Illicit Drug Use. By: Caroline Keel

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1 Illicit Drug Use By: Caroline Keel

2 What do you already know!?!?!

3 Statistics United States has the higher percentage of adolescent drug use compared to the other industrialized nations. An increased rate of illicit drug use has been occurring for the past few years. (Santrock, 2012)

4 According to National Survey on Drug Use and Health about 23 million Americans ages 12 to 17 have used or currently are using an illicit drug 8.7 percent of the population aged 12 years of age or older used illicit drugs including marijuana, cocaine (crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription type psychotherapeutics used non-medically (NSDUH, 2011)

5 81% of adolescents have received the opportunity to use illicit drugs. The average age of onset for adolescents to have a drug abuse with dependence is reported to be 14 years of age Without a dependence is 15 years of age. (Swendsen et al., 2012)

6 Younger teens (ages 12 to15) are more likely to say that they can get prescription drugs in an hour, and within a day, compared to marijuana, while older teens (16 to 17) are more likely to be able to get to marijuana within a day. 60% of high school students have said that drugs are used, kept, or sold on their school s grounds. (CASA, 2012)

7 Types of Drugs Traditional Drugs: Marijuana and Cocaine Prescription Drugs: OxyContin, Adderall, Xanax, and Ambien Synthetic, Designer, and Emerging Drugs: Spice and synthetic weed

8 Using Drugs Orally: swallowed Smoked: inhaled Insufflated: snorted Vaporized: heated up until it turns into a vapor then breathed in. Sub Lingually: absorb through the veins under your tongue Bucally: absorbed through the cheek of the mouth Intravenous: injected in the vein with a needle Intramuscular: injected in the muscle using a needle Rectally: put in anus

9 Traditional and prescription drugs are more often heard about than the synthetic, designer, and emerging drugs. These drugs slide under the radar and are not known by school officials and parents until it is too late.

10 Types Synthetic Cannabinoid: K2 and Spice Synthetic Hallucinogens: 2C products Synthetic Stimulants: Bath Salts and Plant Food

11 K2 and Spice Similar to Weed! Accelerated heart rate Feeling euphoria Increase blood pressure Anxiety/paranoia Bloodshot eyes Agitation

12 2C products Similar to LSD Hallucinations Muscle tension Nausea Vomiting Dilated Pupils High Energy Chest Pains

13 Bath Salts and Plant Food Similar to Ecstasy Rapid Pulse Agitation Chest Pain Heart Attack Stroke Delusions Extreme Paranoia Psychosis

14 What Are These Drugs? They are often designed to mislead or fool drug laws. The chemical substances mimic the effect of illegal drugs. Easily obtained on the Internet and there are even instructions for mixing, making dosing, and ingesting these drugs online.

15 Side Effects Are worse than taking the other drugs because they are unpredictable. More potent, last longer, and more addictive since these drugs have chemical alterations in every batch.

16 Molly

17 Recent and most popular recreational drug being used by teens today. Marked as a safer alternative to E and glorified by celebs. It is extremely hazardous and highly addictive. Taken with alcohol to increase the hallucinogenic effects similar to ecstasy. Purest form of Ecstasy.

18 Molly Side Effects Since Molly is becoming altered all around the United States no one really can say what the true side effects are. Many dealers are selling other drugs but calling it Molly because it is the new trend and that is what people want.

19 You Will Notice Pupils are dilated Appears glassy eyed Walking around in a staggering daze Coughing up a lung Agitation Confusion Drowsiness

20 What You Should Do Be aware and know the school policy when it comes to drugs use in schools. Be familiar with the procedure you need to follow if an incident occurs. Consider the welfare of the student.

21 Game!

22 Name That Drug!

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27 References The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA). (2012). National survey of American attitudes on substance abuse XVII: Teens. QEV Analytics National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), (2011). Results from the 2011 national survey on drug use and health: Summary of national findings. Retrieved on May 20, 2013, from world wide web: Santrock, J. W. (2012). A topical approach to life-span development. Boston: McGraw Hill. Swendsen, J., Burstein, M., Case, B., Conway, K. P., Dierker, L., He, J., & Merikangas, K. R. (2012) Use and abuse of alcohol and illicit drugs in US adolescents: Results of the national comorbidity survey-adolescent supplement. Archives of General Psychiatry, 62 (4), doi: /archgenpsychiatry