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Lesson 3 Illegal Drugs

Objectives

• Describe the dangerous effects of marijuana.

• List six health problems caused by inhalants.

• Explain why anabolic steroids are dangerous.

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Marijuana

• Smoking marijuana can make people nervous and

can raise their heart rate.

• Marijuana can increase a person’s risk of

developing infections.

• Marijuana makes it difficult to concentrate.

• Long-term use of marijuana can damage the lungs.

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Inhalants are chemical products that have strong fumes, or odors. Inhalants can cause dizziness, nosebleeds, nausea, headaches, brain damage, and, in some cases, death.

Inhalants



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Anabolic Steroids

• Anabolic steroids cause fast weight gain and

muscle growth. But these drugs also increase one’s

risk of having a stroke or heart attack.

• Other effects include high blood pressure, liver and

kidney tumors, and serious acne.

• In men, steroids can cause enlarged breasts and

genital shrinking.

• In women, steroids can cause facial hair and a

deep voice.

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Stimulants and Depressants

• Any drug that speeds up the activity of the body

and the brain is a stimulant.

• Stimulants increase blood pressure, breathing rate,

and heart rate.

• Stimulants can speed up body processes too

much, causing heart attacks, strokes, and death.

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Stimulants and Depressants

• Any drug that causes activity in the body and brain

to slow is called a depressant.

• Depressants reduce blood pressure, breathing rate,

and heart rate.

• Depressants can cause breathing failure, a coma,

and death.

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Other Illegal Drugs

• Hallucinogens Drugs that cause a person to sense

things that don’t actually exist are called

hallucinogens.

• Opiates All opiates slow heart rate, breathing, and

brain activity. Heroin is an opiate.

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Lesson 4 Drug Abuse

Objectives

• Explain the difference between misuse and abuse.

• Discuss the costs of abusing drugs.

• Describe how drugs affect one’s ability to make

decisions.

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Lesson 4 Drug Abuse

Misuse and Abuse

• What Is Drug Misuse? Misuse is the accidental

incorrect use of a drug.

• What Is Drug Abuse? Abuse is the purposeful

incorrect use of drugs or the use of an illegal drug.

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Lesson 4 Drug Abuse

The Cost of Abusing Drugs

People who abuse drugs risk:

• damaging their physical health

• losing their friends, family, and job

• making bad grades in school

• losing their money

• going to prison

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Lesson 4 Drug Abuse

Drug Abuse Affect Decisions

• Drugs Alter the Brain Drugs change the way your

mind works. For this reason, making healthy

decisions while abusing drugs is difficult.

• A Reason to Avoid Drugs Without drugs, you can

make healthy decisions. That way, you can be

successful in reaching your goals.

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Quote of the Day

“Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy

your memory and your self-respect and

everything that goes along with your self

esteem.”

~Kurt Cobain

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