preventing drug abuse
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PREVENTING DRUG ABUSE
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Drugs Drugs: Is a chemical substance that is taken to
cause changes in a person’s body or behavior Often gives the feeling of EUPHORIA: Pleasure
Over the Counter Drugs
Medicine that is sold legally in stores without a doctor’s prescription
Prescription DrugsA drug that you can only get with a doctor’s
prescription and can be purchased from a pharmacy
Illegal Drugs A chemical substance that people of any
age can not make, posesses , buy, or sell Also known as “street drugs”
Drug Misuse Improper use of medicines either
prescription or over-the-counter drugs Taking more then prescribed Taking drugs with the wrong foods or the
wrong time of day
Drug Abuse Drug is intentionally used improperly or
unsafely Taking to much medicine to get the feeling
of being “high” Any use of illegal drugs
Legal and Illegal drugs
Drug Abuse and the Brain Psychoactive drugs typically create a pleasurable
feeling that the user wants to repeat, this activity takes place along the “REWARD PATHWAY ” of the brain. Brain cells along this pathway release a chemical called DOPAMINE. Dopamine is not necessarily a dangerous chemical but can be in association with drug use.
Dangerous Effects of Dopamine when a person is on drugs The extra dopamine released during the drug use can
cause the user to ignore the harmful effects of the drug and want to continue using it.
Flooding the reward pathway with dopamine may lead to intense cravings for the drug when it’s not available.
After a time, drug abuse can dull the brain’s reactions to natural levels of dopamine. The user no longer feels pleasure from normal activities.
Dangers of drug abuse, misuse, and abuse
ADDICTIONo Physical addiction occurs when the body’s chemistry adjusts its
functioning to the presence of the drug. The addicted person requires higher and higher does of the drug to ward off symptoms of withdrawal
o Psychological addiction occurs when a strong mental craving for a drug sets in. The craving may last for years after the drug is gone. The only sure way to escape drug addiction is never to experiment with drugs that produce it.
WITHDRAWLo The physical symptoms of withdrawal that occur when a drug to which
a person is addicted is cleared from the body tissues.o Withdrawal Symptoms include but are not limited to: nausea,
vomiting, headaches, dizziness, fever, digestion problems, paranoia or panic, tremors, seizures or death.
Peers and Drugs Answer the questions at the bottom of page 2
in the packet
Commonly abused drugs Complete pages 3 – 7 in the packet using your book
pages 440-447 DUE TOMORROW
Hands on activity - page 8 in packet Peer pressure
Test tomorrow Can use packet
Packet Due
Hands on Activity 1. Form a group with 4 other students2. You will receive a role-playing card from
your teacher3. Do not discuss your role with other group
members4. Imagine that you are at the party with
your friends. Spend 5 minutes about your role and how you will act
5. At my signal begin acting out your role with the other members of your group
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