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RED RIBBON WEEK 2006. Red Ribbon Week. I Choose To Be DRUG FREE ! Don’t forget that at HPMS, we also say “Hang Tough. Don’t Puff.”. Peer Pressure. There are many different ways peers and so-called “friends” use to try to get you do what they’re doing.
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Red Ribbon Week I Choose To Be DRUG FREE! Don’t forget that at HPMS, we also say “Hang Tough. Don’t Puff.”
Peer Pressure There are many different ways peers and so-called “friends” use to try to get you do what they’re doing. Don’t let these people control your life! You CAN resist peer pressure.
Types of Peer Pressure • The Obvious Approach “Come on, have a drink. Everyone else is having one.” • Your peer is trying to get you to think you’re the only one that doesn’t want to drink, when in reality you’re the only one smart enough to go against the crowd.
Types of Peer Pressure • The Guilt Trip “Well, you’re the one who got us into this situation in the first place.” • Your friend wants you to think it’s your fault others are using, so you might as well use too.
Types of Peer Pressure • The Manipulator “If you were really my friend you’d want to come with me.” “It’s too late to back out now.” • Your peer is trying to play on your fears and insecurities, he knows you’re confused and tries to sway your decision to what he wants you to do.
Types of Peer Pressure • The Put-Down “You’re such a loser!” “You’re a punk!” • Everyone wants to be liked by others. If she gets you to believe you will be hated or made fun of by not using, she can then get you to do whatever she wants.
Types of Peer Pressure • The Intimidator “If you don’t do this, you’re not one of us.” “Don’t try to back out now, you’re either with us or you’re against us.” • This is a popular one used by gang members. They will try to make you afraid of what might happen if you don’t use.
Role Playing Quiz • Obvious Approach (Singling Out) • Guilt Trip • Manipulator • Put-Down • Intimidator
Kinds of Drugs and their Effects
Alcohol • Slang—Booze, Sauce, Brews, Hooch, Brewskis, Hard Stuff, Juice • Leads to loss of coordination, poor judgment, slowed reflexes, memory lapses and blackouts • Alcohol can kill you—Drinking very large amounts at one time very rapidly can lead to alcohol poisoning and damage organs in your body. • One drink can make you fail a breath test. • Most teens do not drink alcohol. Research shows that 71 percent of people 12-20 haven’t had a drink in the past month. • 1Beer=1 shot=1 glass of wine. Less of a drink doesn’t necessarily mean you’re getting less alcohol.
Marijuana • Slang—Weed, pot, grass, reefer, ganja, Mary Jane, blunt, joint, roach, nail. • Affects your sense of time and coordination, makes you look and act dumb. • One joint contains 4 times as much cancer-causing tar as a filtered cigarette. • Can increase your risk of developing mental illness. • Is not always what it seems. Is sometimes laced with other dangerous drugs. • Most teens are not using Marijuana. Four out of five 12-17 year olds have never even tried it.
Inhalants • Slang—Glue, kick, bang, snuff, huff, poppers, whippets, Texas shoeshine. • These are substances that are breathed in. Can be anything from paint fumes to glue. • Causes irreversible mental and physical damage before you even know what’s happened. • Side effects—Nausea, nosebleeds, permanent liver and kidney damage, losing your sense of smell, losing muscle tone and strength. • Can cause sudden death. • Only 1.2 percent of teens are regular inhalant users and more than 90 percent have never tried it at all.
Club Drugs • Slang—Ecstasy: E, X, XTC. GHB—Liquid Ecstasy, Liquid X, Grievous Bodily Harm, Georgia Home Boy. Ketamine: K, Special K, Ket, Vitamin K, Kit Kat. Rohypnol: Roofies, R-2. • Used at raves, nightclubs, and concerts. • Can cause blurred vision, seizures, impaired coordination and memory loss, breathing problems, kidney failure, passing out. • Can kill you. Many of these are home made drugs made in makeshift labs. People put all kinds of chemicals in them, from over-the-counter cold medication to household cleaners. • Less than 2 percent of 8th to 12th graders use it and 94% of teens have never tried it.
