Alcohol
drug found in beer, wine, and liquor....
Alcohol
sticky, black substance in tobacco smoke that coats the inside of the airways and that contains many carcinogens...
Tar
are drugs that temporarily increase a person’s energy and alertness...
Stimulants
is taking of too much of a drug, which causes sickness, loss of consciousness, permanent health damage, or even death...
Overdose
Risk factors for alcoholism...
Age
Social Environment
Genetics
Risk-taking personailty
Cost to families of tobacco use
$1,500
lost wages due to illness
medical bills
funeral cost
Common short-term effects of marijuana include...
Slowed thinking ability
Difficulty paying attention
Distorted sense of time and distance
Giddiness
Loss of short-term memory
Loss of balance and coordination
Increased appetite
Anxiety
Panic attacks
Percentage of people who say drug abuse has caused a problem in their family...
21%
Alcoholism develops in stages...
1. Problem drinking
2. Tolerance
3. Depedence
4. Alcoholism
Why do people use tobacco.....
family and friends
misconceptions
advertising
curiosity
rebellion
Why do people begin using drugs....
desire to experiment
desire to escape from depression or boredom
enjoyment of risk taking behaviors
belief that drugs solve personal, social, or medical problems
peer pressure
glamorization of drug use by media
Percentage of child abuse and neglect cases linked to drug abuse.....
60-80%
Short-term effects of alcohol...
nausea
vomiting
dehydration
loss of judgment/ self control
reduced reaction time
poor vision
memory lose
blackout
coma
death
Short-term effects of tobacco use...
stimulates the brain reward system
increase heart rate & blood pressure
increases blood sugar levels
stimulates the vomit relfex
Risk of drug use...
car accidents
accidential injury or death
violence and other criminal activity
unplanned pregnancy
sexually transmitted diseases (STD)
Percentage of domestic violence that is drug related....
43%
Long-Term effect of Alcohol...
Mouth, esophagus, and stomach
liver: hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver cancer
brain
heart: irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, anemia
Immune system
Small Intestine: decreased ability to absorb vitmains
Long-term effect of tobacco use...
mouth
lungs
heart
skin
brain
immune system
There are many types of illegal drugs, but they all have three things in common.
1.They affect the function of the brain.
2.They are dangerous to your health.
3.They can result in drug dependence and addiction.
Percentage of pregnant women who use dugs regularly...
3.9%