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Health 4-17
1. Legal and illegal
Drugs
⢠Drug Abuse and the Brain
⢠Addiction
⢠Is the compulsive use of a drug
⢠Despite any cost to health, family, or social standing
⢠Disease that changes the structure and chemistry of the
brain
2. Legal and illegal
Drugs
⢠Dangers of Drug Misuse and Abuse
⢠Side Effects
⢠An unwanted physical or mental effect cause by a drug
⢠Examples
⢠Nausea
⢠Dizziness
⢠Drowsiness
⢠Side Effects differ for everyone
3. Legal and illegal
Drugs
⢠Dangers of Drug Misuse and Abuse
⢠Tolerance and Dependence
⢠When someone uses a drug repeatedly the body may
develop tolerance to the drug
⢠Tolerance may lead to drug dependence
⢠Body develops a chemical need for the drug and cant function
normally without it
4. Legal and illegal
Drugs
⢠Dangers of Drug Misuse and Abuse
⢠Withdrawal
⢠If they stop taking the drug
⢠Symptoms include
⢠Nausea or vomiting
⢠Headaches or dizziness
⢠Fever
⢠Digestion problems
⢠Paranoia or panic
⢠Tremors, seizures, or death
5. Legal and illegal
Drugs
⢠Dangers of Drug Misuse and Abuse
⢠Drug Interactions
⢠Antagonism
⢠Drug antagonism
⢠Occurs when each drugâs effect is canceled out or reduced by
the other
⢠Synergism
⢠Drug synergism
⢠Occurs when drugs interact to produce effects greater than
those that each drug would produce alone
6. Legal and illegal
Drugs
⢠Dangers of Drug Misuse and Abuse
⢠Impurities
⢠Many illegal drugs are contaminated with chemicals that
may themselves be harmful or cause dangerous drug
interactions
⢠May vary from batch to batch
7. Legal and illegal
Drugs
⢠Dangers of Drug Misuse and Abuse
⢠Other Health Risks
⢠Hepatitis and HIV
⢠If drug users share needles to inject drugs, contaminated blood
left in the needle can carry disease causing viruses from user to
user
⢠May cause hepatitis B or C
⢠Can cause AIDS
⢠Disease that has no cure
8. Legal and illegal
Drugs
⢠Dangers of Drug Misuse and Abuse
⢠Other Health Risks
⢠Risks to Fetus and Newborn
⢠Drug abuse by a pregnant woman places her baby at risk for
problems
⢠Can have many different problems
9. Legal and illegal
Drugs
⢠Legal Risks and Other Costs
⢠Legal Risks
⢠Penalties can carry long prison terms and heavy fines
⢠Will have criminal record
⢠May make it difficult to get a job or admitted into schools
10. Legal and illegal
Drugs
⢠Legal Risks and Other Costs
⢠Effects on Family and Friends
⢠Can often become strained as the behavior of the user
changes
⢠May be unpredictable mood swings, violent, or withdrawn
⢠Can cause friends and family to grow a part
11. Legal and illegal
Drugs
⢠Legal Risks and Other Costs
⢠Costs to Society
⢠Government has spent billions of dollars in efforts to stop
illegal drug manufacture and sales
⢠Costs of Drug Abuse
⢠Imprisoning thousands of people for drug related crimes
⢠Medical costs for illnesses and injuries
⢠Premature deaths from drug related homicides and crashes
⢠Lost work productivity because of drug dependency