•Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs•

Mike Ballo9th Grade Health Class

‹Drug Facts›

Increase in teens dying from prescription 60% students knew of drugs at school 1 in 9 high school students tried marijuana1.3% tried bath saltsAlcohol can increase other drugs usageBy 8th grade:

◦ 29.5%consumed alcohol◦ 15.5% smoked cigarettes◦ 15% smoked marijuana

6.5% of students some regularly

Intro to Drugs

Medical UseRecreational UseSelf ImprovementReligious Use

Medical Use

Benefits of Drugs

Can be beneficial when used correctlyTreat illnessPrescription and over the counter Can cause other symptoms

Recreational Use

Depressants

Slowing of the CNSSlowed brain function, pulse, breathingTolerance, addiction, withdrawals,

overdoseAlcohol, pain killers

–Alcohol facts–

18+ years- 51% drink regularlyBinge drinking- 5 or more 15 million people in US alcohol dependent17,000People die from drunk driving Drinking moderately can have positive

effects

�Stimulants

Enhanced brain stimulationIncreased norepinephrine and dopamineIncreased heart beat, blood pressureVery addictive, feelings of hostility Can lead to heart attackCocaine, crack cocaine,

methamphetamines, caffeine

Hallucinogens

Distort perceived realityHear, see, feel nonexistent thingsFear, anxiety, paranoiaCan be dangerous, even fatalFlashbacks, long lasting psychosesLSD, mushrooms,

Self Improvement

□Steroids

Can enhance athletic performanceMany negative side effectsIllegal in sports

Steroid Side Effects

Roid RageAcneSwelling of testiclesHigh blood pressureLive MalfunctionBalding

Steroid Information√

Other self improvement drugs

Help with memory lossNootropicsParkinson's diseaseAlzheimer's disease

†Religious Use†

Religious Use

Ancient Greece Sometimes used in HinduismUsed in BuddhismAlcohol often used in religion

◦Tobacco◦

Tobacco

Greatest cause of preventable deathCan lead to lung, mouth, heart diseasesCauses millions of death every yearKills second hand smokers too19 to buyNJ pack of cigarettes- $8.35

Half a million deaths per yearAnother 50,000 from second hand smokeEstimated 19% of adults smokeTobacco revenue was $664 billion 201025% of US deaths tobacco related

Works cited

http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide/depressants

http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide/prescription-stimulants

http://typesofdrugs.orghttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC

2779437/

http://www.psychedelic-library.org/hsmith.htmhttp://ash.org/resources/tobacco-statistics-fact

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http://www.steroidabuse.com/side-effects-of-steroids.html