1. UNIT 4
CHAPTER 26 NOTES

2. CHAPTER 26 NOTES SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRENDS IN TEEN USE
TEENS ARE STARTING YOUNGER
USE IN 12 – 17 YEAR OLDS DOUBLED FROM 1992 – 1996
IN 1996 ABOUT 9% OF TEENS USED DRUGS

3. WHY TEENS START USING DRUGS
THEY SEE THE FRIENDS/PARENTS USING
PEER PRESSURE
THEY WANT TO FIT IN
THEY SEE DRUGS GLAMORIZED ON TV AND IN THE MOVIES

4. DANGERS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
SYNERGISTIC EFFECT
STD’S
TOLERANCE
PHYSIOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE
WITHDRAWL
PSYCHOLOIGICAL DEPENDENCE
ADDICTION

5. TYPES OF DRUGS
PSYCHOACTIVE
STIMULANTS
DEPRESSANTS
NARCOTICS

6. STEROIDS AND OTHER HARMFUL DRUGS
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
CANABIS AND DERIVATIVES
INHALANTS
DESIGNER DRUGS
LOOK ALIKE DRUGS