Beautiful day in the Neighborhood

1. Beautiful day in the Neighborhood By: Isai Toledo Sergio Mendoza

2. Drug Abuse • Drug abuse is the use of illegal drugs, or the misuse of drugs for at least a year with negative consequences.

3. Facts about the Issue • 1) More than 60 % of teens said that drugs were sold, used, or kept at their school • 2) Around 28 percent of teens know a friend or classmate who has used ecstasy, with 17 percent knowing more than one user. • 3) By the 8th grade, 29.5 percent of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15.5 percent have smoked cigarettes, and 15 percent have used marijuana. • 4) Two-thirds of teens who abuse prescription drugs did so before the age of 16. • 5) As many as 1 in every 5 teens in America say they have taken a prescription drug that was not prescribed for them

4. Causes • 1) Depression • 2) Addiction • 3) Peer pressure • 4) Lack of motivation • 5) Generic diseases • 6) Death

5. Effects • Diseases (lung cancer, heart disease, gingivitis, etc.) • Second hand smoke (poor babies!) • People disapprove neighborhood (hoodlums) • Aggressive behavior • Hallucinations

6. Groups Effected by the Issue • 1) Children • 2) Teens • 3) Adults • 4) The unborn

7. Financial Impact of the Issue • Nation wide • 1) billions do drug dealers • Locally • 1) drives people to poverty for so much use of drugs

8. Solution for the Problem (1) • 1) monthly blood checks • 2) in our community • 3) people stop use in fear of getting caught • 4) 4,999 • 5) 650 per month per person

9. Solution for the Problem (2) • 1) Beyond Scared Straight Program • 2) in our community • 3) people stop use in fear of getting caught • 4) 500,000

10. Solution for the Problem (3) • 1) Parent Involvement • 2) In your household • 3) encouragement to focus on things other than drugs • 4) $0

11. Solution • 1) Hold campaigns to inform people • 2) To learn the consequences of drug abuse • 3) Interact more with the attendants