Carmenita Middle School

Health Unit

What does it mean to be Healthy?

Combination of (a balance between) :

1. Physical

2. Social

3. Mental

4. Emotional

5. Spiritual

Components of life.

Why do we learn about health?

• High School

• Becoming an Adult

• Ultimately it’s YOUR CHOICE

Health Unit

• Drugs

• Violence

• Family Life

Expectations

• Be RESPECTFUL!!

• Ask APPROPRIATE questions

• Ask questions

• Ask questions

• Take Notes - there will be tests!

TOBACCO FAST FACTS• Each day 3,000 children smoke their first

cigarette• At least 3 million adolescents are smokers.• 90% of adult smokers started when they

were teenagers.• 20% of American teens smoke• Teens who have 2 parents who smoke are

more than twice as likely than youth without smoking parents to become smokers.

TOBACCO FAST FACTS

• According to the Surgeon’s General, Teenagers who smoke are:– 3x more likely to use alcohol– 8x more likely to smoke marijuana– 22x more likely to use Cocaine

Adolescent girls who smoke & take oral birth control pills greatly increase their chances of having blood clots & strokes.

Why is Smoking Bad?

• Lung Cancer

• Throat Cancer

• Increase risk of– Coronary heart disease– Stroke– Lung Disease

• Emphysema• Bronchitis

Why is Smoking Bad?

• Teeth & Skin Yellow

• Increase Aging Rate

• Clothes, Hair & Breath Smell

• Expensive habit - $4.50 - $5.00 per packIf smoke pack/day = $31.50 / week

= $1638 / year

What is in a cigarette?

If People know that smoking is so bad for them, then why do

they do it?

What type of influences will encourage YOU to start?

What’s going to stop you from starting?

Expectations

• Be RESPECTFUL!!

• Ask APPROPRIATE questions

• Ask questions

• Ask questions

• Take Notes - there will be tests!

Alcohol Fast Facts

• The average age when youth first try alcohol is 11 years for boys & 13 years for girls.

• By age 14, 41% of children have had at least one drink.

• Young people who begin drinking before age 15 are 5 x more likely to develop alcoholism than those who start at age 21.

• Teens that drink are 50X more likely to use cocaine than those who don’t.

• Parent influence greatly

increases/decreases teenage drinking. • Leading cause of death among teenagers

–Automobile crashes, homicides & suicides

• More than 1,700 college students in the U.S. are killed each year –about 4.65 a day - as a result of alcohol-related injuries.

• Alcohol poisoning, DUI’s, suicide, date rape, family & school problems

Alcohol Fast Facts

How does Alcohol affect the body?

Short-Term Effects • Dizziness• Talkativeness• Slurred speech• Nausea• Vomiting• Impairs judgment• Impairs coordination• Increase aggressive

acts

How does Alcohol affect the body?

Long Term Effects• Alcoholism• Damage to brain &

liver.• Withdrawal symptoms

– Anxiety, tremors, hallucinations & convulsions.

Should you be worried?

• http://www.alcoholscreening.org/Home.aspx

True or False?

• I can sober up by drinking water/coffee or eating bread after drinking?

• FALSE

• A beer, glass of wine & a shot of liquor has the same amount of alcohol.

• TRUE

Driving Under the InfluenceD.U.I.

What’s going to influence you to start drinking before you turn

21?

Street Names of Marijuana420Acapulco goldBC budBubble GumBuddhaCheebaChronicDopeGanjaGreen goddess Herb Homegrown

HydroIndoKGB (killer green bud)KindbudLocoweedMary JaneShakeSinsemillaSkunkWacky tabacky

Marijuana Fast Facts

• 20% of 8th graders reported trying marijuana.

• Marijuana contains 50-70% more carcinogens than cigarettes.

• Youth who use marijuana are 104X more likely to use cocaine.

• Very few young people use other illegal drugs without using marijuana first.

Effects of Marijuana

Short Term• High or Nothing• “Munchies” & Thirst• USUALLY Anxiety &

Paranoia• Memory Loss• Learning Problems• Trouble Problem Solving• Distorted sight, sound, time

& touch• Loss of muscle coordination• Increased heart rate

Effects of Marijuana

Long - Term

• Cancer• Lung Infections

– Pneumonia

• Reduced immune system

• Addiction

How to Recognize Someone Using Pot?

• Dizzy & trouble walking

• Silly & Giggly for no reason

• Red, Bloodshot eyes• Can’t remember• Sleepy

What’s going to STOP you from trying Marijuana?

Discuss with your neighbor:

• Dangers of smoking cigarettes

• Dangers of drinking alcohol

• Dangers of smoking marijuana

What is Drug Abuse?

• Drug Abuse - the use of a drug for NONmedical purposes.

Does drug abuse only occur with illegal drugs?

What other types of drugs can be abused?

Drug Abuse

• Over-the-Counter Medicines

• Prescription Medicines

• Illegal Drugs

Legal Drugs

• Over-the-Counter

Examples?

• Prescription Drugs

Examples?

Misusing Medicines

• Take medicine according to directions

• Take the recommended dosage

• Take the medicine for the length of time prescribed by a doctor

• Do not give your prescription medicines to others.

• Don’t mix medicines w/ out your doctor’s approval.

Illegal Drugs

• Stimulants

• Amphetamines

• Depressants

• Narcotics

• Hallucinogens

• Club Drugs

• Inhalants

Stimulants

Amphetamines “SPEED”- strong stimulant drugs that speed up the nervous system.

Cocaine/Crack - “blow,” “snow,” and “coke”- affects heart rate = heart attack- damage nasal membranes- cause lung problems

Depressants

• Drugs that slow down the body’s functions and reactions.

Tranquilizers

Barbiturates

Alcohol

Sleepiness, coma & death

*especially if combined with alcohol*

Narcotics

• Drugs that relieve pain and dull the senses

Heroin

Morphine

Codeine

Damages the lungs, liver, kidneys & brain.

Hallucinogens

• Drugs that distort moods, thoughts, and senses

PCP/Angel Dust

LSD

Acid

disoriented, less sensitive to pain, & violent

Club Drugs

• Illegal drugs available in nightclubs/raves

Ecstasy - X

GHB - G - liquid Ecstasy

Rohyphnol - roofie

Ketamine - special K - vitamin K

Disorientation, nausea, unconsciousness, death

Inhalants

• Substances whose fumes are breathed in to produce mind-altering sensations.

Glue

gasoline

Spray paint

Nausea, dizziness, mental confusion, loss of motor skills, permanent brain damage, death

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