Marijuana, Inhalants, Marijuana, Inhalants, and Steroidsand Steroids

Joe DiLosaJoe DiLosaMaddie BarrowMaddie Barrow

Julia DunnJulia DunnKelsey MeehanKelsey Meehan

Abby NoyesAbby Noyes

Objective:Objective:

Identify the negative consequences of drug use Identify the negative consequences of drug use Define: Inhalants, Marijuana, and SteroidsDefine: Inhalants, Marijuana, and Steroids Describe the effect of drugs on the body Describe the effect of drugs on the body

Drill:Drill:

Name TWO inhalants and/or steroids that you have Name TWO inhalants and/or steroids that you have heard of.heard of.

Glue and gasoline Glue and gasoline Testosterone and OxymetholoneTestosterone and Oxymetholone

MarijuanaMarijuana

MarijuanaMarijuana: a plant whose leaves, buds, and flowers are : a plant whose leaves, buds, and flowers are usually smoked for their intoxicating effectsusually smoked for their intoxicating effects A.K.A. – Pot, Weed, Reefer, or DupeA.K.A. – Pot, Weed, Reefer, or Dupe

Can be either smoked or eatenCan be either smoked or eaten Active Chemical – THC (tetrahydrocannabine)Active Chemical – THC (tetrahydrocannabine) THC changes the way sensory information enters the THC changes the way sensory information enters the

brainbrain Detected in urine for up to weeks after useDetected in urine for up to weeks after use Marijuana smoke contains more cancer-causing Marijuana smoke contains more cancer-causing

chemicals than tobacco unfiltered smoke is inhaledchemicals than tobacco unfiltered smoke is inhaled

Effects of MarijuanaEffects of Marijuana

Felt within minutes of use and may last for 2-3 hours.Felt within minutes of use and may last for 2-3 hours. If swallowed, it takes 30-60 minutes before effects If swallowed, it takes 30-60 minutes before effects

STARTSTART Raises levels of dopamine which generally releases a Raises levels of dopamine which generally releases a

pleasurable feelingpleasurable feeling Dopamine gives some users and intense feeling of Dopamine gives some users and intense feeling of

elation (high)elation (high) When dopamine wears off there is an abrupt “crash”When dopamine wears off there is an abrupt “crash”

Short Term EffectsShort Term Effects

GiddinessGiddiness Increased appetiteIncreased appetite Anxiety Anxiety DizzinessDizziness Trouble walkingTrouble walking Hard time remembering Hard time remembering

what happenedwhat happened Impairs judgmentImpairs judgment Slows reflexesSlows reflexes

Short term memory Short term memory issuesissues

Distorted perceptionDistorted perception Loss of coordinationLoss of coordination Trouble with Trouble with

thinking/problem thinking/problem solvingsolving

After a few hours, After a few hours, VERY sleepyVERY sleepy

Lung irritationLung irritation

Long Term EffectsLong Term Effects

Similar effects to smoking tobaccoSimilar effects to smoking tobacco Chronic bronchitisChronic bronchitis Damaged lung tissueDamaged lung tissue Increased risk of lung cancerIncreased risk of lung cancer Weakened immunity to infectionWeakened immunity to infection Decreased initiativeDecreased initiative Blood shot eyes and mouthBlood shot eyes and mouth Increase risk of birth defects/still birthIncrease risk of birth defects/still birth

Consequences of Marijuana UseConsequences of Marijuana Use

Men: Risks sperm production/testosteroneMen: Risks sperm production/testosterone Women: Raises testosterone production, can Women: Raises testosterone production, can

lead to infertilitylead to infertility Dependence Dependence

Withdrawl symptoms will be felt Withdrawl symptoms will be felt every time you every time you are not using itare not using it

D.U.I.D.U.I.

