NOTES
Teen Health
Tobacco, alcohol & other drugs
Tobacco
Chapter 1 p.2-24
Facts about Tobacco
NOTES
 Harmful and addictive substance in all its forms
 Cigarettes
 Cigars and pipes
 Smokeless
 Contains many chemicals that harm your body
 Nicotine
 Tar
 Carbon monoxide
NOTES
Health Risks of Tobacco Use
400,000
people die
every year from
smoking
related
illness
 Health experts have been warning about the dangers
of tobacco for many years
 Since 1964 issued by the Surgeon General
 A year later companies were ordered to add health
warnings to cigarette packages
 Tobacco use causes many serious health problems
 Emphysema (destruction of the alveoli in the lungs)
 Lung cancer
 Heart disease
Tobacco Addiction
 Contains strong substances that make it difficult to
stop using once a person has started.
 Nicotine
 Results both physical and psychological dependence
Costs to Society
 Costly
 Added health care expenses and lost productivity
 Counter costs
 Tobacco taxes
 Smoke-free environments
 Labeling laws
 Advertising limits
NOTES
Saying No to Tobacco Use
 Influences
 Peers
 Family
 Media
 Advertising
 Know how
 Reasons to say no
 “I dislike the smell”
 “it’s against the law for
someone my age to smoke”
 “I can’t afford to spend all my
money on tobacco”
 “no thanks”
 Resources
 Organizations
 Support groups
Alcohol
Chapter 2 p.29-48
Alcohol Use and Teens
 Most teens do not use alcohol, but
several factors influence teens to try it.
 It is a drug created by chemical
reaction in some foods, especially fruits
and grains
 Depressant (slows functions and
reactions of mind and body)
 Influences
 Peer pressure
 Images in media
 Negative effects pose greater risk for
teens than adults
NOTES
Effects of Alcohol Use
NOTES
 Immediate effect on many organs:
 Brain
 Stomach
 Heart
 Liver
 kidneys
 Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) amount of blood in
user’s blood factoring a persons reaction
 Negative effect on:
 thoughts and behavior
 Physical
 Social

Alcoholism and Alcohol
Abuse
DANGER
NOTES
 Habit-forming leads to addiction
 Serious health issue-17 million in U.S. either addicted or have an alcohol
problem
 Affects
 Families, friends, and society
 Alcoholism vs. alcohol abuse
 Alcoholism- disease physical and psychological need for alcohol
 Experience: craving, loss of control, tolerance, physical dependence
 Alcohol abuse- using alcohol in ways that are unhealthy, illegal, or both
People who are
struggling with alcohol
need
help
Spiral of addiction
NOTES
Making excuses to drink
1.
Casual drinking
2.
Habit
3.
Tolerance
4.
Addiction
is another common symptom
of alcoholism
Getting Help for Alcohol
Abuse
 Family, friends, and various organizations
 Intervention
 Gathering where family and friends try to get problem
drinker to agree to seek help
 Support groups
 Help recover
 Help families learn how to deal with the problem
 Choice
Admission, Detoxification, Counseling, Resolution
Refuse a ride from someone
who has been drinking.
Slowed
Reaction Time
Loss in
coordination and
concentration
drugs
Chapter 3 p.50-68
Drug use and abuse
NOTES
 Drugs affect your body, mind, emotions, and social life
and can lead to consequences with the law.
 Drugs can be medicines that help the body
 Many drugs are harmful to your health
 ANY drug can be harmful to your health if abused or
misused
 Abuse is intentionally using drugs in an unhealthful or
illegal way
 Can lead to arrest, fines, jail time, criminal record
All medicines are drugs, but not
all drugs are medicines
Types of Drugs and Their
Effects





Marijuana

Pot

weed
Stimulants

Caffeine (legal)

Cocaine (illegal)
Depressants

Slow down body and mind affecting motor skills and coordination

Many are legal when prescribed by a doctor, but are often misused or abused.
Hallucinogens

LSD

PCP

Ecstasy
Narcotics

Not all are illegal but are extremely addictive

Club drugs

Inhalants


Cause brain damage and even death
Anabolic Steroids
Staying Drug Free
 Don’t respond to peer pressure, and media
 Practice refusal skills
 Reasons
 Physical health
 Control over your actions
 Obeying the law
 Protecting your future
 Healthier relationships
 Self-respect
 Staying drug free can benefit all sides of your health triangle
 Physical
 Mental/emotional
 Social
 As well as your wallet!
 Resources are always available
Information from: Mc Graw
Hill Education
 Pictures from Google