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| Today, we will be talking about drug abuse, which is when a person uses illegal drugs or uses legal drugs for non-medical purposes |
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Drugs are substances that affect a person's body in various ways and change the way a person normally thinks, feels or acts.
When we use the word "drugs," we mean substances that are illegal, meanin they are against the law, or legal but considered "drugs" when used for non-medical purposes instead of their intended use.
Some drugs ar eillegal because they can be addictive and extremely dangerous to your health. |
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| How do drugs affect a person's body? |
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Drugs can be consumed orally (as a pill or a liquid), inhaled, smoked, eaten, or injected directly into a person's vein with a needle. In all of these cases, the drug eventually enters a person's bloodstream.
Once in the bloodstream, the drug travels to a person's brain, where it affects the way a person things, feels, and acts.
People who use drugs can become addicted, meaning they are dependent on drugs. people who are addicted to a drug crave it and find it extremely hard to stop using it. |
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| How many teenagers use drugs? |
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| Most teens do not use drugs. For example, over 60% of teens have never used marijuana, which is a drug commonly abuesd by teens. |
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| If most teens do not use drugs, why is it important to talk about drugs? |
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Drug abuse can lead to serious health problems.
The first time a person abuses a drug, they can become addicted, damage their brain and heart, or even die.
Passing out from using drugs is a medical emergency. If a person passes out from using drugs, someone should call 911 immediately.
Drug abuse can get a person in trouble with the law.
Possessing and selling illegal drugs are both crimes. A person who possesses or sells drugs could go to jail, endangering their education, jobs and future.
Drug abuse harms a person's judgment and can lead to risky behaviors including unsafe sex. |
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| What drugs are most commonly abused by teenagers, and what do they do to the body? |
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| Using any one of these drugs can have serious health consequences |
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| What can happen to a person who sells drugs? |
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Selling drugs can be charged as a felony.
A felony is a crime that is punishable by more than a year in prison. The punishment for a person found guilty of selling drugs depends on that person's age, criminal record, and the amount and type of drug with which they are caught. A person found guilty of selling drugs could serve many years in jail. |
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| What can happen to a person who possesses drugs? |
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| Possessing drugs is against the law. If the police enter a hone and see drugs in plain view, any person who is near the drugs can be found guilty of possession. |
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| The effects of drugs on your future |
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| Doing drugs can have serious health consequences, like addiction and heart and brain damage. Selling or possessing drugs can have serious legal and personal consequences, like jail time. |
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| How can a person refuse drugs? |
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State your decision clearly and say no.
Use clear body language
Repeat yourself in a differnt way |
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| Educator A asks students the following questions to encourage them to brainstorm realistic suggestions of how Educator A can refuse the marijuana |
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How can Educator A realistically say no?
How can Educator A realistically use clear body language?
How can Educator A realistically repeat him/herself? |
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| After thanking student volunteers... |
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| There is always a way to avoid using or selling drugs. a person can refuse drugs by stating their decision clearly and saying no, using clear body language, and repeating themselves in a different way. |
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| Most teenagers choose not to abuse drugs |
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| Even though marijuana is the most commonly used drug among teenagers, over 60% of teenagers have never used marijuana. |
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| Why do you think some teenagers abuse drugs? |
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| while teenagers may think that using drugs helps them feel more comfortable emotionally or socially, there are always other activities that tennagers can do to feel more comfortable without putting them at risk for the health or legal consequences we've discussed. |
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| Read along as we discuss drug emergencies and the legal rights of someone who overdoses. |
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A person needs emergency medical care if they have passed out from abusing drugs.
Passing out is the result of a person's brain starting to shut down. It is not the same as sleeping. If a person is passed out, they will not wake up even when their name is called out or when they are shaken vigorously.
Passing out from using drugs is a medical emergency. The amount of a drug it takes to make a person pass out is dangerously close to the amount of a drug it takes to kill a person.
If a person passes out from abusing drugs, someone should call 911 immediately. |
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| There are legal rights for a person who overdoses on a drug and needs medical care |
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Regardless of a person's age or crime, any perosn who is under the influence of drugs and in danger is entitled to emergency medical treatment.
The law in New York State emphasizes that police officers may assit a person who has overdosed on drugs in getting help. The law was created this way to encourage people to seek medical care.
In addition, a friend who calls for medical help on behalf of a person who has overdosed on drugs has not violated any law. |
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| There are legal rights for a teenager who needs treatment for drug abuse |
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| A teenager who does not want their parents to know about their drug problem can get counseling and/or join a support group for teens who have drug problems without their parents' permission or without them finding out. |
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| Teen Health Resource Card-Make sure to add the following ideas if students do not mention them: |
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The hotlines and websites ont he Teen Health Resource Card in the section called "Drugs Resources" are the best places to learn more about drugs
Most health clinics on the Teen Health Resource offer comprehensive health services where students can get confidential medical care for free or a reduced fee. These are good places to get help for a drug problem or to learn more about drugs |
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| In the Decision-Making and Communication I workshop you learned a good way to make decisions using the 5Cs. You now have more information about the consequences of drugs and are better prepared to make your own decisions about drugs |
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| What did you think were the most important ideas in the workshop? Be sure to add the following key messages |
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Most teens do not use drugs
Doing drugs can have serious health consequences, like addiction and heart and brain damage. Selling or possessing drugs can have serius legal and personal consequences, like jail time
Passing out from using drugs is a medical emergency. If a person passes out from using drugs, someone should call 911 immediately
There is always a way to avoid using or selling drugs. A person can refuse drugs by stating their decision clearly and saying no, using clear body language, and repeating themsleves in a different way |
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