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Youth and Substance Abuse
“A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what’s going on. “ - william.s.borrough
What is addiction? Chronic disease of brain reward circuitryAddiction is characterized by inability to
consistently abstain, impairment in behavioural control, craving, diminished recognition of significant problems with one’s behaviours and interpersonal relationships, and a dysfunctional emotional response.
Excerpt from American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) definition
Who becomes addicted?EVERYONE!Risk factors that are commonly seen:StressFamily historySelf-esteemExposureTraumaMental illness – concurrent disorders
Spectrum of Substance UseThe varying points of people’s use:
Description Marijuana Synthetic Marijuana Adderall Alcohol Vicodin Cough Medicine Tranquilizers Hallucinogens
Sedatives Salvia Divinorum Oxycontin MDMA (Ecstasy) Tobacco Inhalants Cocaine Ritalin
It gives you a bad image of yourself
Makes you sicker
Makes you addictive to it
Drug affects 3 main areas of our brainThe brain stem – which affects our breathing,
circulating blood and digesting food.
The limbic stem – which controls our emotional responses.
The cerebral cortex – which affects our ability to think, plan, solve problems and make decisions.
Effects on Central Nervous System.Depressants
Marijuana Heroin Alcohol Tobacco
Stimulants Crystal Meth Cocaine Ecstasy
Hallucinogens LSD Magic Mushrooms
Brain and BodyTeenage brain “ A work in progress “
Blackouts and memory lapses
Liver disease
Drugs are a bet with your mind.Natasha’s storyAge – 22
Started using drugs the age of 12-13.
Started hanging out with kids much older than her.
Peer pressure forced her to try other drugs too.
She started using cocaine and cannabis at the age of 14.
her youthIt started to affect her personal life
She withdrew herself from her family.
She became depressed and her aggression spiked.
She isolated herself from the society.
She shoplifted to fund her addictions.
When she realized…At the age of 18 years she realized that she had a
serious problem.
She admitted herself into YMCA Drug Program.
She managed to stay away from drugs with sheer will power and support from her family.
She was in the program for 6 months.
She is now clean from drugs.
You drink them to fit in the societyBad influence guides you to them
Sometimes you want to follow the example of older
onesWhen you sufferred from something, mostlyA love situation, you use it to calm your pain
Social and College LifeSubstance abuse and addiction can seriously
affect one's life in college/school, at work, and in relationships.
Poor college performance.
Poor work performance.
Relationship trouble.
Personality changes.
A comparison
Marijuana (‘’cool drug’’)Also know as cannabis, pot, weedThese plants have resin containing molecules
known as cannabinoidsCannabinoids bind to cannabinoid receptors
in your brain and other parts of your body, in particular the nervous and immune systems
It tends to suppress hormones produced by stress reactions and stimulate an increase in dopamine in the brain which activates pleasure pathways
W.H.O If current trend continues, 250 million children alive
today will be killed by tobacco.Youth is the time for experimentation.
Tobacco, LSD, cocaine, Alcohol and Cannabis are the five most common drugs being abused by children in India.
In India 20 million children a year and nearly 55,000
children a day are drawn into a tobacco addition.
Children affected by substance abuse are considered as children in need of care and protection under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000.
Protect the future Generation
ConjectureThe most widespread and harmful drugs
heavily used by the youth is Tobacco and Alcohol.
Drug dependence can be physical or psychological, or both.
ConjectureWorldwide, only two large and growing
causes of death exist. One is HIV-1 infection, and the other is tobacco.
However, there is no "safe" level of drug use. All drugs have the potential to cause harm, not just the illegal ones.
This is one of the very common problem at our age
We have to avoid drinking and smoking because our health dependson our decision and probably our live too
We don´t have to be convinced with bad people and ideas and if we know the are bad we shouldn´t have to be convinced
References complied from slides by
Leanne PaisleyRegional Opioid Intervention ServiceAddiction Counsellor
[email protected] teen therapist