Keep your kids and your home drug free. Educate yourself about drugs. Teach your teen the dangers of alcohol and substance abuse. Talk to your teen. Most importantly, listen to your teen.

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Information to help keep your home and children drug free.

2. EDUCATE YOURSELF

3. Learn The Facts
• Kids begin using drugs and drinking as
early as 9.
• Everyone is at risk of becoming a drug
addict, even your child.
• You are responsible for keeping your child
away from drugs.
• More than half of High School seniors
have used illicit drugs.

4. Learn The Risks
• The earlier use begins, the more likely
addiction will occur.
• Children who drink are 8X more likely to
use illegal substances.
• Divorce and family conflict put kids at a
higher risk for substance use.
• Children lacking social skills are at high
risk for substance use.

5. DRUGS
A drug is a substance which may
have medicinal, intoxicating, performance enhancing or other effects
when taken or put into a human body.

6. Marijuana
• Marijuana is the most
widely used illicit drug
in the U.S.
• Marijuana is most
commonly smoked by
using rolling papers to
roll a joint or putting it
into a pipe or bong.
• Other names for
marijuana are weed,
pot, grass, green,
chronic, Mary Jane,
herb and blunt

7. Inhalants
• Inhalants are
substances that are
huffed or sniffed.
They give users an
immediate rush or
high.
• Inhalants are also
known as rush,
poppers, snappers
and whippets.
• Substances that can
be inhaled are
gasoline, paint
thinners, glue, paint,
cool whip, markers
and anything in an
aerosol can.
• Dust Off has become
a deadly favorite.

8. Amphetamines
• Amphetamines are
very addictive pills or
capsules that
accelerate brain
functions.
• Amphetamines are
also called speed,
uppers, speeders,
addies, and dexies.
• Prescription diet pills
and ADD/ADHD
medicines are
amphetamines.
• Amphetamines can
be swallowed,
snorted or injected.

9. Benzodiazepines
• Xanax, valium and
klonopin are the most
commonly abused
benzodiazepines.
• Benzodiazepines are
commonly called
benzos, footballs,
blues and xanxies.
• Benzodiazepines
must be prescribed by
a doctor and are
swallowed.

10. Hydrocodone and Oxycodone
• Other names are
hydros, oxyies, blue
bombers, roxies and
perks.
• Pain pills are
expensive and long
time abuse oftentimes
leads to heroin
addiction (it is much
cheaper).
• The most commonly
misused are vicodin,
lortab, norco, lorcet,
percocet, roxicet,
percodan and
oxyCONTIN.

11. LSD
• LSD is a
hallucinogenic drug.
• Names LSD is known
by are acid, blotter,
dots, sugar and many
other names that
refer to the specific
design on it.
• LSD is taken orally.
• LSD can be painted on
paper (called blotter) or
put in sugar cubes. It
also comes in small pills
(called microdots) or
mixed with gelatin (called
window pane). There is a
liquid form as well.

12. SOURCE: National Survey of American
Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVII: Teens
About one third of U.S. high school
students say they have a friend who abuses
prescription or over-the-counter drugs
Teens estimated that 47% of classmates
drink alcohol
1 in 5 of them meets the medical criteria
for addiction
About a third say a friend abuses
prescription or over-the-counter drugs
Children who are left home alone overnight
are about twice as likely to have used
alcohol or marijuana and three times as
likely to have used tobacco, compared to
kids who are not left home alone
Deaths caused by drug overdose now
outnumber traffic fatalities in the US

13. Cocaine/Crack
• Cocaine/Crack is a
powerful stimulant that
is highly addictive.
• Street names for
cocaine are blow, coke,
snow, Charlie powder,
crack and rock.
• Crack is a rock form of
cocaine that is smoked,
usually in a glass pipe.
• Cocaine is the powder
form and can be snorted
or injected.
• Use can cause stroke,
cardiac arrest and death.

14. Heroin
• Heroin is a highly
addictive drug derived
from morphine,
known as
diamorphine.
• Heroin is also known
as H, Big H, junk,
smac, horse, brown,
blacktar, dope and
brown sugar.
• Heroin is normally a
white or brown
powder. It can be
snorted, smoked or
injected.

15. Methamphetamine
• Methamphetamine is
a highly addictive
stimulant.
• Other names for
methamphetamine
are glass, meth,
crank, chalk, fire, and
crystal.
• Methamphetamine
can be taken orally,
smoked, snorted or
injected.

