The document discusses the health risks of marijuana use and binge drinking among teens. Regular marijuana use can cause memory, learning, and motivation problems as well as respiratory issues. It also increases the risk of psychosis and heart problems. Binge drinking is defined as having 5 or more drinks within a few hours, and nearly two-thirds of drinking teens report bingeing. Binge drinking raises the risk of accidents, unsafe sex, addiction and short-term effects like poisoning. Long-term, it can lead to ulcers, liver disease, and cardiovascular issues. The document provides strategies for resisting peer pressure to use drugs and advice on quitting substance abuse.
It is alarming that many drug addicts begin using drugs as early as their teenage years.
How does that happen and what should the elders do to reduce teenage drug abuse? It
can be assumed that reducing number of teenage drug abusers will decrease the overall prevalence of addiction.
It is alarming that many drug addicts begin using drugs as early as their teenage years.
How does that happen and what should the elders do to reduce teenage drug abuse? It
can be assumed that reducing number of teenage drug abusers will decrease the overall prevalence of addiction.
Do you realize that national surveys have suggested that nearly
fourteen-million Americans, that's one in thirteen grownups, abuse
alcohol or are alcoholic? For many adults, moderate alcohol use (1-2
drinks daily for men and 1 drink daily for women and elderly) isn't
harmful.
As a matter of fact, moderate alcohol use has indicated to have a
favorable effect on cardiac health, and may be a pleasant plus to
social affairs. But, unhealthy alcohol abuse may be life-threatening.
Heavy drinking has been evidenced to step-up one's risk for
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There are lots of reasons why you might want to stop drinking alcohol. For some people, it’s a lifestyle change - to say goodbye to hangovers, sleep better, lose excess weight and have more energy. It might even be for a challenge, to buddy someone else who is giving up alcohol, or to raise money for charity.
For other people, stopping drinking can be essential for medical reasons. Perhaps because of an alcohol-related medical condition like liver disease, or because they start taking medication that reacts badly with alcohol.
Whatever your reason, the good news is that anyone can stop drinking. And if you’re thinking about removing alcohol from your life, you’re not alone.
It’s time to move on and learn to drink less now!
And the good news is, you don’t have to tell anyone.
Unlike AA or abstaining, you will naturally be drinking less, while feeling calmer and more confident around the people who used to monitor or judge you about your drinking.
Everything you need to know and learn has been put into this program so you can learn to drink less now, irrespective of your past drinking days.
Do you realize that national surveys have suggested that nearly
fourteen-million Americans, that's one in thirteen grownups, abuse
alcohol or are alcoholic? For many adults, moderate alcohol use (1-2
drinks daily for men and 1 drink daily for women and elderly) isn't
harmful.
As a matter of fact, moderate alcohol use has indicated to have a
favorable effect on cardiac health, and may be a pleasant plus to
social affairs. But, unhealthy alcohol abuse may be life-threatening.
Heavy drinking has been evidenced to step-up one's risk for
particular cancers, especially liver, esophagus, throat, and larynx. Just be healthy and make your life better. find a easy way to earn money and then use it or invest it for a better life.
first of all be healthy. start it today and think about new ideas.
http://bit.ly/3p9rZwV
Understanding drugs and addiction By Mzwandile Mashinini mzwandile mashinini
the presentation is based on drugs and addiction, we first start of by defining the terms drug and addiction, then discus the different kinds of drugs available to humans and finally we highlight some of the consequences of addiction together with a treatment plan . all the sources consulted that have been consulted are sited on the reference section
Alcohol and Drugs Awareness Suggestions | Len MistrettaLen Mistretta
We share all the matter related drugs and alcohol via this guidelines as per Len Mistretta. These are too beneficial so real and understand these tips.
There are lots of reasons why you might want to stop drinking alcohol. For some people, it’s a lifestyle change - to say goodbye to hangovers, sleep better, lose excess weight and have more energy. It might even be for a challenge, to buddy someone else who is giving up alcohol, or to raise money for charity.
For other people, stopping drinking can be essential for medical reasons. Perhaps because of an alcohol-related medical condition like liver disease, or because they start taking medication that reacts badly with alcohol.
