Drug Choices

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• Drug Choices

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What drug kills more in the U.S. yearly?
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What drug kills more in the U.S. yearly?

• NICOTINE
• 430,000 die (3 million world wide)
• 10 million have diseases
• 100 billion in health care cost
• 3,000 youth begin each year
• 88 start before age 18
• s in 1990s (dwn amg college fresh. 1999)
• 2/3 have tried to stop

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What is the drug of choice for college students?
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What is the drug of choice for college students?

• ALCOHOL
• 76-90 drink occasionally 60 consume 2 per
  week
• 10-20 are heavy drinkers (14 per week)
• 50 deaths each year at college parties
• BAC of .4 to .5 likely death

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What group uses more drugs daily?
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What group uses more drugs daily?

• ELDERLY
• 2/3 of 65 older take one drug per day
• 1/4 take 3 a day (some take 10)
• 2 bil. prescriptions in U.S yearly (100 b.)
• Also use of herbs and vitamins is high
• 4 out of 5 times we self medicate
• Adv. up- 345mil. (95)1bil. (97)

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What do these drugs have in common?

• In some way, they are all legal and they can all
  have significant health consequences.

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What drugs am I willing to put in my body?
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What drugs am I willing to put in my body?

• Prescribed Medications?
• OTC Treatments?
• Legal recreational substances?
• Illegal drugs?

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Which ones do I believe are safest?
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Which ones do I believe are safest?

• Cocaine?
• Marijuana?
• Alcohol?
• Tylenol?
• Tobacco?
• Natural Herbs?

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