Steroids • Slang—Arnolds, Gym Candy, Pumpers, Stackers, Weight Trainers, Juice. • Can cause heart attack and stroke even to young people. • Some side effects are: male pattern baldness, cysts, acne, oily hair and skin, reduction in the size of male genitals, development of breasts in males, facial hair in females. • Can make you angry and hostile for no reason. • Used by a small percentage of high school and professional athletes.
Hallucinogens • Slang—LSD, Acid, Blotter, Mushrooms, Shrooms, PCP, angel dust, Boat, Ozone, Wack, E, X, XTC. • There are a wariety of different kinds. • Cause you to “trip out,” see and hear things that aren’t there and make you believe you can do things you can’t, like jump off buildings because you think you can fly. • Can cause heart and lung failure, coma or death. • 94% of teens have never tried hallucinogens.
Methanphetamine • Slang—Speed, meth, crystal meth, crank, tweek, go-fast, ice, glass, uppers, black beauties. • Creates a false sense of energy, and pushes the body faster than it’s meant to go. • Can cause stroke or heart attack, mind and mood changes, euphoria, anxiety and depression, paranoid or delusional thinking, and permanent psychological damage. • Only 3.2 percent of 12th graders report ever having used meth.
Cocaine • Slang—Coke, dust, toot, snow, blow, sneeze, powder, lines, rock, crack. • Produces a short-lived high that requires more and more of the drug to get each time you use. • Users experience increased heart rate, muscle spasms, and convulsions. Causes permanent damage to nasal tissue. • Can make users paranoid, angry, hostile, or anxious even when they are not high. • Can kill you by heart attack, stroke, breathing failure, or through diseases like HIV and hepatitis that you can get by sharing needles. • Regular users can waste hundreds or even thousands of dollars per week. • Less than 1% of teens are regular users and 97% have never tried it.
Heroin • Slang—Smack, horse, mud, brown sugar, junk, black tar, big H, dope, skag. • Enters the brain quickly and slows down the way you think, your reaction time and impairs your memory. • Is super-addictive, physically and psychologically. • One of the top two drugs frequently reported by medical examiners to be a cause of death. • Less than 1% of teens report ever having tried it.
Steer Clear of Peer Pressure! There are lots of things you can do to avoid using these drugs. Here are just a few…
Ways to Avoid Peer Pressure • A Direct Approach “No, I don’t drink.” “No, I don’t want a cigarette.” • Just say “No.” This says you are a strong, independent person, who doesn’t care what other’s may think. You do your own thing and are proud of it.
Ways to Avoid Peer Pressure • Stall for Time “I’m not sure. I’d like to think about it. I’ll let you know tomorrow.” • This is a way to get out of doing things people are trying to get you to do impulsively, or right now without thinking.
Ways to Avoid Peer Pressure • Make an Excuse “I’m allergic to alcohol.” “I won’t be able to go to the party, I have another commitment.” • This takes the pressure off you and places the decision on something others will see as out of your control. You won’t be seen as a loser for simply having to be somewhere else.
Ways to Avoid Peer Pressure • Humor “I’m not a chicken but I’m a close relative. You should hear me crow in the mornings.” • This may be a silly alternative, but it just may work. Make a joke out of the situation, especially if you’re one of those people that are just naturally funny.
Ways to Avoid Peer Pressure • Broken Record “No, I don’t want a beer.” (Repeat every time you are asked to have a beer. Try not to say anything else, just stick to whatever statement you have chosen to repeat.) • This makes the other person look stupid for asking you over and over and shows them your resolve.
Ways to Avoid Peer Pressure • Change the subject Act as if you haven’t heard what the other person said and quickly change the subject to anything you can think of at the time. • This is a way to avoid having to have the conversation and is an easy way to get out of having to give them an answer.
Ways to Avoid Peer Pressure • Offer an alternative For example: You’ve just been asked to skip school and go to the mall for the day, and you say, “No, but I’d love to go with you after school.” • You give them a chance to do something appropriate and lawful rather than something that will get you both into trouble.