Whatever your reason, the good news is that anyone can stop drinking. And if you’re thinking about removing alcohol from your life, you’re not alone.
It’s time to move on and learn to drink less now!
And the good news is, you don’t have to tell anyone.
Unlike AA or abstaining, you will naturally be drinking less, while feeling calmer and more confident around the people who used to monitor or judge you about your drinking.
Everything you need to know and learn has been put into this program so you can learn to drink less now, irrespective of your past drinking days.
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Take into account a cigar, a swig of whiskey, a giggle of cocaine, a slip of narcotics, or a hit of marijuana. Put aside the question not on whether narcotics are legitimate.
Focus solely on the structure for the time being. Trillions of powerful molecules pass across your blood before hitting your brain the time you leave that puff, a certain slug, that swallow, that shot, that puff.
These substances will cause a chain reaction of electrical and chemical events that will bounce through your skull and reorganize your mind’s inner reality after they have settled there. You’ll be hooked once you recognize it.
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3. MARIJUANA
Marijuana is usually rolled up in a cigarette called a joint or a nail.
It can also be brewed as a tea or mixed with food, or smoked
through a water pipe called a bong.
Cannabis is number three of the top five substances which
account for admissions to drug treatment facilities in the United
States, at 16%
4. HEALTH RISKS OF REGULAR USE OF THIS
DRUG
Memory and learning problems
Decreased motivation
Poor school and work performance
Respiratory conditions such as bronchitis or chronic cough
Increased risk for psychosis in susceptible individuals
Raised heart rate
Decreased life satisfaction
Increased risk of heart attack
Easily distracted
Decreased motor coordination
Decreased time with family or children because of marijuana abuse
Shortened attention span
Loss of mental alertness and impaired judgment
Increased risk for car accidents or STD due to altered decision-
making while high
5. STRATEGIES FOR SAYING "NO" TO MARIJUANA IF
UNDER PEER PRESSURE TO USE IT
Try to associate with people who do not use drugs, and avoid
situations where drugs will be used or offered to you.
Prepare yourself for occasions when friends, peers, or even
strangers offer drugs to you.
Participate in activities that are fulfilling to you. They are more fun,
cheaper, safer, and healthier than abusing drugs.
Recognize your talents, skills, and accomplishments; remind
yourself of them when you feel worthless.
Realize that the future is full of hope and promises, even though it
might not seem that way at the time, and abusing drugs will rob
you of them.
6. HOW TO QUIT
People must quit drugs if they are really having them now. First of
all, people must decide to stop using drugs. Its really need to be
decided by themselves. We should always give them pleasure to
let them stop thinking about drugs.
Secondly, if they are already a heavy drug user, then they will
need some professional help to stop them, and take them to a
professional clinic to help them getting rid of drugs.
8. WHAT IS BINGE DRINKING?
Definition: A person as having five or more alcoholic drinks within
a few hours. Nearly two out of three high school students who
drink alcohol say that they binge.
9. Binge drinking can result in psychological and physical issues that
may be mistaken as part of growing up, rather than indicators of
an addiction.
Binge drinking among teen age group has been a serious
problem for decades, and it is important that teens understand the
possible consequences of this addiction. Binge drinking leads
teens at risk for making unhealthy choices about driving, sex,
drug use, problem solving and more.
10. SHORT-TERM SIDE EFFECTS
Fainting
Nausea or vomiting
Seizures
Impaired breathing
Alcohol poisoning
Coma
11. LONG-TERM SIDE EFFECTS
Stomach ulcers
Liver problems
Neurological issues
Cardiovascular disease
Coma
Death
12. Most of teens abuse alcohol and experience some of alcohol
addiction side effects without being addicted to it. For example, if
a teen drinks to become intoxicated once, he may be abusing
alcohol and feel sick after using it, but that abuse is not yet an
addiction. An addiction is when a person can no longer control
whether or not he uses alcohol. Someone who is addicted to
alcohol has grown so used to using it that he will continue
consuming alcohol despite the negative consequences
experienced. An addiction can be physical, psychological or both.
Most of teens have become dependent on drinking. An addicted
person no longer feels that he has a choice in using alcohol, and
his life has begun to center around drinking or finding ways to
drink.