Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Teens

1. Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Teens Leah Wernsing 9th Grade Students

2. Drugs and alcohol • Teens often experiment • They do not see the dangers • They think they are invincible

3. Teens at risk • Family history • Depressed • Low self-esteem • Don’t fit in

4. Warning signs of abuse • Physical • Emotional • Family • School • Social problems

5. Legal drugs that are abused • Prescribed drugs • Inhalants • Over the counter medicine

6. Illegal drugs that are abused • Marijuana • Stimulants • LSD • Heroin • Designer drugs

8. Teen abuse of prescription drugs • Up 33 percent since 2008 • 1 out of 4 abuse them at least once • Translates to 5 million teens

9. How they are abused • Taking medication not prescribed to you • Unaware of dangers • Mostly with painkillers • Given by friends or relatives

11. How they are abused • Taking a higher quantity than prescribed • Sometimes crush tablets and snort • Drug goes into bloodstream

12. How they are abused • Taking drug for different purpose than prescribed • Adderall is used to increase academics

13. Drug abuse effects • Short term: • Nausea • Dizziness • Delusions • Bleeding of the stomach

14. Drug abuse effects • Long term: • Liver damage • Brain damage • Death by overdose

16. Alcohol abuse • Alcoholism is a disease • Feeling compared to a feeling of hunger • Can cause problems with social life

17. Signs of alcohol abuse • Change in attitude • Depression • Issues at school • Lack of interest in anything

18. Alcohol abuse effects: • Short term: • Different perceptions of emotions, hearing, and vision • Can lead to homicides and suicides

19. Alcohol abuse effects • Long term: • Stomach ailments • Liver and heart damage • Memory loss • Central nervous system damage

20. How to get help • Hotlines: http://rehabsite.4rehabilitation.com/?apcid=3300&keyword=%2Bdrug%20%2Band%20%2Balcohol%20%2Bhelp&gclid=CJnUt9yS8bkCFQSf4Aod8V4ArQ