12/02/2021

Tecaher Lorena
Teacher Hope

DRUG
ADDICTIO
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By: María Fernanda Velasco Velasco, Rafael
Ibrahim Sánchez Pantoja, Diego Emiliano
Bautista de la Torre, Elena Caolina Ibarra
Vázquez, Mia Sofia Guechi Hernández and
Ana Paula Sánchez Muños.
Subtance Abuse
No one starts using drugs with the intention of causing a drug-related injury or
getting hooked on the drug. Substanceabuse is a high-risk behavior. Medicine
misuse occurs when people use medicines carelessly or in an improper way.

This is a Subtance Abuse, any unnecessary or improper use ofchemical

substances for nonmedical purposes.

Many are, or street drugs, chemical substances that people of any age may not
lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or sell. People who use illegal drugs are
guilty of a crime called , the use or sale of any substance that is illegal or
otherwise not permitted.
 Factors That Influence Decisions About Drugs

Peer pressure Media messages

This the influence that people your age can influence your impression
may have on you. of drug use.

Family members Perceptions

can help teens resist drugs. of society’s drug behavior are
Parents and other adults who often
avoid drug use inaccurate.
Role models
are people you admire and
want to imitate.
Health Consequences of
Drug Use

Physical consequences.

Mental/emotional consequences.

Social consequences.
 Physical consequences.

Once a drug enters the bloodstream,

it can harm a user’s brain, heart, lungs, and other vital
organs.
A serious danger of drug abuse is the risk of overdosing. An
is a strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large
amount of a drug. Some
Mental/emotion
al consequences.
Drugs cloud reasoning
and thinking, and users lose control of their
behavior.

As shown, the drug ecstasy

alters the brain’s structure
and function.

While under the influence of

drugs, teens may no longer recall
the positive beliefs, values,
and ideals they have used to guide
their own conduct.
Social
consequences.
Even people who are “just
experimenting”

Substance abuse can have a negative

effect on relationships with friends and
family members.

It can cause teens to be expelled from

school or dropped from a school team,
and it often has legal consequences.
Understanding the
Addiction Cycle
Teens who experiment with drugs will
experience side effects, or unwanted
reactions.

The side effects can range from nausea

and headaches to a loss of consciousness
and even death, and can occur with a
teen’s first use of a drug.
 Understanding the Addiction Cycle

Tolerance The body of the substance abuser needs more and

more of the drug to get the same effect.

Psychological dependence A condition in which a person

believes that a drug is needed in order to feel good or to function
normally, psychological dependence develops over time.

Physiological dependence A person who experiences the

severe effects of withdrawal when he or she stops taking a drug
has a, physiological dependence a condition in which the user
has a chemical need for the drug.

Addiction Anyone who takes drugs risks one of the most

frightening side effects: addiction , a physiological or
psychological dependence on a drug.
 Consequences And Costs
For the Individual Legal

For Family and For Babies and Costs

Friends Children
 Consequences And Costs

Individual Legal
Drug use can lead to a Teens possessing, using,
relaxing of manufacturing, or
inhibitions. selling drugs are
As a result, drug users are committing the crime
at risk for engaging in of illicit drug use.
sexual activity, which Being arrested leads to
can lead to unintended court fines and legal
pregnancy and fees
exposure to STDs.
 Consequences And Costs

Family and Friends Babies and Cost

Children
Family members have a Substance abuse can cause Drug abuse also affects the
responsibility to considerable harm to nation’s economy.
be aware of the warning developing According to a recent study
signs of drug use and fetuses, infants, and by the Office of National
to encourage the children of drug users. Drug Control Policy, illegal
individual to seek A pregnant female who drugs cost the American
professional help. uses drugs passes the drug economy $160 billion per
through the placenta to year.
her unborn child.
 Marijuana,
Inhalants,
and Steroids
Marijuana
The common name for the
Indian hemp plant cannabis, is
a plant whose leaves, buds, and
flowers are usually smoked for
their intoxicating effects.

Addiction
This abrupt letdown is called a
This abrupt letdown is called
crash. Marijuana contains more a crash. Marijuana contains
cancer-causing chemicals than more cancer-causing
tobacco smoke and carries the chemicals than tobacco
smoke and
same health risks as smoking carries the same health risks
tobacco. as smoking tobacco.
 Marijuana Risks/Consequences

Mental/Emotional Driving
Marijuana users experience Driving under the influence of
slow mental reflexes and marijuana can
may suffer be as dangerous as driving under the
sudden feelings of anxiety and influence of
paranoia, an irrational alcohol because marijuana interferes
suspiciousness with depth
or distrust of others. perception, impairs judgment, and
slows reflexes.
The penalties and legal consequences
Physical of driving
For teens, marijuana poses under the influence of any drug,
physical risks to the including
reproductive organs. marijuana, are strict.
 Inhalants
Are substances whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to
achieve a mind-altering effect.
Most inhalants depress the central nervous system and produce
effects that include a glassy stare, slurred speech, and impaired
judgment.
 Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids

Are synthetic substances that are similar to the male sex hormone
testosterone.

Anabolic refers to muscle building, and androgenic refers to increased male

characteristics.

