ACE Drug Abuse Presentation

1. By: Cassie Koch

2. Compulsive, excessive, and self-damaging use of
habit forming drugs or substances, leading to
addiction or dependence, serious physiological
injury (such as damage to kidneys, liver, heart)
and/or psychological harm (such as dysfunctional
behavior patterns, hallucinations, memory loss), or
death.
Definition

3. • Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
• By 8th grade 15% of kids have used marijuana.
• 43% of high school seniors have used marijuana.
• 8.6% of 12th graders have used hallucinogens – 4% report on using LSD specifically.
• Over 60% of teens report that drugs of some kind are kept, sold, and used at their school.
• 1 in every 9 high school seniors has tried synthetic marijuana (also known as “Spice” or
“K2”).
• 1.3% of high school seniors have tired bath salts.
• 64% of teens say they have used prescription pain killers that they got from a friend or
family member.
• 28% of teens know at least 1 person who has tried ecstasy.
• 7.6% of teens use the prescription drug Aderall.
• Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
• More teenagers die from taking prescription drugs than the use of cocaine AND heroin
combined.
Statistics

4. https://www.drugabuse.gov/trends-statistics/monitoring-future/monitoring-
future-study-trends-in-prevalence-various-drugs
Chart of Different Drug Use

5.  Bad grades
 Bloodshot eyes
 Laughing for no reason
 Loss of interest in
activities
 Poor hygiene
 Diminished personal
appearance
 Avoiding eye contact
 Frequent hunger or
“munchies”
 Smell of smoke on
breath or clothes
 Secretive behavior
 Unusual tiredness
 Missing curfew
Behaviors

6. Activity
https://teens.drugabuse.gov/games

7. When a parent talks to their teenager regularly about the
dangers of drugs and alcohol they lessen the chance of
their child using drugs by 42%! However, only 25% of
teens report on actually having these conversations.
Tips For Talking To Teens
Parents…. Did you know?

8. • https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/monit
oring-future-survey-high-school-youth-trends
• https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-
statistics
• http://www.teendrugrehabs.com/facts-and-stats/
Your Online Resource for Teen Substance
Abuse, Rehab Programs and Treatment Help
• https://www.addictioncenter.com/teenage-drug-abuse/
Resources

9. • Abuse, National Institute on Drug. "Monitoring the Future Survey: High
School andYouth Trends." NIDA. N.p., Dec. 2016. Web. 03 June 2017.
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/monitoring-
future-survey-high-school-youth-trends
• "Teen Drug Abuse Facts | Teenage Alcohol Statistics."Teen Drug Rehabs.
N.p., 2015. Web. 03 June 2017.
http://www.teendrugrehabs.com/facts-and-stats/
• "Teen Drug Abuse." Addiction Center. N.p., 18 Dec. 2015. Web. 03 June
2017.
https://www.addictioncenter.com/teenage-drug-abuse/
• Free Lesson Plans About Drugs
Sources