10-22% of car crashes are related to drugs10-22% of car crashes are related to drugs Same lack of coordination as a drunk driverSame lack of coordination as a drunk driver

Suspended licenseSuspended license FinesFines Loss of eligibility for college loansLoss of eligibility for college loans Possible jail termsPossible jail terms

Killed/InjuredKilled/Injured Legal prosecution Legal prosecution Devastating emotional consequencesDevastating emotional consequences

InhalantsInhalants InhalantsInhalants: substances whose fumes are sniffed or inhaled to : substances whose fumes are sniffed or inhaled to

give effectgive effect Commonly abused inhalants:Commonly abused inhalants:

GlueGlue Propone Propone Butane Butane AerosolsAerosols VarnishesVarnishes Paint thinner Paint thinner GasolineGasoline Felt-tip Marker Fluid (Sharpies) Felt-tip Marker Fluid (Sharpies)

Can be sniffed directly or inhaled from a rag soaked in Can be sniffed directly or inhaled from a rag soaked in substancesubstance

Effects of InhalantsEffects of Inhalants Range from mild to high including: Range from mild to high including:

HyperactivityHyperactivity Lack of inhibitionLack of inhibition Dizziness Dizziness

Major Effects: Major Effects: Loss of coordination Loss of coordination Difficulty speaking/thinkingDifficulty speaking/thinking FearFear AnxietyAnxiety DepressionDepression NauseaNausea VomitingVomiting Headache Headache Loss of consciousnessLoss of consciousness

Consequences of Inhalants UseConsequences of Inhalants Use

Dangers of Inhalants: Dangers of Inhalants: Permanent hearing lossPermanent hearing loss Bone marrow damageBone marrow damage Liver damageLiver damage Kidney damageKidney damage Loss of bladder controlLoss of bladder control

It KILLS brain cells, causes brain damage, It KILLS brain cells, causes brain damage, comas, death from suffocation, nosebleeds, comas, death from suffocation, nosebleeds, fatigue, blindness, cardiac arrestfatigue, blindness, cardiac arrest

SteroidsSteroids

Anabolic-Androgenic SteroidsAnabolic-Androgenic Steroids: synthetic : synthetic substances similar to male sex hormonessubstances similar to male sex hormones

Can increase muscle strength when combined Can increase muscle strength when combined with physical conditioningwith physical conditioning

Builds muscles and increases male Builds muscles and increases male characteristics (Anabolic) (cindrogenic)characteristics (Anabolic) (cindrogenic)

Effects of Steroids Effects of Steroids

Side Effects: weight gain, Side Effects: weight gain, acne, high blood pressure, acne, high blood pressure, liver tumors, kidney tumorsliver tumors, kidney tumors

Men: shrinking testicles, Men: shrinking testicles, reduced sperm count, reduced sperm count, baldness, development of baldness, development of breasts, increased risk for breasts, increased risk for prostrate cancerprostrate cancer

Women: facial hair, Women: facial hair, baldness, menstrual cycle baldness, menstrual cycle changes, deepened voicechanges, deepened voice

Effects Cont.Effects Cont.

Violent behavior, mood swings, depression, Violent behavior, mood swings, depression, and paranoiaand paranoia

Paranoia:Paranoia: an irrational suspiciousness or an irrational suspiciousness or distrust of othersdistrust of others

If injected may develop HIV or Hepititus BIf injected may develop HIV or Hepititus B

Before and After

Consequences of Steroid UseConsequences of Steroid Use

It can lead to injury and severe health It can lead to injury and severe health problemsproblems

Using without medical supervision is Using without medical supervision is dangerousdangerous

Nonmedical use is illegalNonmedical use is illegal Athletes can face expulsion from team/eventAthletes can face expulsion from team/event Jail time Jail time Tarnished reputation Tarnished reputation Monetary finesMonetary fines

A True StoryA True Story

The Lows of Getting The Lows of Getting High.High.

The Lows of Getting The Lows of Getting HighHigh

At 18, Alby was living a nightmare behind At 18, Alby was living a nightmare behind bars. He felt he was in constant physical danger. “I bars. He felt he was in constant physical danger. “I saw people get stabbed,” he told Scholastic. And he saw people get stabbed,” he told Scholastic. And he experienced daily indignities. “I couldn’t eat the experienced daily indignities. “I couldn’t eat the food they served. The potatoes were like blocks and food they served. The potatoes were like blocks and the meat didn’t taste like meat,” he says.the meat didn’t taste like meat,” he says.

Believe it or not, getting arrested was Believe it or not, getting arrested was probably the best thing that could have happened to probably the best thing that could have happened to Alby. It got him into treatment for his drug problem.Alby. It got him into treatment for his drug problem.

When Alby was interviewed, he was 1 month When Alby was interviewed, he was 1 month into his recovery at a drug rehabilitation center in into his recovery at a drug rehabilitation center in Westchester, New York.Westchester, New York.

