Substance Abuse Alcohol Tobacco Drugs

What is a drug? a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body Are all drugs bad?

Drug Misuse vs. Abuse Misuse Incorrect use of a prescription or OTC drug Abuse Intentional use of drugs without medical or health reasons

OTC-Over the Counter Drugs Can be purchased without a prescription Tamper-resistant packaging Examples: Cough medicine & Aspirin Herbal Supplement Chemicals derived from plants Not government approved Examples: Ephedra & Kava

Prescription Drugs Obtained from a licensed health professional Must be prepared by a pharmacist and from a pharmacy Brand-name Generic-name

How Does a Drug Enter the Body? Mouth Injection Inhalation Absorption Buccal Between cheek and gum Sublingual Under the tongue Implantation

Which one is the most common? Mouth Injection Inhalation Absorption Implantation

Mouth Injection Inhalation Absorption Implantation

ALCOHOL

Types of Alcohol Beer Wine Liquor Made by fermenting barley, corn or rye Wine Made by fermenting grapes or other fruits Wine Cooler Carbonated, fruit flavored alcoholic beverage Liquor Distillation Fermented mixture to obtain a beverage with high alcohol content. Ex. Bourbon, gin, rum, vodka, tequila Proof Measure of the alcohol content Double the percent of alcohol

How Alcohol Enters the Body Enters the bloodstream within minutes through the stomach and intestines Affects EVERY cell in the body Turns into waste in the liver---the liver can only process 1 drink per hour---when you drink more it gets stored in the blood and increases the blood alcohol concentration

Factors the Affect BAC Amount consumed Speed of consumption Body weight % of body fat Gender Feelings Amount of food eaten Other drugs in the system Age Carbonated alcoholic beverages

Affects on the Body Get into groups of 2-3 Each group will be assigned a BAC percentage Your job is too come up with a short skit that shows what happens to the body when the BAC reaches that percentage Have Fun!!!!

Affects Continued Nervous Digestive Immune Cardiovascular Skeletal Impairs brain, blackouts, seizures, dementia Digestive Cancer, ulcer, liver disease, malnutrition Immune Depresses immune function, infection, TB Cardiovascular Cardiovascular disease & high blood pressure Skeletal Lose calcium, brittle bones Urinary Kidney failure Reproductive Miscarriages, early pregnancy, low birth weight, newborns, fetal alcohol syndrome

Choosing a Tobacco-Free Lifestyle

Name some products that have nicotine What to know Nicotine Dependent Nicotine Withdrawal Syndrome Why it is risky

What is Tobacco? Herbal plant that is grown for its leaves and contains nicotine Smokeless Tobacco?? Chewed or snorted

Smoking 4,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke 43 carcinogens Tar Chemical that causes cancer Tar Sticky, thick fluid that is formed when tobacco is burned Carbon Monoxide Odorless, tasteless gas that prevents the blood from carrying oxygen

The Harms to Health Causes cancer Damages respiratory system COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Emphysema Cardiovascular disease Heart attack Aortic aneurysm Accidents Others

Secondhand Smoke Exposed to 4000+ chemicals 200 are poisonous Responsible for 3000 lung cancer deaths 150,000-300,000 respiratory infections Most hazardous for of air pollution Side stream/Mainstream Why do you think it is legal??

Smokeless Tobacco 2 forms Nicotine dependence Many added chemicals Chewing Snuff Nicotine dependence Many added chemicals Cancer of mouth, cheek, gums White patches called leukoplakia

Tobacco Advertising What to know… Target young people Required warnings FTC

How to Quit List your reasons Decide when HBC Change your routine Get help Throw away what you have Have a plan for temptation Get active Medical help Patch Gum Spray Inhaler Pill Avoid weight gain Keep you guard up Keep trying