Drug Abuse and Violence Violencia y abuso de drogas LIFESKILLS

 Define drug abuse  Identify the causes of drug use  Identify the social factors promoting drug use  Identify the social realities of drug use  Describe the addictive process  Recognize that the best way of preventing drug abuse is to never start  Discuss the effects of drug use including the immediate effects of cigarette smoking  Identify the causes of violence  Discuss reasons for avoiding violence MAJOR OBJECTIVES

 Drug abuse  Dependence  Illicit VOCABULARY

 Drug abuse is the compulsive (uncontrolled) use of one or more psychoactive (mind-altering) drugs.  Abuso de drogas es el uso compulsivo (incontrolado) de una o más drogas psicoactivas (altera la mente). WHAT IS DRUG ABUSE

What are the drugs typically abused in our society?

 Nicotinetabaco  Alcoholalcohol  Marijuanamarihuana  Amphetamines(stimulants )estimulante  Sedatives (tranquilizers) sustantivo sedante  Cocainecocaína  Heroineheroína

Take a minute turn to your partner and discuss the difference between drug use and drug abuse IS THERE A DIFFERENCE?

 There are 4 factors that are generally used to determine the difference between drug use and abuse  Frequency (how often drug use occurs) cuándo  Amount (how much is taken each time) ¿cuánto?  Dependence (whether there is evidence of psychological or physical dependence) dependencia  Social attitudes (toward the use of a particular drug), may also determine whether the use of that drug is viewed as abuse. DRUG ABUSE VS. DRUG USE

Friends who use drugs Inability to resist peer pressure Availability of drugs Desire to look “cool”, macho, or grown-up Positive attitudes toward drug use Curiosity Belief that drugs will help overcome feelings of sadness, loneliness, boredom, anxiety Advertisements Media COMMON CAUSES OF DRUG USE

Most teenagers begin using drugs for social reasons. They want to look cool, macho, and grown-up.

 Using drugs is not an effective way to become more popular  Using drugs does not make people think you’re cool, macho, tough, grown-up or independent  Refusing to use drugs will not cause you to lose your friends  People who try to get you to use drugs are not really concerned about you.  The best way to prevent drug abuse is never to start. POINTS TO MAKE

 Step 1: Trying one or more drugs. This is classified as experimental use.  Step 2: Using drugs once in a while (less than once a week). This is known as occasional use.  Step 3: Using drugs on a regular basis (once a week or more often) but moderately  Step 4: Using drugs in a n uncontrolled and excessive way. This is the abuse stage  Paso 1: Trata de una o más drogas. Esto está clasificado como uso experimental.  Paso 2: Usando drogas de vez en cuando (menos de una vez por semana). Esto se conoce como uso ocasional.  Paso 3: Uso de drogas con regularidad (una vez por semana o más a menudo) pero moderadamente  paso 4: uso de drogas de manera incontrolada y excesiva n. Esta es la etapa de abuso STEP LEADING TO DRUG ABUSE

 Because the chemical properties of most drugs have a powerful effect on the mind and body once people have moved from Step 1 to Step 2, they have increased their risk dramatically of becoming a drug abuser.

 Take a minute and complete page 14 in your student guide QUESTIONS WORTH CONSIDERING

Alcohol useCigarette SmokingMarijuana UseUse of Illicit Drugs PROCESS OF PROGRESSING FROM ONE SUBSTANCE TO OTHERS

EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE

 Smoking, drinking, or using other drugs has an effect on the body both in the present and in the future  For psychoactive substance, the ST effects are the greatest sources of danger, because of the increased risk of accidents or violence.  Using drugs not only leads to numerous negative health consequences but also causes social and legal problems. POINTS TO MAKE

Que es violencia

Violence is any act, word, or gesture that physically or emotionally harms others, including oneself. VIOLENCE La violencia es cualquier acto, palabra o gesto que daña física o emocionalmente a otros, incluyendo a uno mismo.

 Being abused as a child ((physically) abusar de; (verbally) insultar  Growing up in a violent environment Crecer en un ambiente violento  Growing up in a culture that glorifies violence una cultura que glorifica la violencia  Lack of self-control;Falta de autocontrol people who cant cool off their anger often become violent CAUSES OF VIOLENCE CAUSAS DE LA VIOLENCIA