When used under a doctor’s guidance, these substances

help build muscles in patients with chronic diseases.

Steroid use can cause mood swings; impaired judgment resulting from
feelings of invincibility; and paranoia.
Legal and Social
Consequences of Steroid Use
All steroid use other than that prescribed
by a licensed physician is illegal and
dangerous. Although steroids can increase
muscle strength, the associated tendons
and ligaments don’t get stronger.

This discrepancy can result in injuries that

take a long time to heal and can end an
athlete’s career. If needles are shared or
contaminated, steroid users run the risk of
exposure to disease-causing bacteria and
viruses, including HIV.
 Psychoactive Drugs
Psychoactive Drugs, chemicals that affect the central
nervous system and alter activity
in the brain, change the functioning of the CNS.
 Psychoactive Drugs

There are four main groups

of psychoactive drugs:

Stimulants
Depressants
Narcotics
Hallucinogens
 Stimulants
Are drugs that speed up the central
nervous system. The nicotine in
tobacco products is also a stimulant.

The most dangerous of the

illegal stimulants are cocaine,
amphetamines, and methamphetamine.
Depressants
Depressants or sedatives, are drugs that tend to slow down the central
nervous system.

Combining depressants,
even in small amounts,
produces
a synergistic effect. causing
shallow breathing, weak
and rapid pulse, coma, and
even death.
Narcotics
Specific drugs that are obtainable only by prescription
and are used to relieve pain.

Abuse of narcotics can cause addiction.

Because narcotics are so addictive, pharmacists are required to
keep records of all sales of these drugs.

Narcotic use can cause euphoria, drowsiness,

constipation, pinpoint pupils, slow and shallow breathing,
convulsions, coma, and death.
Hallucinogens
Are drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense
perceptions including vision, hearing, smell, and touch.

Phencyclidine (PCP), lysergic acid

diethylamide (LSD), ketamine, and ecstasy are examples of powerful
and dangerous hallucinogens.
Ecstasy and Other Dangerous Drugs
Are synthetic substances meant to imitate the
effects of hallucinogens and other dangerous drugs.
Living Drug Free
Living Drug Free
Public opinion polls and national surveys clearly show that most
Americans—children, teens, and adults—have taken a stand against
illegal drugs.

By deciding not to use

drugs, you promote your
own health and influence
others to do the same.
 Resisting Pressure to Use Drugs
Peer pressure can be intense during the teen years, particularly in settings where
using alcohol and other drugs may seem the norm.

In U.S.A almost 58 percent of high school

students have never tried marijuana, and
more than 90 percent have never tried
cocaine.
Strategies for Preventing Use of Drugs
Individuals are only part of the key to curbing substance abuse. Schools and
communities are working together on strategies for
preventing use of drugs and other addictive substances.
 Strategies for Preventing Use of Drugs
Individuals are only part of the key to curbing substance abuse.

School Efforts
All over the United States, drug-free school zones have been established.
These are areas within 1,000 feet of schools and designated by signs, within
which people caught selling drugs receive especially severe penalties.

Community Efforts
Communities across the nation are taking positive action to stop drug abuse.
Drug watches are organized community efforts by neighborhood residents
to patrol, monitor, report, and otherwise try to stop drug deals and drug
abuse.
 The Importance of Alternatives to Drug
and Substance Use
There are healthier ways to cope with day-to-day problems than turning
to drugs. You can find many ways to feel good about yourself without
depending on harmful substances.
Becoming Drug Free
For those teens already in trouble with drugs, it is never too late to get help. The
following steps can guide you in offering help to a
friend or family member who is using alcohol or other drugs.

∞ Identify specific sources of help in your community—drug

∞ counselors, treatment centers, and support groups.
∞ Talk to the person when he or she is sober. Express your
∞ affection and concern for the person, and describe his or her
∞ behavior without being judgmental.
∞ Listen to the person’s response. Be prepared for anger and denial.
∞ Discuss the sources of help you have found. Offer to go with
∞ your friend or family member to a counselor or support group.
 Getting Help
For teens, the first step in getting help is talking to a parent,
teacher, school counselor, health care provider, or another trusted adult.

Treatment Centers
For the most serious addictions,
drug users attend treatment
centers,
facilities that provide medical
supervision while a person goes
through withdrawal and
detoxification, or the removal of
drugs from the user’s body.
Types of drug treatment centers include these:
• Outpatient Drug-Free Treatment. These programs usually do not include
medications and often consist of individual or group counseling.
• Short-Term Treatment. These centers can include residential, medication,
and outpatient therapies.
• Maintenance Therapy. Intended for heroin addicts, this treatment usually
includes medication therapy.
• Therapeutic Communities. These are residences for people with a long
history of drug abuse. The centers include highly structured programs that
usually last from 6 to 12 months.
Drug treatment
For people who have less serious addictions, or for
those who are released from a treatment center, drug
counseling is usually recommended.

These meetings are gatherings of people who share a

common problem and who work together to help one
another cope and recover.

Support groups are a popular strategy for treating

addiction because they provide the long-term moral
support that the recovering user needs to remain drug
free.