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

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Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Teens. Leah Wernsing 9 th Grade Students. Drugs and alcohol. Teens often experiment They do not see the dangers They think they are invincible. Teens at risk. Family history Depressed Low self-esteem Don’t fit in. Warning signs of abuse. Physical Emotional - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE IN TEENSLEAH WERNSING9TH GRADE STUDENTS

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

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TEENS AT RISK

• Family history• Depressed• Low self-esteem• Don’t fit in

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WARNING SIGNS OF ABUSE

• Physical• Emotional• Family• School• Social problems

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LEGAL DRUGS THAT ARE ABUSED

• Prescribed drugs• Inhalants• Over the counter medicine

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ILLEGAL DRUGS THAT ARE ABUSED• Marijuana• Stimulants• LSD• Heroin• Designer drugs

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TEEN ABUSE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS• Up 33 percent

since 2008• 1 out of 4 abuse

them at least once

• Translates to 5 million teens

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

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

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HOW THEY ARE ABUSED• Taking drug for different purpose than

prescribed

• Adderall is used to increase academics

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DRUG ABUSE EFFECTSShort term:

• Nausea • Dizziness• Delusions• Bleeding of the stomach

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DRUG ABUSE EFFECTSLong term:

• Liver damage• Brain damage• Death by overdose

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ALCOHOL ABUSE

• Alcoholism is a disease• Feeling compared to a feeling of hunger• Can cause problems with social life

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

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ALCOHOL ABUSE EFFECTS:

Short term: • Different perceptions of emotions, hearing, and vision

• Can lead to homicides and suicides

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ALCOHOL ABUSE EFFECTS

Long term:• Stomach ailments• Liver and heart damage• Memory loss• Central nervous system damage