smoked as joint, cigarette, in a pipe or bong, "blunts"
blunts - cigars emptied and refilled - add crack
used in food - brownies, cookies, tea
main active chemical - THC; delta 9 tetrahydrocannibol
Short Term Effects problems with memory
leaning
distorted perseption
thinking
problem solving
loss of coordination
anxiety
panic attacks
Health Hazards
Brain: THC alters sensory defectors; hippocinpus
learning limbic sytem
suppresses neurons in information proccessing system
learned behaviors - deteriate
Lungs same repiritory problems as smokers
daily cough
phleym
chronic bronchitis
frequent chest problems
abnormal functioning
injured or destroyed tissue
tar and carbon monoxide: 3-5 times more than tobacco - resulting from inhaling deep and holding in smoke
Laerning and Social Behavior
more acceptance of deviant behavior
more delinguant behavior and aggression
greater rebellion
poor relationships
more friends that are drug users
Drugs In America
Billions of Dollars Spent on drugs
Crack houses - fortresses where crack is dealt.
Boss and Dealers - Dealers earn little $
In NYC dealers in stores, restraunts, groceries, auto shops, and other seemingly legitimate businesses.
While high or on crack people are more confdent, improved performance.
Cocain impairs hand-eye coordination
Long use of multiple drugs is biggest killer
Prisons pack 900 or more inmates a week
babies are addicted when born parents that use
Crack children at risk of domestic violence
Crack make people crazy ex: attacking their own children
Pregnant users have deformed babies
young women sell their bodies for crack or money for crack
Pop culture influences - movies glamorize drug use
Dealing with Problems - parents who drink or use drugs; peer pressure, dealer pressure
Effects Of Drugs
Problems Caused by Drug Abuse - Phys: Coordination, violence, illness
Inhibitions - lowered, jugdement impaired
AIDS - Often contracted from heroin users who share needles
Psychological Problems - users show apathy, lose interest, drop outs, lose jobs
Denial - Users make up excuses and blame others
Legal Problems - theivery, courts give harsher sentences to drug users
What is Drug abuse?
Any substance that alters or effects the normal living process
Facts About Drugs inhibit normal growth
teens get addicted faster
damage to body is greater
threaten mental and emotional developement
can prevent you from growing into functional adult
Addictive Personality people can become addicted to anything they perceive as pleasurable
20% of all drug users have addictive personalities
more likey to get addicted if a family member is as well
Why??
All rockstars use it!!
role models
Want to find out about world on their own
need for excitement
a route to escape from life
enhance physical appearance: steroids, diet pills
easy money - dealing drugs
Drugs And Pregnancy
Fatal Alcohol syndrome
Fatal Alcohol Effect
Birth Defects: effect bones or organs
mental retardation
stroke or seizure
more likely to abuse drugs
Alcohol Effects on Pregnancy: Slows growth before and after
problems with central nervous system
mental retardation
stay small for their age
learn to talk later
hyperactivity
poor motor skills
Marijuana Effects Pregnancy: low birth weight
miscarriages and still birth
premature births
learning and behavior problems
a higher chance of sudden infant death syndrome
