BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

By: Isai Toledo

Sergio Mendoza

DRUG ABUSE Drug abuse is the use of illegal drugs, or the

misuse of drugs for at least a year with negative consequences.

FACTS ABOUT THE ISSUE 1) More than 60 % of teens said that drugs were

sold, used, or kept at their school 2) Around 28 percent of teens know a friend or

classmate who has used ecstasy, with 17 percent knowing more than one user.

3) By the 8th grade, 29.5 percent of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15.5 percent have smoked cigarettes, and 15 percent have used marijuana.

4) Two-thirds of teens who abuse prescription drugs did so before the age of 16.

5) As many as 1 in every 5 teens in America say they have taken a prescription drug that was not prescribed for them

CAUSES 1) Depression 2) Addiction 3) Peer pressure 4) Lack of motivation 5) Generic diseases 6) Death

EFFECTS Diseases (lung cancer, heart disease,

gingivitis, etc.) Second hand smoke (poor babies!) People disapprove neighborhood (hoodlums) Aggressive behavior Hallucinations

GROUPS EFFECTED BY THE ISSUE 1) Children 2) Teens 3) Adults 4) The unborn

FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE ISSUE Nation wide 1) billions do drug dealers Locally 1) drives people to poverty for so much use of

drugs

SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM (1) 1) monthly blood checks 2) in our community 3) people stop use in fear of getting caught 4) 4,999 5) 650 per month per person

SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM (2) 1) Beyond Scared Straight Program 2) in our community 3) people stop use in fear of getting caught 4) 500,000

SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM (3) 1) Parent Involvement 2) In your household 3) encouragement to focus on things other

than drugs 4) $0

SOLUTION 1) Hold campaigns to inform people 2) To learn the consequences of drug abuse 3) Interact more with the attendants