TOBACCO, ALCOHOL,

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TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, OTHER DRUGS
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Why Do Teens Smoke?

• ________________
• Makes them feel older or more sophisticated
• _______________
• Think the bad effects of smoking take many years
  to occur
• __________________________________
• _______________________

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Cigarettes

• ___ chemicals known to cause cancer
  (_______________) are in each cigarette
• Cyanide and Arsenic- kills people/animals
• ___________- addictive _________ speeds up the
  central nervous system and heart rate
• _______ - sticky, thick fluid produced in
  burning tobacco collects in lungs
• _________________- colorless, odorless, poisonous
  gas passed from lungs to blood

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Other Forms of Tobacco

• Smokeless Tobacco- can be sniffed through the
  nose or chewed- Snuff, Dip, Chewing Tobacco
• _____________
• ______-inhaled with less smoke
• Specialty Cigarettes- made with tobacco and other
  ingredients (clove-sweet taste)

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• _________________makes more saliva and will
  swallow more tar.
• ______________- thick, white, leathery patches
  inside the mouth that can develop into cancer of
  mouth, tongue or throat.

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Effects of Smoking on a Smoker

• Respiratory Systems-
• 1- _________________ - chronic coughing and
  excessive mucous
• 2. ______________- tiny air sacs in lungs are
  destroyed requires 80 effort to breath
• 3. ___________ - leading cause of cancer in
  males

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• Circulatory Systems
• 1. ___________________________
• 2. nicotine builds up in the arteries and
  causes __________________
• 3.increases risk of heart attack
• 4. leads to _________________________
• 5. heart disease is __________for smokers than
  non-smokers

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Effects of Smoking on a Non-Smoker

• ________________- smoke inhaled by the non-smoker
• ________________- smoke that the smoker blows off
• ________________- smoke that comes off the
  burning tobacco

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Smoking During Pregnancy- nicotine passes from
mother to fetus constricting blood vessels and
carbon monoxide reduces the oxygen levels in the
fetuss blood

• ___________________
• ___________________
• Small fetal growth/still births/ premature births
• Growth and development problems in early years
• Effects ______________ development

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Quitting Smoking

• _____________________ occurs when there is an
  absence of nicotine in the blood. Nervous, jumpy,
  shaky, trouble sleeping
• Decide you want to quit
• Select a start date
• Set short term goals
• Get support team in place

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Within 20 minutes of quitting

• 20 minutes- heart rate drops
• 12 hours-carbon monoxide level in your blood
  drops to normal
• 2 weeks to 3 months- your heart attack risk
  begins to drop and lung function begins to
  improve
• 1-9 months- your coughing and shortness of breath
  decreases
• 1 year- Risk of coronary heart disease is ½ that
  of a smoker
• 5 years- your stroke risk is reduced to a
  nonsmoker
• 10 years- lung cancer death rate ½ that of a
  smokers. Risk of mouth, esophagus, bladder,
  kidney and pancreas decreases.
• 15 years- your risk of coronary heart disease is
  back to that of a non-smoker

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ALCOHOL
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_________- the type of alcohol found in alcoholic
beverages

• ______ - brewed from a mixture of grains 3-9
  alcohol
• ______ - made by fermenting (chemical reaction of
  yeast on sugars) the juices of grapes and other
  fruits 10-20 alcohol
• ___________- made by distilling fermented grains
  40-50 alcohol

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Alcohol is a Drug

• ____________ slows down the central nervous
  system
• ____________ physical/mental impairment resulting
  from the use of alcohol
• - _________________
• - _________________
• - _________________
• - may result in__________

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Why Do Teens Drink?

• __________________________
• To deal with stress/relax
• _________________________
• For excitement
• To deal with boredom
• To get away with something they are not supposed
  to
• __________

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______________________

• _______- depressed activity
• _______- must change the alcohol to water, CO2
  and energy (oxidation) can only change 1/3 to ½
  ounce an hour. No way to speed this process up.
• _________ - dilate more blood to the skin fake
  warmth
• ________- increases heart rate and blood pressure
• _________- increase urine productiondehydration

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_________________________

• Brain Damage
• Liver Problems___________________
• ___________________________________
• ___________________________________
• ___________ -need more to get the same effect
• Withdrawal- DTs( tremors, sweating,
  sleeplessness, hallucinations)
• ________________ - drugs alcohol multiply the
  effect of the drugs

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__________________________

• __________________- fetus is adversely affected
  mentally and physically by mothers alcohol use
  during pregnancy
• _______________
• mental retardation
• facial abnormalities
• _______________
• ________________

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Alcohol and Society

• ______________- periodic excessive drinking
• ______________- dangerous toxic condition after
  drinking large amounts of alcohol in a short
  period of time
• Traffic Accidents
• _____________
• Suicides
• _____________
• _____________

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_____________- physical and mental dependence on
the drug ethanol- It is a _____________-can not
be cured only treated
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE
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_____________________