16. Methadone
• Methadone is a
powerful pain killer.
• Use can lead to
psychological depend
ence.
• Other names for
methadone are
dones, dollies and
fizzies.
• Methadone were also
called wafers at one
time because they
were made in 40mg
tablets that were big.

17. Learn the Warning Signs of Addiction
1) A sudden change of friends
2) Staying out hours past curfew and/or
sneaking out of the house
3) Quitting hobbies and favorite activities
4) Being secretive about phone calls
5) Not wanting to say where they are going or
where they have been
6) A rather drastic change in personality and/or
appearance
7) Skipping and/or failing classes
8) Money, valuables and/or medicines are
missing from your homeEducate Yourself ! Learn the
Signs of Addiction.

18. Over the Counter Drug Abuse is
REAL and Very Dangerous
 Robitussin, NyQuil and similar cough and
cold medicines contain dextromethorphan.
When taken in large doses it causes
hallucinations that can last up to 6 hours.
 Motion sickness pills such as dimenhydrinate
(Dramamine) and diphenhydramine
(Benadryl) causes hallucinations when
taken in extremely large doses.
 Pseudoephedrine is a nasal decongestant
and stimulant found in many cold medicines.
It is similar to amphetamines.
 Energy drinks and medicines containing
caffeine are abused for the energy given.

19. Designer and Club Drugs
Club drugs are popular with
teenagers and young adults.
These drugs are normally used at
clubs, bars, parties and concerts.
Designer drugs are similar to
known hallucinogens or narcotics.
However, they are made illegally
from a range of chemicals.

20. Ecstasy
• Ecstasy is a
stimulant, designer
drug that can cause
hallucinations.
• Other names for
ecstasy include X, E
and XTC.
• Ecstasy is popular at
clubs and parties
known as raves.
• Ecstasy comes in a
pill or tablet form that
is swallowed, or a
powder form which is
snorted.

21. Ketamine
• Ketamine is an
anesthetic used in
human anesthesia
and veterinary
medicine.
• Ketamine is
sometimes called
special K.
• It can cause terrifying
experiences.
• Ketamine is
manufactured in an
injectable liquid, but is
generally evaporated
into a powder that is
snorted or swallowed.

22. GHB
• GHB is known by many
names including cherry
meth, easy lay, G,
Georgia homeboy, G-
riffick, liquid ecstasy (not
the same as the drug
ecstasy), liquid E, liquid
X, salty dog, salty water,
scoop, soap, juice, and
lollipops.
• GHB is often taken at
clubs, raves and parties.
Users say it enhances the
experience.
• Mixing GHB with alcohol
can be deadly.

23. Spice/K2 or Synthetic Marijuana
• Synthetic marijuana is
sold under many
names, including K2,
Spice, fake weed,
Yucatan Fire, Skunk
and Moon Rocks
among others.
• Spice is a herbal
mixture that produces
effects similar to
marijuana.
• These products could
recently be purchased
legally at gas stations,
head shops across the
Internet.
• They are mislabeled
and deadly.

24. Bath Salts
• Bath Salts can be
snorted, taken orally,
smoked or injected.
• Some of the effects of
bath salts include
paranoia, chest pain,
hallucinations and
suicidal thoughts and
behavior.
• There are numerous
names for bath salts
including ivory wave,
purple wave, vanilla
sky and bliss.

25. Salvia
• Salvia is now illegal and
not as readily available as
it was a couple of years
ago.
• Salvia can be ingested by
extracting juice from it’s
leaves, chewing fresh
leaves, or smoking it as
one does marijuana.
• Salvia kills.
• Salvia has a psychedelic-
like effect causing changes
in perception, mood, and
sensation. Feelings of
detachment and a highly
modified perception of
reality make Salvia very
dangerous.

26. Rohypnol
• Rohypnol is a powerful
sedative not legally
available for prescription in
the United States.
• Rohypnol is a pill that is
swallowed, dissolved in a
drink or snorted.
• Other names rohypnol is
known by are Roofies,
Rope, Ruffies, The forget
pill, Rophies, Rib and R2.
• Rohypnol is often called
the date rape drug.
• Rohypnol can cause
blackouts, difficulty
speaking and moving and
complete loss of memory.

27. Talk to Your Teen
 Research shows that parents are the biggest influence
on children.
 Let your teen know that you expect him to stay drug free.
 Talk about drug abuse and the causes of addiction.
 Discuss drugged and buzzed driving and the
consequences of getting into a car with such a driver.
 Ask your teen what he thinks about taking prescription
medicine which was not prescribed to him.
 Allow your teen to be honest, without fear of you
becoming upset or angry.

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