Say no to drugs and substance abuse

1. TEENAGE DRUGS
AND ALCOHOL
ABUSE
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL

2. Experimentation with alcohol and
drugs during adolescence is
common. Unfortunately,
teenagers often don't see the link
between their actions today and
the consequences tomorrow.
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL

3. Drugs
• Teen drug abuse
• In 2005 more than 2 million teens
used prescriptions drugs to get
high
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL

4. Short time effects of
drugs abuse
• Nausea
• Dizziness
• Headaches
• Delusions
• Separation from friends and family
• Loss of interest in school, work, and hobbies
• Bleeding of the stomach
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL

5. Long time effects
• Liver damage
• Brain damage
• Death by overdose
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL

6. The origin of this
addiction
• Internet
• Friends
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL

7. If you suspect someone you know is
abusing prescription or over the
counter drugs, it’s a good idea to get
them some help. There are
treatments to help teens with
addictions to medications and they
are quite effective.
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL

8. How to get clean from
drugs?
It’s important for you to know that getting
clean is a hard process.
There are some tips of overcoming teen drugs
addictions, such as:
• Be informed
• Seek professional help
• Get support from your family and a support
group
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL

9. Drugs Detox
• Sweating
• Tremors
• Cramps
• Anxiety
• Hallucinations
• Confusion
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL

10. Alcohol
Alcoholism, also known as alcohol dependence,
is a disease.
The craving that an alcoholic feels for alcohol can
be as strong as the need for food or water. An
alcoholic will continue to drink despite serious
family, health, or legal problems.
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL

11. Teen signs alcohol abuse
• Sudden change on attitude
• Depression
• Issues at school
• New, secret friends
• Lack of interest in anything except hanging
out with friend
• Alcohol or money goes missing
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL

12. Short time effects of
alcohol abuse
• The most visionable short time effects of
alcohol abuse are the different preceptions
of emotions, vison, hering and
coordenation
• Alcohol abuse can lead to both homicides
and suicides.
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL

13. Long time effects
• Loss of appetite
• Vitamin deficiencies
• Stomach ailments
• Sexual impotence
• Liver and Heart damage
• Central nervous system damage
• Memory loss
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL

14. The origin of alcohol
addiction
• Internet
• Friends
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL

15. How to get sober
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Intervention
• Medications
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL

16. Alcohol Detox
• Trembling
• Headaches
• Vomiting
• Insomnia
• Loss of appetite
• Convulsions
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL

17. During the teenage years, the
pressures to participate in drug
and alcohol abuse are at their
highest. Statistics from recent
studies reveal that 27% of teens
misuse some drug each month.
Steve Mbugua Director, Makinika Afrika
INTL