2. DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE IN TEENS LEAH WERNSING 9 TH GRADE STUDENTS

3. DRUGS AND ALCOHOL Teens often experiment They do not see the dangers They think they are invincible

4. TEENS AT RISK Family history Depressed Low self-esteem Don’t fit in

5. WARNING SIGNS OF ABUSE Physical Emotional Family School Social problems

6. LEGAL DRUGS THAT ARE ABUSED Prescribed drugs Inhalants Over the counter medicine

7. ILLEGAL DRUGS THAT ARE ABUSED Marijuana Stimulants LSD Heroin Designer drugs

9. TEEN ABUSE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Up 33 percent since 2008 1 out of 4 abuse them at least once Translates to 5 million teens

10. HOW THEY ARE ABUSED Taking medication not prescribed to you Unaware of dangers Mostly with painkillers Given by friends or relatives

12. HOW THEY ARE ABUSED Taking a higher quantity than prescribed Sometimes crush tablets and snort Drug goes into bloodstream

13. HOW THEY ARE ABUSED Taking drug for different purpose than prescribed Adderall is used to increase academics

14. DRUG ABUSE EFFECTS Short term: Nausea Dizziness Delusions Bleeding of the stomach

15. DRUG ABUSE EFFECTS Long term: Liver damage Brain damage Death by overdose

17. ALCOHOL ABUSE Alcoholism is a disease Feeling compared to a feeling of hunger Can cause problems with social life

18. SIGNS OF ALCOHOL ABUSE Change in attitude Depression Issues at school Lack of interest in anything

19. ALCOHOL ABUSE EFFECTS: Short term: Different perceptions of emotions, hearing, and vision Can lead to homicides and suicides

20. ALCOHOL ABUSE EFFECTS Long term: Stomach ailments Liver and heart damage Memory loss Central nervous system damage

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