NOT HIGH. MARIJUANA AND DRIVING. IT IS DANGEROUS TO GET HIGH AND DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE EFFECTS LIKE DISTORTED SENSE OF TIME, DISTANCE, CAN’T PAY ATTENTION, LOSS OF COORDINATION AND BALANCE, AND PANIC ATTACKS. HASHISH THIS IS THE DARK BROWN RESIN COLLECTED FROM THE MARIJUANA PLANT THAT HAS THE SAME EFFECTS JUST STRONGER.

THE DANGERS OF INHALANTS. INHALANTS – DRUGS THAT ARE INHALED AS VAPORS. THE EFFECTS OF INHALANTS ARE… HYPERACTIVITY LOSS OF INHIBITIONS DIZZINESS LOSS OF COORDINATION DIFFICULTY SPEAKING OR THINKING FEAR, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION THE DANGERS OF INHALANTS. CAN DAMAGE ORGANS. KILL BRAIN CELLS. CAN CAUSE SUDDEN DEATH. TEENS AND INHALANTS. MANY TIMES TEENS START OFF BY USING INHALANTS, THEN INTO STARTING OTHER DRUGS LIKE ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA, OR OTHER HARDER DRUGS.

CLUB (DESIGNER) DRUGS – THESE ARE DRUGS (PILLS) DESIGNED TO CLOSELY RESEMBLE COMMON ILLEGAL DRUGS IN CHEMICAL STRUCTURE AND EFFECTS. ECSTASY – MOST COMMONLY ABUSED OF THE CLUB DRUGS. GHB – DATE RAPE DRUG KETAMINE PCP LOOK ALIKE DRUGS ANABOLIC STEROIDS – SYNTHETIC DRUGS OF THE MALE TESTOSTERONE HORMONE THAT ARE USED TO PROMOTE MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT. EFFECTS OF STEROIDS ON THE BODY. STUNTED GROWTH IF TAKEN AT AN EARLY AGE. CAN CAUSE SEVERE ACNE INCREASED CHOLESTEROL RAID WEIGHT GAIN LIVER, HEART, AND KIDNEY DAMAGE HEART ATTACKS

EFFECTS OF STEROIDS ON THE MIND. CAUSES ROID RAGE – AGGRESSION DEPRESSION SUICIDE ATTEMPTS PANIC ATTACKS

Section III: Other Drugs of Abuse Other types of abused drugs. Stimulants – these temporarily increase a person’s energy and alertness. Depressants – cause relaxation and sleepiness. Opiates – highly addictive drugs that are derived from the poppy plant that are used as pain relievers, sedatives, and anesthetics. Hallucinogens – drugs that distort perceptions and cause a person to see or hear things that are not real. EXAMPLES OF EACH DRUG: Stimulants – (amphetamines, methamphetamines, cocaine, crack) Depressants – (rohypnol, DXM, alcohol) Opiates – (heroin, opium, morphine, codeine) Hallucinogens – (LSD, PCP, acid, shrooms)

Section IV: A Drug Free Life Drug abuse effects the individual. Risks of drug abuse. Can cause car accidents Accidental injury or death Violence Crime Unplanned pregnancy Std’s Drug abuse and crime. 70% of crimes are committed when people are on a drug. Drug abuse effects the family. Drug abuse and trust. Signs to look for if you suspect someone you love is using drugs. Unusual emotional reactions Withdrawals from family and activities Repeatedly breaks household or school rules Hangs out with different friends Starts to dress differently or change their appearance

Drug abuse and violence. 25-50% of family violence is drug related. 75% of female victims of violent crimes are caused by someone on drugs. Drug abuse effects pregnancy. Neonatal abstinence syndrome – is when the mother uses drugs during pregnancy and when the baby is born they go threw drug withdrawal and addiction. Drug abuse effects society. In 1962 only about 4 million Americans had tried a drug. In 1999 there were 90 million that had tried a drug. In 2011 there were 112 million that have tried some drug. Drug abuse and economics. The economic costs of drug abuse to the USA was estimated at $110 billion in 1995. The health care costs because of this are $38 billion as of 1995. AIDS accounted for $4 billion of the $38 billion. Drug abuse and crime. In 1995, drug related crimes cost was $64 billion. In 1983, only 1 person out of 11 were in jail for drug related crimes. Today it is 1 out of 4 people.

