1. Drugs and Alcohol

2. What is the most commonly used in NL?
Alcohol
Tobacco
Cannabis
Alcohol is the most popular amongst youth
Tobacco is the second most popular amongst youth

3. Binge Drinking What is it? What are the consequences?
binge drinkers often drink to get drunk
Heavy drinking is appropriate in social situations
5 or more drinks in a row
What are the consequences?
Physical, social and economic….

4. Teenage Alcohol Dependency
Problems with
Effective communication
Agressiveness
Hyperactivity
Temper tantrums &
Effective decision-making
Skipping school
Failing school
Promiscuity

5. Marijuana (CANNABIS) Cause feelings of well-being and sadness
Increased heart rate
Mild confusion
Memory loss
Inability to concentrate
Sense of time and distance can be affected
Anxiety, fearfulness
Larger doses can causes hallucination and sometimes panic

6. Cocaine-stimulant
Cocaine is a white powder produced from the processing of the coca plant’s leaves.Cocaine may be processed into a crystal form known as crack.
Increased blood pressure
Increased heart rate
Increased breathing rate
Suppresses appetite
Increases alertness
Low sex drive, depression insomnia deteriortaion of the wall between nostrils nose bleeds heart lung failure

7. Ecstasy Confusion Anxiety Depression Sweating
Teeth grinding and jaw clenching
Dehydration
Dry mouth
Increaed pulse and blood pressure
Paranoia
Sleeps problems
Panic attacks
Originally made in 1912 as an appétit suppressant.

8. LSD(ACID)
Odorless, colorless and tasteless the fine white poweder is sold in capsules or as tablets. It is also sold on stamps, blotter paper, sugar cubes, gym, candy, crackers and cookies.
Effects depend on dose, setting, experiences, past experiences and personality.
Early effects include: Distortion of sensory experiences, sense of times and thinking processes.
Unpleasant reactions are common.
Flashbacks
Effects are felt usually within an hour and last for about 12 hours.

9. Magic Mushrooms Very similar to LSD
Numbness, vomiting, muscle weakness, tension
Drowsiness and sleeping episodes can occur
Distortion of sense and thinking processes
Unpleasant reaction-confusion, fearfulness, paranoia and depression
High temps and seizures
Effects are felt usually within an hour and last about 4-6 hours.
Overdose is common and can be life threatening.

10. Oxycontin HIGHLY ADDICTIVE.
Altered mental state-sedated almost-euphoria-confusion-depression
Nausea
Sweating
Headache
Constipation
Light headed
Relaxed
Dry mouth
Itchy
Reduced libido

11. Painkillers HIGHLY ADDICTIVE Nausea; vomiting Drowsiness Stomach pain
Dizziness
Loss of appetite
Laboured breathing
Blurred Vision
Loss of balance
Coma or death due to overdose

12. Rohypnol-date rape drug, roofies
Drowsiness
Headaches
Dizziness
Nightmares
Termors
Muscle relaxation
Slurred speech
Memory loss
Low blood pressure
Upset stomach
Feeling of being drunk

13. The Recovery Center
Provincial non-medical detoxification service operated by Eastern Health
Open to men and women over the age of 16

14. Gambling
Gambling starts as something many do occasionally as a form of reacreation. They play bingo, buy a lottery ticket, bet a few dollars on a horse-hockey game, etc or drop a loonie in a slot machine.

15. Gambling When it is no longer a game…
Spend large amounts of time gambling
Spend large amounts of money
Has growing debts
Pins hopes on the BIG win
Promises to cut back but doesnt time and time again
Refuses to explain behaviour, lies about it, sess no wrong in what they are doing.

16. Gambling How to help?? Keep a blanced life
Set a limit on the amount of time you gamble and the money you will spend
Join a self help group-Gamblers Anonymous or Gam-Anon