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Drug Abuse and Teens
Nicole MontoyaBreanna LopezJesus Morales
Stevenrae RomeroJasberth Dimas
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Go Ask Alice In the book Go Ask Alice, it was about a teenage girl
who went through hard times. She was faced with drugs, rape, and she also had to figure out where she was going in life. She had to decide if she was going to be a drug dealer, finish school, or if she was just going to start out on her own. Alice wrote in her diary almost everyday and she would talk about what happened to her or she would talk about the problems that she would face. In the end of the book Alice decide that she didn’t need her diary anymore and that she could talk about her problems and thoughts to other people. She died three weeks after she stopped writing in her diary. She died of an overdose; it is unknown whether it was planned or accidental.
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Facts How many drug related deaths occur on teens throughout a year?
2 million teen drug abusers die every year before they are able to quit
How early do teens start using drugs? * 8th grade -- 30.3%
* 10th grade -- 44.9% * 12th grade -- 52.8%
Are teens more vulnerable to the effects of drugs then adults? Yes sense there bodies are not quite developed the drugs
have a stronger impact on younger people. What percentages of teens use drugs?
In the United States out of the 4 million drug abusers, 2.5 million are teens.
How many of those are able to quit? Only .5 million of those teens are able to quit.
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Teen Deaths
In 1998 2860 people 15-19years of age had deaths attributed to drugs.
In the next twenty four hours, 15,006 teens will use drugs for the first time.
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Tobacco
Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity
All Illicit Drug Use, Direct and Indirect
Alcohol
Microbial Agents
Toxic Agents
Adverse Reactions to Prescription Drugs
Suicide
Incidents Involving Firearms
Motor Vehicle Crashes
Homicide
Sexual Behaviors
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inf lammatory Drugs Such asAsprin
Marijuana
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Interview Questions
At Risk Counselor: Ms. Chapman
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Why do you think teens are vulnerable to drugs?
Ms. Chapman said that the main reason is peer pressure from students around us.
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What are you doing to prevent drug use?
The thing that she does is Is Positive role Model Encourage to do right thing Believe in themselves
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What can the community do to help prevent drug abuse?
Monitor Monitor poor communities as well Don’t let media glorify the drugs
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Why are drugs bad?
Unhealthy Wont deal with pain Create violence involve trafficking
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Interviews
Arapahoe House
Comprehensive Alcohol & Drug Treatment
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What does the program offer?
What does the program charge?
Do you think the public is at risk with addicts walking around?
Do you think parents are aware of the teen drug use?
What are you doing to prevent drug abuse?
What can the community do to help prevent drug abuse?
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What does the program offer?
Avoiding drug & alcohol techniques. Classes Teaches how to react with others.
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What does the program charge?
They do charge Depends on the persons income
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Do you think the public is at risk with addicts walking around?
Yes Basic economy problems More crime happens
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Do you think parents are aware of the teen drug use?
Very little Theirs a lack of communication between child
and parent.
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What are you doing to prevent drug abuse?
Where educating the participants. Staying positive/teaching participants to be
positive as well. We have classes that have to do with
behavior issues. Lots of therapy.
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What can the community do to help prevent drug abuse?
Education/ educating people around us. More family communication
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Action PlanAdvisement Drug Awareness Day
This day will take place on either a Tuesday or Thursday in advisement class.
Students will be taught about drugs and what they can do to a person.
This day is basically a day where teens in advisement will be taught about drug awareness and what a life on drugs is like. It will try to prevent teens from using and abusing drugs that can be harmful to them.
They will be told what kind of drugs there are and the effects that it can have on someone. Possibly even pictures of people who have abused drugs for years, and the effects it’s had on their physical appearance.
It would be like something similar to dare, since we are now in high school we think that teens are more introduced to drugs since they have more freedom.