Drug abuse effects everyone. The costs of illegal drug use on people other than the drug abuser include the following: Physical, mental, and emotional injuries Health problems to the user as well as babies. Injuries from accidents. Loss of jobs. Diseases caused by drug use. Treatment options for drug addictions. Recovering is the process of learning to live without the drugs. 12 steps to drug treatment. (pg. 306) Intervention – the confronting of a drug user by family or friends to help them stop using. Relapse – this is when someone starts using again after trying to stop. Saying NO TO DRUGS!!! You must practice saying NO!! Say NO firmly 2. buy yourself time 3. give reasons 4. Give consequences 5. alternate activity 6. walk away

CHAPTER 12: ILLEGAL DRUGS SECTION 1: DRUGS OF ABUSE. WHY ILLEGAL DRUG USE IS DANGEROUS. DRUG ABUSE – _________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 2. REASONS WHY DRUG USE IS DANGEROUS. CAN HAVE _____________ AND __________ EFFECTS ON THE __________ AND THE __________. ________________ MAJOR FACTOR IN __________, ___________, AND ________. RISK OF INFECTIOUS __________ LIKE HIV AND HEPATITIS B. ___________________ RISK TAKING THAT MAY CAUSE __________ OR EVEN ______.

WHY DO PEOPLE BEGIN USING DRUGS? DESIRE TO _________________. ESCAPE FROM _________________ OR ________________. _____________________________________. BELIEVE THAT DRUGS SOLVE ________, ______, _________ PROBLEMS. _________________________ GLAMORIZED USE OF DRUGS BY THE ______________. TEENS AND ILLEGAL DRUG USE. MOST COMMON REASONS TEENS GIVE ON WHY THEY TRY DRUGS. ___________________ – THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM ARE DOING IT. SOME TEENS ________________________________ TO SAY NO!! TO ESCAPE FROM FEELINGS OR ______________________________ _____________________?? SOME TEENS TRY THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE __________________.

EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA SECTION 2: COMMONLY ABUSED DRUGS TYPES OF ILLEGAL DRUGS. ALL ILLEGAL DRUGS HAVE THESE ___ THINGS IN COMMON. THEY EFFECT THE _______________ OF THE ____________. THE ARE DANGEROUS TO EVERYONE’S ____________. THEY CAN RESULT IN __________________ TYPES OF DRUGS. __________________________________________ THE ACTIVE CHEMICAL IN MARIJUANA IS __________ (TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL) EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA SLOWER _______________________ HARD TIME ______________________ ____________________________________ ____________________ LOSS OF _______________________________

LOSS _____________________________________ INCREASED ________________ ________________ ___________________ DEPENDENCE ON MARIJUANA. USERS GO THROUGH WITHDRAWALS AND NEED MORE AND MORE TO GET SAME EFFECTS, AND THEY BECOME DEPRESSED WHEN THEY ARE NOT HIGH. MARIJUANA AND DRIVING. IT IS DANGEROUS TO GET HIGH AND DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE EFFECTS LIKE DISTORTED SENSE OF TIME, DISTANCE, CAN’T PAY ATTENTION, LOSS OF COORDINATION AND BALANCE, AND PANIC ATTACKS. HASHISH THIS IS THE DARK BROWN RESIN COLLECTED FROM THE MARIJUANA PLANT THAT HAS THE SAME EFFECTS JUST STRONGER.

