Reasons for Substance Abuse
Poor Opinion of one’s self, feelings of inadequacy.
Low Self Esteem
Primary reasons that youth drink alcohol
Experiment/try it/be sociable
Acute affects, and health risks of this drug include lowered inhibitions, and depression
Alcohol
Behavior/outcome at school
Decreasing academic performance missing class or school habitually late
Students who smoke there for cigarette before the age of blank are more likely to become regular and heavy smoke, Kirsten, students who begin smoking at a later age
12
Activities of childhood no longer of interest. Weary, restless.
Boredom
Leading cause of death, and spinal cord injuries in Young Americans
MVA (accidents)
Acute effects and health risks of the drug include slowed reaction time and anxiety.
Marijuana
The number one cause of preventable deaths in the United States
Smoking Cigarettes
Number of seconds it takes for highly addictive nicotine to reach your brain
10
Desire to experience the unknown
Curiosity
Percentage of all crime that is alcohol involved
60
Drugs in this category include Cocaine, amphetamines, and caffeine
Stimulants
Behavior around parents or family
Withdrawn, lack of communication with parents, stealing family funds or possessions.
Percentage of adults, smokers, who begin their addiction as children or adolescence
90
Motivated by a strong need to belong
Peer Pressure
Low birthweight and mental retardation are associated with this condition
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Acute effects and health risks of this category of drugs. Include shrunken testicles in males in menstrual irregularities in females.
Anabolic Steroids
Change in behavior or interaction with others
More aggressive, changed, personality, new friends, or Peers
Percentage of cancer deaths that can be attributed to smoking
33
The state of being an outsider, or the feeling of being isolated, as from society:
Alienation
Amount of Alcohol % in 100 proof whiskey.
50% proof is twice the alcohol content
Acute effects and health risks of this truck include euphoria, nausea, and HIV
Heroin
Changing personal health status
Negative change in appearance, and or personal hygiene
On average smokers day, at least blank years younger than non-smokers
10