2. Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Mike Ballo 9 th Grade Health Class

3. ‹Drug Facts› Increase in teens dying from prescription 60% students knew of drugs at school 1 in 9 high school students tried marijuana 1.3% tried bath salts Alcohol can increase other drugs usage By 8 th grade: ◦29.5%consumed alcohol ◦15.5% smoked cigarettes ◦15% smoked marijuana 6.5% of students some regularly

4. Intro to Drugs Medical Use Recreational Use Self Improvement Religious Use

5. Medical Use

6. Benefits of Drugs Can be beneficial when used correctly Treat illness Prescription and over the counter Can cause other symptoms

7. Recreational Use

8. Depressants Slowing of the CNS Slowed brain function, pulse, breathing Tolerance, addiction, withdrawals, overdose Alcohol, pain killers

9. –Alcohol facts– 18+ years- 51% drink regularly Binge drinking- 5 or more 15 million people in US alcohol dependent 17,000 People die from drunk driving Drinking moderately can have positive effects

10. Stimulants Enhanced brain stimulation Increased norepinephrine and dopamine Increased heart beat, blood pressure Very addictive, feelings of hostility Can lead to heart attack Cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamines, caffeine

11. Hallucinogens Distort perceived reality Hear, see, feel nonexistent things Fear, anxiety, paranoia Can be dangerous, even fatal Flashbacks, long lasting psychoses LSD, mushrooms,

12. Self Improvement

13. □Steroids Can enhance athletic performance Many negative side effects Illegal in sports

14. Steroid Side Effects Roid Rage Acne Swelling of testicles High blood pressure Live Malfunction Balding

15. Steroid Information√ Steroid Information

16. Other self improvement drugs Help with memory loss Nootropics Parkinson's disease Alzheimer's disease

17. †Religious Use†

18. Religious Use Ancient Greece Sometimes used in Hinduism Used in Buddhism Alcohol often used in religion

19. ◦Tobacco◦

20. Tobacco Greatest cause of preventable death Can lead to lung, mouth, heart diseases Causes millions of death every year Kills second hand smokers too 19 to buy NJ pack of cigarettes- $8.35

21. Half a million deaths per year Another 50,000 from second hand smoke Estimated 19% of adults smoke Tobacco revenue was $664 billion 2010 25% of US deaths tobacco related

22. Works cited http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide/depressants http://www.drugfree.org/drug- guide/prescription-stimulants http://www.drugfree.org/drug- guide/prescription-stimulants http://typesofdrugs.org http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2 779437/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2 779437/ http://www.psychedelic-library.org/hsmith.htm http://ash.org/resources/tobacco-statistics-facts/ http://www.steroidabuse.com/side-effects-of- steroids.html