THE DANGERS OF INHALANTS. INHALANTS – DRUGS THAT ARE ____________________________. THE EFFECTS OF INHALANTS ARE… ___________________ LOSS OF __________________ ____________________ LOSS OF ____________________ DIFFICULTY ___________________________ ________________________________ THE DANGERS OF INHALANTS. CAN DAMAGE _______________ KILL ____________________ CAN CAUSE _____________________ TEENS AND INHALANTS. MANY TIMES TEENS START OFF BY USING INHALANTS, THEN INTO STARTING OTHER DRUGS LIKE ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA, OR OTHER HARDER DRUGS.

CLUB (DESIGNER) DRUGS – THESE ARE DRUGS (PILLS) DESIGNED TO CLOSELY RESEMBLE COMMON ILLEGAL DRUGS IN CHEMICAL STRUCTURE AND EFFECTS. ____________ – MOST COMMONLY ABUSED OF THE CLUB DRUGS. GHB – ____________________ ___________________ ______________ LOOK ALIKE DRUGS ANABOLIC STEROIDS – SYNTHETIC DRUGS OF THE MALE TESTOSTERONE HORMONE THAT ARE USED TO PROMOTE MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT. EFFECTS OF STEROIDS ON THE BODY. ________________________ IF TAKEN AT AN EARLY AGE. CAN CAUSE _________________________ INCREASED ___________________ RAID _______________________ _______________________________ _______________________

EFFECTS OF STEROIDS ON THE MIND. CAUSES _________________________________ ________________ _________________

Section III: Other Drugs of Abuse Other types of abused drugs. ________________ – these temporarily increase a person’s energy and alertness. ________________ – cause relaxation and sleepiness. ________ – highly addictive drugs that are derived from the poppy plant that are used as pain relievers, sedatives, and anesthetics. ___________________ – drugs that distort perceptions and cause a person to see or hear things that are not real. EXAMPLES OF EACH DRUG: ____________ – (amphetamines, methamphetamines, cocaine, crack) ________________ – (rohypnol, DXM, alcohol) _____________ – (heroin, opium, morphine, codeine) ____________________ – (LSD, PCP, acid, shrooms)

Section IV: A Drug Free Life Drug abuse effects the individual. Risks of drug abuse. Can cause ____________________ Accidental ______________________ ________________ ____________ Unplanned ________________ __________ Drug abuse and crime. ____% of crimes are committed when people are on a drug. Drug abuse effects the family. Drug abuse and trust. Signs to look for if you suspect someone you love is using drugs. Unusual ________________________ Withdrawals from _________________________ Repeatedly breaks ___________________________ Hangs out with ________________________ Starts to dress ____________________________________

Drug abuse and violence. ______________% of family violence is drug related. ___% of female victims of violent crimes are caused by someone on drugs. Drug abuse effects pregnancy. ___________________ – is when the mother uses drugs during pregnancy and when the baby is born they go threw drug withdrawal and addiction. Drug abuse effects society. In 1962 only about __ million Americans had tried a drug. In 1999 there were ____ million that had tried a drug. In 2011 there were _____ million that have tried some drug. Drug abuse and economics. The economic costs of drug abuse to the USA was estimated at $______ ______________ in 1995. The health care costs because of this are $____ billion as of 1995. AIDS accounted for $___ billion of the $38 billion. Drug abuse and crime. In 1995, drug related crimes cost was $____ billion. In 1983, only ___ person out of ___ were in jail for drug related crimes. Today it is ___ out of __ people.

Drug abuse effects everyone. The costs of illegal drug use on people other than the drug abuser include the following: _________________________________________ Health problems to the ________ as well as ___________. Injuries from _______________. Loss of _________. ______________ caused by drug use. Treatment options for drug addictions. Recovering is the process of learning to live without the drugs. 12 steps to drug treatment. (pg. 306) ________________ – the confronting of a drug user by family or friends to help them stop using. _____________ – this is when someone starts using again after trying to stop. Saying NO TO DRUGS!!! You must practice saying NO!! Say NO firmly 2. buy yourself time 3. give reasons 4. Give consequences 5. alternate activity 6. walk away