By: Cam Noble

Some Consequences of Alcohol  Liver damage  Addiction  Destructive behavior  Sleep deprivation  Emotional changes  Weight gain  Risk of depression and cancer  Hangover  Death of brain cells which can lead to brain disorders  Coma or death  Domestic violence

How to Tell if You are an Alcoholic or Addicted to Drugs  Loss of a job due to alcohol or drugs  Inability to get through a week without using drugs or drinking  Doing illegal things to get drugs or alcohol  Being told to stop  Less attention paid to hygiene or appearance  Decrease in interest in hobbies or favorite activities  Loss of motivation to achieve future goals

Short Term Consequences of Drugs and Alcohol  Legal issues  Impaired judgment  Change in appearance  Loss of friends  Sleep problems  Headaches  Upset stomach

Long Term Consequences of Drugs an Alcohol  Psychosis  Organ Damage  Addiction  Brain damage effecting thought and memory  Depression  Overdose  Family problems/broken relationships

Drugs can Kill You  A drug overdose happens when somebody consumes more of a drug than their body can handle  Drug overdose was responsible for 38,329 deaths in the US in 2010  The longer someone abuses drugs the closer they are to overdosing

Symptoms of an Overdose  Problems with vital signs (pulse, temperature, blood pressure)  Cool and sweaty or hot and dry skin  Sleepiness  Confusion  Seizures  Blue lips and fingernails

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Celebrities who Died Because of Overdoses  Phillip Seymour Hoffman- Heroin overdose  Heath Ledger- Overdose from 6 different prescription drugs  Elvis Presley- Prescription drug overdose  Cory Monteith- Overdose from a cocktail of heroin and alcohol  Amy Winehouse- Blood alcohol level of over 0.4 percent  Chris Farley- Overdose on cocaine and morphine Heath LedgerPhillip Seymour Hoffman

How Someone can get off Drugs and Alcohol  Rehabilitation facilities  Spending less time with people who take drugs and more time with those who don’t  Set goals  Replace the use of drugs and alcohol with a safer, healthier hobby  See a therapist  Find others they can relate to

THE END Don’t do Drugs