Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Teens

DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE IN TEENSLEAH WERNSING9TH GRADE STUDENTS

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL• Teens often experiment• They do not see the dangers• They think they are invincible

TEENS AT RISK

• Family history• Depressed• Low self-esteem• Don’t fit in

WARNING SIGNS OF ABUSE

• Physical• Emotional• Family• School• Social problems

LEGAL DRUGS THAT ARE ABUSED

• Prescribed drugs• Inhalants• Over the counter medicine

ILLEGAL DRUGS THAT ARE ABUSED• Marijuana• Stimulants• LSD• Heroin• Designer drugs

TEEN ABUSE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS• Up 33 percent

since 2008• 1 out of 4 abuse

them at least once

• Translates to 5 million teens

HOW THEY ARE ABUSED• Taking medication not prescribed to you• Unaware of dangers• Mostly with painkillers• Given by friends or relatives

HOW THEY ARE ABUSED• Taking a higher quantity than prescribed• Sometimes crush tablets and snort• Drug goes into bloodstream

HOW THEY ARE ABUSED• Taking drug for different purpose than

prescribed

• Adderall is used to increase academics

DRUG ABUSE EFFECTSShort term:

• Nausea • Dizziness• Delusions• Bleeding of the stomach

DRUG ABUSE EFFECTSLong term:

• Liver damage• Brain damage• Death by overdose

ALCOHOL ABUSE

• Alcoholism is a disease• Feeling compared to a feeling of hunger• Can cause problems with social life

SIGNS OF ALCOHOL ABUSE• Change in attitude• Depression• Issues at school• Lack of interest in anything

ALCOHOL ABUSE EFFECTS:

Short term: • Different perceptions of emotions, hearing, and vision

• Can lead to homicides and suicides

ALCOHOL ABUSE EFFECTS

Long term:• Stomach ailments• Liver and heart damage• Memory loss• Central nervous system damage

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