Teen Drug Abuse
Ellie
· Life-threatening
o “Alcohol kills 6 ½ times more teenagers than all other illicit drugs combined.” (1)
· Use when pregnant can cause baby to be premature and cause deformity.
· Causes dependency
o “The body craves the drug in a similar way to needing oxygen” (3)
· Decreases appetite.
· Toxic
· Addiction
· Hurts your brain.
· Causes homicidal and suicidal thoughts.
o “In the United States, approximately three-fourths of all deaths among persons aged 10--24 years result from only four causes: motor-vehicle crashes, other unintentional injuries, homicide, and suicide.” (2)
· “Behaviors associated with drug abuse now are one of the largest factors in the spread of HIV infection in the United States.” (5)
· Make bad decisions
· Affects how you feel and act
· Memory loss
· Paranoia
· Fatigue
· Irritability
· Intense hunger
· Depression
· Anxiety
· Psychotic reactions
· Impairments in learning and memory
· Declining grades
· Illegal
· “Loss of interest in activities and hobbies that were once pleasurable” (4)
· “Underage drinking costs the United States more than $58 billion every year.” (1)
· “More than 60 percent of teens said that drugs were sold, used, or kept at their school.” (1)
o “Alcohol kills 6 ½ times more teenagers than all other illicit drugs combined.” (1)
· Use when pregnant can cause baby to be premature and cause deformity.
· Causes dependency
o “The body craves the drug in a similar way to needing oxygen” (3)
· Decreases appetite.
· Toxic
· Addiction
· Hurts your brain.
· Causes homicidal and suicidal thoughts.
o “In the United States, approximately three-fourths of all deaths among persons aged 10--24 years result from only four causes: motor-vehicle crashes, other unintentional injuries, homicide, and suicide.” (2)
· “Behaviors associated with drug abuse now are one of the largest factors in the spread of HIV infection in the United States.” (5)
· Make bad decisions
· Affects how you feel and act
· Memory loss
· Paranoia
· Fatigue
· Irritability
· Intense hunger
· Depression
· Anxiety
· Psychotic reactions
· Impairments in learning and memory
· Declining grades
· Illegal
· “Loss of interest in activities and hobbies that were once pleasurable” (4)
· “Underage drinking costs the United States more than $58 billion every year.” (1)
· “More than 60 percent of teens said that drugs were sold, used, or kept at their school.” (1)
Works Cited
(1) Teen Help LLC. "Statistics on Teenage Drug Use." Teen Drug Abuse. Undefined. . 7 June 2008..
(2) "National Drug Statistics Summary." Adolescent Substance Abuse Knowledge Base. 2007. . 7 June 2008..
(3) Drug Addiction & Drug Abuse. 2007. . 7 June 2008..
(4) "Treatment." Sonoma Center for Change . 2008. Sonoma Center for Change LLC. 7 June 2008..
(5) "Facts on Drugs." NIDA for Teens. . NIDA. 7 June 2008..
(1) Teen Help LLC. "Statistics on Teenage Drug Use." Teen Drug Abuse. Undefined. . 7 June 2008.
(2) "National Drug Statistics Summary." Adolescent Substance Abuse Knowledge Base. 2007. . 7 June 2008.
(3) Drug Addiction & Drug Abuse. 2007. . 7 June 2008.
(4) "Treatment." Sonoma Center for Change . 2008. Sonoma Center for Change LLC. 7 June 2008.
(5) "Facts on Drugs." NIDA for Teens. . NIDA. 7 June 2008.
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