Teenage use of Alcohol and Cocaine

1. By: Artemio De Leon Mr. Ochoa 4th period May 21, 2014 Teenage use of Alcohol and Cocaine

2. how much and how often a person drinks the age at which he or she first began drinking, and how long he or she has been drinking; the person’s age, level of education, gender, genetic background, and family history of alcoholism; whether he or she is at risk as a result of prenatal alcohol exposure; and his or her general health status. Factors which start to effect teenagers while drinking

3. Difficulty walking Blurred vision Slurred speech Slowed reaction times, Impaired memory Repeated episodes of vomiting. Unconsciousness or semi-consciousness. Slowed or irregular breathing Cold clammy or pale or bluish skin Vomiting while “sleeping” or passed out, and not waking up after vomiting. Symptoms teenagers start to suffer while intoxicated

4. Children and young people who inhale alcohol are at risk of suffering bad health and social outcomes compared to adults, because they have not yet fully developed their mental and physical faculties. Moreover, the impact which alcohol has in society is completely negatively, since has caused greater death ratios in the planet and causing teenagers to mess up the way the think as great amount of alcohol is being processed by the body. How alcohol has impacted society?

5. Definition: an addictive drug derived from coca or prepared synthetically, used as an illegal stimulant and sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic Some Effects of Cocaine: can make people feel paranoid, angry, hostile and anxious—even when they aren’t high. intense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug What is cocaine & Effects

6. Symptoms of cocaine addiction vary depending on the method of use but may include: Rapid heartbeat High blood pressure Persistent runny nose Weight loss Paranoia Hallucinations Vomiting Irritability and restlessness Teeth grinding Cold sweats Tremors and muscle jerks Nasal and sinus problems (coke nose) Bronchitis and chest pain Feeling that bugs are crawling under the skin Symptoms of Cocaine in human’s body

7. The differences between alcohol and cocaine are completely different. Cocaine in one hand is chemically produced by humans and processed, which involves many combinations of harmful toxins in all-in-one, and this is the reason why it is so addicting. However alcohol does not have much of a differences, but due the use of such chemicals involved in all-in-one it reduces the great impact it has in the human’s body. Differences between Cocaine and Alcohol

8. Cocaine requires Rehaband Recovery Research is routinely being performed in an effort to create medications that will help people with this problemalso involving drug usage such as the following: Baclofen – a muscle relaxant that curbs cocaine cravings and has been shown to reduce the use of the drug in abusers Disulfiram– an anti-alcoholic agent that makes using cocaine (or alcohol) very unpleasant Dealing with cocaine addiction involves most of the time problems with many families. How to cure cocaine addictions

9. Alcohol: 140million Americans use alcohol which 30% are teenagers 18million abuse alcohol 100,000 deaths due to alcohol 100,000 deaths due to alcohol related Cocaine: 12.2 Americas have used this at least once since 1985 250,000 use it weekly 1,000cocaine deaths inducing it Death per user: Alcohol: 70/100,000 Cocaine: 8/100,000 Death rates

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