Grudge Against the World Grudge Against the World It all started one summer day on a street corner in Yonkers, It all started one summer day on a street corner in Yonkers, New York, when Alby was 13. “You need to get your mind New York, when Alby was 13. “You need to get your mind

right. Hit this blunt,” a friend said.right. Hit this blunt,” a friend said.Alby didn’t have the strength to say no. He felt he had to Alby didn’t have the strength to say no. He felt he had to smoke the blunt (a cigar hollowed out and refilled with smoke the blunt (a cigar hollowed out and refilled with marijuana) to fit in. He desperately wanted to belong.marijuana) to fit in. He desperately wanted to belong.

His parents had never been there for him. They were drug His parents had never been there for him. They were drug addicts themselves and couldn’t handle the demands of addicts themselves and couldn’t handle the demands of parenting. So, Alby bounced from a foster home to his parenting. So, Alby bounced from a foster home to his

grandmother’s to a group home. When he was about 14, his grandmother’s to a group home. When he was about 14, his mother died.mother died.

““I wasn’t supposed to go through this,” Alby says. “I had a I wasn’t supposed to go through this,” Alby says. “I had a grudge against the world.”grudge against the world.”

Things Get Worse…Things Get Worse…After trying marijuana (also called weed, grass, After trying marijuana (also called weed, grass,

pot, herb, boom, Mary Jane, and chronic) to fit in, pot, herb, boom, Mary Jane, and chronic) to fit in, Alby kept abusing the drug because he enjoyed Alby kept abusing the drug because he enjoyed

the intoxicated feeling marijuana creates. “It had the intoxicated feeling marijuana creates. “It had me in another state of mind,” he says. “I was me in another state of mind,” he says. “I was

relaxed. All my problems seemed like they were relaxed. All my problems seemed like they were disappearing.”disappearing.”

But Alby’s problems weren't disappearing. They But Alby’s problems weren't disappearing. They were getting worse. The good feelings he sought were getting worse. The good feelings he sought from marijuana came at a price.from marijuana came at a price.

The PriceThe PriceOver the next 5 years, Alby Over the next 5 years, Alby

smoked marijuana every day, several times a smoked marijuana every day, several times a day. He went to school high and eventually day. He went to school high and eventually dropped out. “I was losing focus. My dropped out. “I was losing focus. My attention went from 100 to 0. I was attention went from 100 to 0. I was depressed,” he says.depressed,” he says.

Despite the consequences, Alby kept Despite the consequences, Alby kept smoking marijuana. In fact, he was willing to smoking marijuana. In fact, he was willing to do anything to get high.do anything to get high.

Eventually, he started dealing drugs to Eventually, he started dealing drugs to support his habit. That’s what landed him in a support his habit. That’s what landed him in a maximum-security jail.maximum-security jail.

New Friends, Lingering New Friends, Lingering Effects Effects

Now, at Daytop, a substance abuse treatment center, Alby has Now, at Daytop, a substance abuse treatment center, Alby has been able to address the real problems in his life by talking them been able to address the real problems in his life by talking them

out with counselors and making new friends he describes as out with counselors and making new friends he describes as “positive.”“positive.”

But he still feels some of the effects of his drug use. “Sometimes I But he still feels some of the effects of his drug use. “Sometimes I want to say things, and I can’t get them out. I can’t find the want to say things, and I can’t get them out. I can’t find the

words,” Alby says. “I never had that problem before I started words,” Alby says. “I never had that problem before I started smoking.”smoking.”

Alby’s memory problems may improve with time. But for now, Alby’s memory problems may improve with time. But for now, they are enormously frustrating. “I used to know things,” says they are enormously frustrating. “I used to know things,” says

Alby, “but now, it’s rusty. I forgot how to do division.”Alby, “but now, it’s rusty. I forgot how to do division.”Frustrations aside, he is looking ahead and hoping to create a Frustrations aside, he is looking ahead and hoping to create a

future for himself. Alby wants to pursue a career as a mechanic.future for himself. Alby wants to pursue a career as a mechanic.

Create a poster with your assigned group that has a slogan. Choose whether your poster will be about steroids or

marijuana. Include a minimum of 6 harmful effects. Be colorful and creative.

Ex:

You’re not getting high ;

You’re getting

Hooked.

ClosureClosure

What are some effects and consequences What are some effects and consequences of marijuana, inhalants, and steroids?of marijuana, inhalants, and steroids?