Preventing Drug Preventing Drug AbuseAbuse

Legal & Illegal DrugsLegal & Illegal DrugsDrug misuseDrug misuse - improperly using drugs - improperly using drugs

Types of DrugsTypes of Drugs•MedicinesMedicines- legal drugs that - legal drugs that help the body fight injury, help the body fight injury, illness and disease.illness and disease.

•Over-the-counter drugsOver-the-counter drugs- may - may be purchased legally in be purchased legally in pharmacies without a pharmacies without a physician’s prescription.physician’s prescription.

Continued...Types of DrugsContinued...Types of Drugs

•PrescriptionPrescription Drugs Drugs•Psychoactive DrugsPsychoactive Drugs - -Chemicals that affect the Chemicals that affect the activity of brain cells to alter activity of brain cells to alter perception, thought, and perception, thought, and mood.mood.

(depressants, stimulants, (depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, inhalants)hallucinogens, inhalants)

Dangers of Drug AbuseDangers of Drug Abuse•Drug’s actionDrug’s action - what the drug - what the drug

does to your body.does to your body.

•Drug’s effectDrug’s effect- physical and - physical and mental response to the drug.mental response to the drug.

•Side effectsSide effects - unwanted, even - unwanted, even dangerous, physical and mental dangerous, physical and mental effects caused by a drug (nausea, effects caused by a drug (nausea, drowsiness).drowsiness).

Dangers of Drug AbuseDangers of Drug Abuse

•Side EffectsSide Effects•OverdoseOverdose•Addiction & WithdrawalAddiction & Withdrawal•Drug Interactions Drug Interactions (Synergistic & (Synergistic & Antagonistic Interaction)Antagonistic Interaction)

Continued…Dangers of Continued…Dangers of Drug AbuseDrug Abuse

•AIDS/HepatitisAIDS/Hepatitis•Risks to Unborn Children Risks to Unborn Children

& Newborns& Newborns•Effects on Family & Effects on Family &

FriendsFriends•Legal RisksLegal Risks•Costs to SocietyCosts to Society

Risk Factors and Drug Risk Factors and Drug AbuseAbuse

Risk Factors:Risk Factors:1. Family Factors1. Family Factors

2. Social Factors2. Social Factors

3. Personal Factors (stress, 3. Personal Factors (stress, low self-esteem, lack of low self-esteem, lack of confidence)confidence)

Effects on Family and Effects on Family and FriendsFriends

•When a family member When a family member abuses drugs, the entire abuses drugs, the entire family suffers.family suffers.

•Drug abuser often behaves Drug abuser often behaves unpredictably (mood unpredictably (mood swings).swings).

EQ (21-3)EQ (21-3)

•How do drugs work, what How do drugs work, what are their side effects, and are their side effects, and how are they commonly how are they commonly abused?abused?

• DE Health Standard 1- Students will understand DE Health Standard 1- Students will understand essential health concepts in order to transfer essential health concepts in order to transfer knowledge into healthy actions for life.knowledge into healthy actions for life.

Commonly Abused Commonly Abused DrugsDrugs

Depressants Depressants - - psychoactive drugs psychoactive drugs that slow brain and that slow brain and body reactionsbody reactions

•OpiumOpium•MorphineMorphine•CodeineCodeine•OxycodoneOxycodone•HeroinHeroin

StimulantsStimulants•Drugs that speed up the Drugs that speed up the central nervous system.central nervous system.

•Heart rate, blood pressure Heart rate, blood pressure and breathing rate increaseand breathing rate increase..

•User feels excited and alert.User feels excited and alert.

HallucinogensHallucinogens•Psychoactive drug.Psychoactive drug.•Illegal and have no medical Illegal and have no medical use.use.

•produce frightening and produce frightening and unpredictable mood swings.unpredictable mood swings.

•Memory loss, personality Memory loss, personality changes, unable to perform changes, unable to perform normal activities.normal activities.

•LSDLSD•MescalineMescaline•PsilocybinPsilocybin•MushroomsMushrooms•PCPPCP•MarijuanaMarijuana

InhalantsInhalants •Drugs that are inhaled, or Drugs that are inhaled, or breathed through the nose, breathed through the nose, to produce a desired effect.to produce a desired effect.

Affect the body quickly.Affect the body quickly.•Abusers want to achieve Abusers want to achieve brief feeling of brief feeling of excitement or giddiness.excitement or giddiness.

Inhalants ContinuedInhalants Continued•Effects include Effects include headaches, blurred headaches, blurred vision, damage to vision, damage to kidneys, liver & brain.kidneys, liver & brain.

•Glue, paint thinners, Glue, paint thinners, spray paintsspray paints

Anabolic SteroidsAnabolic Steroids•Synthetic drugs that Synthetic drugs that resemble the male hormone resemble the male hormone testosterone.testosterone.

•Doctors prescribe for Doctors prescribe for patients with skeletal and patients with skeletal and growth disorders.growth disorders.

•Abused by people who want Abused by people who want bigger and stronger bodies.bigger and stronger bodies.

•Liver, heart damage, Liver, heart damage, alter appearance, risk of alter appearance, risk of HIV and hepatitis. HIV and hepatitis.

•Teens abusers, stunted Teens abusers, stunted growth, infertility, growth, infertility, aggressive behaviors, aggressive behaviors, violent mood swings.violent mood swings.

Club DrugsClub Drugs•Drugs that are often available at Drugs that are often available at

raves.raves.•Side effects are dangerous, can Side effects are dangerous, can

leave user with permanent physical leave user with permanent physical and mental disorders.and mental disorders.

•Leave people vulnerable to sexual Leave people vulnerable to sexual assault.assault.

Ex. Ecstasy, Rohypnol, GHB, Ex. Ecstasy, Rohypnol, GHB, KetamineKetamine

•Ecstasy (MDMA)Ecstasy (MDMA)

•RohypnolRohypnol (roofies) (roofies)

Signs of Drug AbuseSigns of Drug Abuse

•Major changes in behaviorMajor changes in behavior•Lying, cheatingLying, cheating•Sudden changes in moodSudden changes in mood•Changes in AppearanceChanges in Appearance•Attention-getting behaviorAttention-getting behavior•AggressivenessAggressiveness

Avoiding Drug UseAvoiding Drug Use

•Refusing DrugsRefusing Drugs•Managing StressManaging Stress•Getting HelpGetting Help

Alternatives to Drug Alternatives to Drug UseUse

•Physical ActivityPhysical Activity•Helping OthersHelping Others•Youth GroupsYouth Groups•Part-time jobPart-time job