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Drug Use
Substance Abuse
• -any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substance for non medical purposes.– Overuse– Multiple use of a drug– Use of illegal drug– Use of a drug in combination with alcohol or
other drug
Illegal drug
• “street drug”
• -any chemical substance that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, posses, buy or sell.
• Crime is called “illicit drug use”– http://www.sussedaboutdrugs.net/students/la
w.php
Factors that influence decisions about drugs
• Peer Pressure
• Family Members
• Role Models
• Media Messages
• Perceptions
Health Consequences of Drug Use
• Can range from minor to deadly– Unlike medicines these substances are not
monitored for quality, purity or strength.
– Effects all sides of Health
Physical Consequences
• Can harm user’s – Brain– Heart– lungs– vital organs
• Overdose- a strong sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug
• Injections can lead to HIV and Hep B.
Mental Consequences
• Cloud reasoning and thinking and users lose control of their behavior
• Ecstasy, a stimulant drug that speeds up the nervous system, affect the part of the brain controlling thinking, mood, memory and perception.
Social Consequences
• Do and say things they later regret.
• Negative effect on relationships.
• Expelled from school
• Legal consequence
• Major factor in many crimes, suicides and unintentional injuries.
• Can lead to exposure to STD’s
Understanding the Addiction Cycle
• Tolerance• Psychological dependence- condition in
which a person believes that a drug is needed in order to feel good.
• Physiological dependence-chemical need for the drug (experiences withdrawal)
• Addiction- causes persistent, compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be harmful.
Consequences for Babies and Children
• Drugs pass thru placenta to unborn child.– May be spontaneously aborted or born with
birth defects, behavioral problems, or addiction.
– May be born with HIV– Nursing mother can pass drugs through
breast milk
• Children are often neglected and abused
Cost to Society
• Rise in drug related crimes and violence
• Office of National Drug Control Policy- illegal drugs cost the American economy 160 billion per year. – Lost work hours and productivity
• Drug related illnesses, jail time, accidents, and deaths.
• Prevalence• Percent of persons 12 years of age and over
with any illicit drug use in the past month: 7.9 (2004)
• Percent of persons 12 years of age and over with marijuana use in the past month: 6.1 (2004)
• Percent of persons 12 years of age and over with any nonmedical use of a psychotherapeutic drug in the past month: 2.5 (2004)
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http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus06.pdf#067
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