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Teen Health Tobacco, alcohol & other drugs NOTES Slide 2 Tobacco Chapter 1 p.2-24 Slide 3 Facts about Tobacco Harmful and addictive substance in all its forms Cigarettes Cigars and pipes Smokeless Contains many chemicals that harm your body Nicotine Tar Carbon monoxide NOTES Slide 4 Health Risks of Tobacco Use Health experts have been warning about the dangers of tobacco for many years Since 1964 issued by the Surgeon General A year later companies were ordered to add health warnings to cigarette packages Tobacco use causes many serious health problems Emphysema (destruction of the alveoli in the lungs) Lung cancer Heart disease 400,000 people die every year from smoking related illness NOTES Slide 5 Tobacco Addiction Contains strong substances that make it difficult to stop using once a person has started. Nicotine Results both physical and psychological dependence Slide 6 Costs to Society Costly Added health care expenses and lost productivity Counter costs Tobacco taxes Smoke-free environments Labeling laws Advertising limits NOTES Slide 7 Saying No to Tobacco Use Influences Peers Family Media Advertising Know how Reasons to say no I dislike the smell its against the law for someone my age to smoke I cant afford to spend all my money on tobacco no thanks Resources Organizations Support groups Slide 8 Alcohol Chapter 2 p.29-48 Slide 9 Alcohol Use and Teens Most teens do not use alcohol, but several factors influence teens to try it. It is a drug created by chemical reaction in some foods, especially fruits and grains Depressant (slows functions and reactions of mind and body) Influences Peer pressure Images in media Negative effects pose greater risk for teens than adults NOTES Slide 10 Effects of Alcohol Use Immediate effect on many organs: Brain Stomach Heart Liver kidneys Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) amount of blood in users blood factoring a persons reaction Negative effect on: thoughts and behavior Physical Social NOTES Slide 11 Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse DANGER Habit-forming leads to addiction Serious health issue-17 million in U.S. either addicted or have an alcohol problem Affects Families, friends, and society Alcoholism vs. alcohol abuse Alcoholism- disease physical and psychological need for alcohol Experience: craving, loss of control, tolerance, physical dependence Alcohol abuse- using alcohol in ways that are unhealthy, illegal, or both People who are struggling with alcohol need help NOTES Slide 12 Spiral of addiction 1.Casual drinking 2.Habit 3.Tolerance 4.Addiction Making excuses to drink is another common symptom of alcoholism NOTES Slide 13 Getting Help for Alcohol Abuse Family, friends, and various organizations Intervention Gathering where family and friends try to get problem drinker to agree to seek help Support groups Help recover Help families learn how to deal with the problem Choice Admission, Detoxification, Counseling, Resolution Slide 14 Refuse a ride from someone who has been drinking. Slowed Reaction Time Loss in coordination and concentration Slide 15 drugs Chapter 3 p.50-68 Slide 16 Drug use and abuse Drugs affect your body, mind, emotions, and social life and can lead to consequences with the law. Drugs can be medicines that help the body Many drugs are harmful to your health ANY drug can be harmful to your health if abused or misused Abuse is intentionally using drugs in an unhealthful or illegal way Can lead to arrest, fines, jail time, criminal record All medicines are drugs, but not all drugs are medicines NOTES Slide 17 Types of Drugs and Their Effects Marijuana Pot weed Stimulants Caffeine (legal) Cocaine (illegal) Depressants Slow down body and mind affecting motor skills and coordination Many are legal when prescribed by a doctor, but are often misused or abused. Hallucinogens LSD PCP Ecstasy Narcotics Not all are illegal but are extremely addictive Club drugs Inhalants Cause brain damage and even death Anabolic Steroids Slide 18 Staying Drug Free Dont respond to peer pressure, and media Practice refusal skills Reasons Physical health Control over your actions Obeying the law Protecting your future Healthier relationships Self-respect Staying drug free can benefit all sides of your health triangle Physical Mental/emotional Social As well as your wallet! Resources are always available Slide 19 Information from: Mc Graw Hill Education Pictures from Google