drug abuse and teens

Drug Abuse and Teens

Nicole MontoyaBreanna LopezJesus Morales

Stevenrae RomeroJasberth Dimas

Go Ask Alice In the book Go Ask Alice, it was about a teenage girl

who went through hard times. She was faced with drugs, rape, and she also had to figure out where she was going in life. She had to decide if she was going to be a drug dealer, finish school, or if she was just going to start out on her own. Alice wrote in her diary almost everyday and she would talk about what happened to her or she would talk about the problems that she would face. In the end of the book Alice decide that she didn’t need her diary anymore and that she could talk about her problems and thoughts to other people. She died three weeks after she stopped writing in her diary. She died of an overdose; it is unknown whether it was planned or accidental.

Facts How many drug related deaths occur on teens throughout a year?

2 million teen drug abusers die every year before they are able to quit

How early do teens start using drugs? * 8th grade -- 30.3%

* 10th grade -- 44.9% * 12th grade -- 52.8%

Are teens more vulnerable to the effects of drugs then adults? Yes sense there bodies are not quite developed the drugs

have a stronger impact on younger people. What percentages of teens use drugs?

In the United States out of the 4 million drug abusers, 2.5 million are teens.

How many of those are able to quit? Only .5 million of those teens are able to quit.

Teen Deaths

In 1998 2860 people 15-19years of age had deaths attributed to drugs.

In the next twenty four hours, 15,006 teens will use drugs for the first time.

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Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity

All Illicit Drug Use, Direct and Indirect

Alcohol

Microbial Agents

Toxic Agents

Adverse Reactions to Prescription Drugs

Suicide

Incidents Involving Firearms

Motor Vehicle Crashes

Homicide

Sexual Behaviors

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inf lammatory Drugs Such asAsprin

Marijuana

Interview Questions

At Risk Counselor: Ms. Chapman

Why do you think teens are vulnerable to drugs?

Ms. Chapman said that the main reason is peer pressure from students around us.

What are you doing to prevent drug use?

The thing that she does is Is Positive role Model Encourage to do right thing Believe in themselves

What can the community do to help prevent drug abuse?

Monitor Monitor poor communities as well Don’t let media glorify the drugs

Why are drugs bad?

Unhealthy Wont deal with pain Create violence involve trafficking

Interviews

Arapahoe House

Comprehensive Alcohol & Drug Treatment

What does the program offer?

What does the program charge?

Do you think the public is at risk with addicts walking around?

Do you think parents are aware of the teen drug use?

What are you doing to prevent drug abuse?


What does the program offer?

Avoiding drug & alcohol techniques. Classes Teaches how to react with others.

What does the program charge?

They do charge Depends on the persons income

Do you think the public is at risk with addicts walking around?

Yes Basic economy problems More crime happens

Do you think parents are aware of the teen drug use?

Very little Theirs a lack of communication between child

and parent.

What are you doing to prevent drug abuse?

Where educating the participants. Staying positive/teaching participants to be

positive as well. We have classes that have to do with

behavior issues. Lots of therapy.


Education/ educating people around us. More family communication

Action PlanAdvisement Drug Awareness Day

This day will take place on either a Tuesday or Thursday in advisement class.

Students will be taught about drugs and what they can do to a person.

This day is basically a day where teens in advisement will be taught about drug awareness and what a life on drugs is like. It will try to prevent teens from using and abusing drugs that can be harmful to them.

They will be told what kind of drugs there are and the effects that it can have on someone. Possibly even pictures of people who have abused drugs for years, and the effects it’s had on their physical appearance.

It would be like something similar to dare, since we are now in high school we think that teens are more introduced to drugs since they have more freedom.