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1. Drug Abuse
Psychology 101 sec222
Alaa AlOlabi, Yara Alfouzan, Lubna AlManie

2. What are drugs?
A medicine or other substance which
has a physiological effect when
ingested or otherwise introduced into
the body

3. Types of Drugs
Stimulants:
 Cocaine
 Crack cocaine
 Amphetamines (methamphetamine,
ecstasy)
 Nicotine

4. Types of Drugs
 Depressants:
 Heroin
 Barbiturates – Oxycodone,
Morphine, Codeine, Valium
 Xanax

5. Types of Drugs
Hallucinations:
 LSD
 Ecstasy
 Marijuana

6. Effects on the body
In low doses:
 a relaxing effect
 reduced tension
 lower inhibitions
 impaired concentration
 impaired reaction time
 reduced coordination

7. Effects on the body
 In medium doses:
 slurred speech
 drowsiness
 altered emotions
 In high doses:
 vomiting
 breathing difficulties
 unconsciousness
 coma
 DEATH

8. Addicted?
 Withdrawal symptoms include shaking
(tremors), sleep problems, and nausea.
 More severe withdrawal symptoms
include hallucinations and even
seizures.

9. Effects On the Body
 Central nervous system
 Accelerates the loss of brain cells,
contributing to cognitive deficits.
Chronic use can lead to brain
damage.
 Liver
 Causes the liver to have to work
harder then possibly causing
significant damage or liver failure

10. Effects On the Body
 Kidneys
 Chronic use of alcohol Impairs their
ability to regulate the volume and
composition of fluid and electrolytes
in the body.
 Heart
 Drug use increases the risk of heart
disease.
 Injected drugs can also lead to
collapsed veins and infections of the
blood vessels and heart valves

11. Effects on Liver

12. Effects on Kidneys and Brain
Photo courtesy of Sterling Clarren, MD
No exposure
to drugs
Heavy prenatal
exposure to
drugs

13. Smoking
 Organs Affected by Smoking:
 Nose, throat, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and
lungs. Also called the respiratory tract.

14. Smoking
 Prevalence: 22.3% of Americans smoke.
Equivalent to 67.2 million people in USA
 Lifetime risk of Smoking: 1 in 2 chance of
dying from a smoking-related disease.
 Worldwide prevalence: 1.3 billion people
smoke worldwide.
 Average life years lost for Smoking: 12
years

15. Smoking
 Conditions:
 Chronic bronchitis
 Emphysema
 Wide variety of cancers
 Linked to heart disease
 Linked to artery disease
 Deaths: 440,000 annual deaths in US each year are
smoking-associated (CDC). Equivalent to 36,666 per
month, 8,461 per week, 1,205 per day, 50 per hour,
almost 1 per second.

16. Why You Should Not Smoke
 Smoking gives you bad breath
 Smoking makes your clothes and hair smell
 Smoking turns your teeth and fingernails
yellow
 Smoking makes your skin look grey and
unhealthy
 Smoking can produce a hacking cough with
lots of phlegm. Really attractive!
 Smoking zaps your energy for sports and
other activities.

18. Statistics
 illicit drug users make over 527,000 costly
emergency room visits each year for drug related
problems.
 One dollar out of every $14 of the nation's health care
bill is spent to treat those suffering from smoking-
related illnesses
 Drug offenders account for more than one-third of the
growth in the state prison population and more than
80 percent of the increase in the number of federal
prison inmates since 1985
 More than 75 percent of domestic violence victims
report that their assailant had been drinking or using
illicit drugs at the time of the incident.
 45% of induvials with an untreated substance abuse
commit suicide.

19. Good or Bad Decision?
Watch and decide!

20. Before and after drugs:

21. Drug Abuse - Why do people start?
 Lack of education: Idea that it’s easy to
quit.
 Curiosity: “just want to try it”
 Social crutch: Feel confident in social
situations, something to handle or hold.
 Deal with problems: escape their reality,
pressure, depression, boredom.
 Feel older  Feel cool  Feel different
 Peer pressure  Fit in  Fun
 Media: Advertising, TV, movies, music
 Friends / family  Relieve stress / relax

22. “It’s so clear to me that my life has become completely unmanageable
because I am addicted to alcohol and drugs”. Lindsay Lohan
“That’s all drugs and alcohol do; they cut off your emotions in the
end”. Ringo Starr
“I got tired of it. A few hours in jail will do that to you once you see the
consequences are real”. Nicole Richie
Drug Addicts' Quotes