Chapter 10Drugs

Lesson 3Drug Risks and Teens

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drug-free zone

A 1,000-yard distance around a school where anyone caught with drugs can be arrested

When a person has or keeps illegal drugs

A set period of time during which a person who has been arrested must check in regularly with a court officer

drugpossession

probation

In this lesson, you will be able to

describe reasons drug use is harmful to teens.

explain how drug use may lead to crime.

advocate for drug-free schools.

Finding the Main Idea

Copy each main heading in

the lesson. For each heading,

write one sentence that states

the main idea.

Main Headings in this Lesson

• Why Do Some Teens Use Drugs?

• Why Are Drugs Harmful to Teens?

• Drug Use and the Law

Why Do Some Teens Use Drugs?

To LookCool

To LookCool

PeerPressure

PeerPressure

ToEscape

ToEscape

MediaMessages

MediaMessages

WhyTeens Use

Drugs

Why Are Drugs Harmful to Teens?

Drug Use Harms Mental/Emotional Health

Drug use harms mental/emotional health in the following ways:

Long-term goals are harmed

Keeps users from learning how to deal with emotions in a natural way

Causes users to make poor judgments

Stops the emotional growth of users

Drugs Are Illegal

People who are caught with illegal drugs or selling them can be arrested and may go to jail.

Drug Use Creates Problems at School

Anyone of any age caught with illegal drugs within a drug-free zone can be arrested and go to jail.

drug-free zone A 1,000-yard distance around a school where anyone caught with drugs can be arrested

Students who are caught with drugs may be banned from school activities or expelled from school.

Drug Use and the Law

Teens can be arrested for drug possession.

drug possession When a person has or keeps illegal drugs

Teens can be arrested or spend time a detention center, and they as well as their parents may be fined.

Drug Use and the Law

Some teens are sentenced to probation.

probation A set period of time during which a person who has been arrested must check in regularly with a court officer

A person who fails to check in with the court officer during the probation period may face strongerpunishment.

Drug Use and Crime

Very often, people addicted to drugs steal money to buy drugs because they need more of the drugs to get the same feeling.

What I Learned

Vocabulary Define probation.

Lesson 3 Review

What I Learned

List What are two reasons why some teens mightchoose to use drugs?

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What I Learned

Explain How can the use of drugs affect a teen’s body?

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What I Learned

Describe How can drug use affect a person’smental health?

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Thinking Critically

Analyze What is the difference between using a drugsuch a codeine illegally and using the drug legally?

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Thinking Critically

Synthesize Why do you think using drugs to deal with difficult feelings could be harmful to a teen’semotional health?

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