1. Venn Diagram Mapping Kicked out of college Kicked out of the house
Lose a career
Lose friends
Damaging the body
Poor relationships
Peer pressure
Paranoia/Depression
Targeted for violence
Kicked out of the house
Divorce
Jail/Probation
Limited/less money
Domestic violence
Out of work
Arrested

2. Drugs
Drugs have been part of our culture since the middle of the last century. Popularized in the 1960s by music and mass media, they invade all aspects of society. An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.

3. Neurotransmitters (natural hormones)
Dopamine
Controls release of adrenaline
Helps the body cycle through sleep/awake.
Regulates feelings of euphoria through motivation and reward in the brain.
Serotonin
“Happy” hormone
Regulates mood, temper, anxiety
Prevents depression
Influences overall well- being.

4. Gateway Drugs-A substance that may lead the user to try more addictive drugs.
Tobacco
Alcohol
Marijuana
Factors that influence decisions to use drugs
Peer pressure, family members, role models, media, music, perceptions...

5. Understanding & Getting HELP!
Outpatient Treatment- Usually no medicine; individual/group counseling sessions.
Short-Term Treatment- Residential (30-45 days), medication, individual and group counseling.
Maintenance Therapy- Mostly alcohol & heroin; reverse the tolerance developed; medicine used, medical setting.
Therapeutic Communities- Long term addicts. Very structured, months residency. Very strict.

6. Effects of Drugs on the body
Stimulants- Increase heart rate, blood pressure, & breathing rate. Increased risk of heart attack.
Depressants- Slow down heart rate, blood pressure & breathing rate. Increased risk for coma & cardiac arrest.
Narcotics (Opiates)- Highly addictive! Legal by prescription only. Depressant effects, easily mixed & overdosed.
Hallucinogens- Flashbacks, bad “trips” major self-harm, permanent psychosis. Stimulant effects.

7. Effects of Drugs on the body
Inhalants- Brain damage, immediate overdose/easy death. Depressant effects.
Designer Drugs- Synthetic substances that are man-made and not found naturally.
Synthetic is man-made (fake)

8. Narcan (naloxone)intranasal injection
A medication that can save lives by reversing the effect of overdoses caused by heroin or other opioids, which include prescription drugs such as hydrocodone and oxycodone.
According to the CDC, someone dies every 19 minutes from a drug overdose!
3 out of 4 prescription drug overdoses are caused by prescription painkillers.
When prescription medication is no longer available, individuals often turn to illicit drugs, such as heroin.

9. Drug cutting/mixing Another way to say laced.
Bulks up the original product to sell cheaper.
Drugs are being mixed with other dangerous substances and the user/addict is not aware. (fentanyl & carfentanil)
NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BUYING AND PUTTING IN YOUR BODY!
Dealers DO NOT care what happens to you, they want to make more money and create a bigger addiction to keep addicts coming back to them to buy & use more.
Overdose rates are skyrocketing!!