• Any ______________________use of chemical
  substances for non-medical purposes. (OTCs,
  alcohol, any other drug)

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_____________________

• Against the law to manufacture, possess, buy, or
  sell. No medical purpose.
• ________________ drugs that lead to other serious
  drug use (cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana)

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Dangers of Substance Abuse

• _____________- need more to get same effect
• Physiological dependence- body develops a
  _____________________________
• ______________- nervousness, insomnia, nausea,
  headaches, vomiting, chills, cramps, death
• _______________ dependence- believes a drug is
  needed to feel good
• Addiction- ________________________
• ___________________________________
• ___________- strong or fatal reaction to a large
  amount of a drug

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PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS

• 4 Main Groups of Drugs
• Stimulants_______________________________________
  ____________________________
• Despressants_____________________________________
  ____________________________
• Narcotics________________________________________
  ____________________________
• Hallucinogens____________________________________
  ___________________________

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Stimulants

• __________________ - temporary high followed by a
  crash. Used to stay awake and alert, loose
  weight, offset a depressant
• ___________________ - irrational, paranoid,
  suspiciousness or distrust of others, turn
  violent. Used to treat Parkinsons Disease and
  obesity. Crank, Speed, Ice
• ________ - feel confident followed by a let
  down- want to use it again. Causes tissue damage
  and holes in nasal septum. Causes heart attack
  and death
• __________ - form of cocaine that can be smoked-
  Rocks- Extremely addictive, can feel effects
  immediately. Causes sore throat, hoarseness, lung
  damage, heart attacks, death by cardiac or
  respiratory failure.

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Depressants

• ______________ - used to counteract the effects
  of stimulants. Combined with alcohol is fatal.
  Will cause sleep (similar to intoxication)
• ______________ - reduces muscle activity and
  coordination. Used medically to relieve anxiety,
  muscle spasms, sleeplessness, and nervousness
• ______________ - medically prescribed to reduce
  anxiety and insomnia. Temporary euphoria that
  does not last. Rapid dependence, withdrawal
  unpleasant. Deadly when combined with alcohol.

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Narcotics

• ____________ -reduces severe pain. Cancer
  patients are given morphine
• ___________ - stops coughing and pain
• ___________ -no medical use in the USA. Slows
  down CNS, breathing and heart rate. Tolerance
  develops quickly. Withdrawal is very painful.

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Hallucinogens

• ______(_________) one of the most dangerous of
  all drugs. Users feel distant and detached form
  their surroundings. Makes user feel strong and
  powerful. Time passes slowly, touch and pain are
  dulled. Results in tragic deaths and serious
  accidents and acts of violence.
• _____(_____) colorless, tasteless, and odorless.
  One of the most potent of all mood altering
  chemicals. Causes a false sense of security or
  power. Death! (they believe they can fly or can
  stop a train)
• ______________ -can lead to bad trips- vicious
  stomach cramps and vomiting. Frightening imagined
  phenomena.

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OTHER DRUGS

• ________________ -synthetic derivative of the
  male hormone testosterone. Used as a medicine to
  help build muscle in patients with chronic
  diseases. Illegal- some people use it to increase
  muscle strength.
• _________________________________
• ________________________________

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• _____________ -made from hemp plant. Classified
  as a hallucinogen but has effects of a depressant
  and stimulant. Alters senses, coordination and
  reaction time. Increases heart rate, blood
  pressure, and appetite.
• _____________- smoked, eaten, or drunk for
  intoxicating effects.
• _______- dark brown resin collected from top of
  cannabis plant- brown chunks smoked in pipe or
  boiled to make oil and combined with tobacco and
  smoked in pipe for stronger effect

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• _____________ -breathable fumes that are inhaled
  to give hallucinogenic or mind altering high.
  Depresses CNS. Immediate effects nausea,
  sneezing, coughing, nosebleeds, lack of
  coordination. Heavy use liver and kidney damage
  as well as brain damage. A single use can cause
  someone to go into coma and be vegetable for
  rest of life.
• ______________________________
• __________________

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• _________________ (_________ ______) combination
  stimulant and hallucinogen- gives short term
  euphoria, then convulsion, depression, increased
  heart rate and blood pressure. These drugs are
  made in a lab and can be several hundred times
  stronger than the drug it was meant to imitate.
• Look alike drugs- never know what you are
  getting- speed- high doses of caffeine and cold
  medicines- cause dangerously fast heart rate,
  changes in blood pressure, breathing problems,
  and death.

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Signs of ________________

• ________________________
• Sudden change in mood
• Forgetfulness, withdrawn attitude
• ____________________
• ____________________
• __________________
• Irresponsible decision making
• Attention-getting behavior
• Aggressiveness
• Denial of any problems
• _________________________________________
• Lying, cheating
• ________________________________
• ________________________________

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• Family and friends
• Support Groups
• Drug Treatment Centers
• School Personnel
• Hospitals
• Hotlines
• Others- physicians, clergy, use the phone book
  drug abuse alcohol