UNIT 4 NOTES

CHAPTER 24 – 25 – 26

CHAPTER 24 NOTESTOBACCO WHY YOUNG PEOPLE START SMOKING EVERY DAY 6000 TEENS START

SMOKING 3000 BECOME REGULAR SMOKERS

90% OF ADULT SMOKERS STARTED AS A TEEN

2.6 MILLON PACKS ARE SOLD ILLEGALLY EVERY DAY

DEATHS FROM SMOKING

420 THOUSAND SMOKING 105 THOUSAND ALCOHOL 46 THOUSAND CAR ACCIDENTS 31 THOUSAND SUICIDE

REASONS WHY TEENS START SMOKING1. TO SEEM OLDER, MORE

SOPHISTICATED2. BECAUSE OF PEER PRESSURE3. DUE TO ADVERTISING4. BELIEF THEY CAN QUIT ANYTIME5. FOR THE SHORT TERM STIMULANT

EFFECT6. FOR RELAXATION AND STRESS RELIEF

NICOTINE FACTS

NICOTINE IS A DEADLY POISON USED IN INSECTICIDES

CIGARETTES CONTAIN FORMALDEHYDE CONTAIN CHEMICALS THAT MAKE

PAINT,TOILET CLEANER AND ANTI FREEZE POISONOUS

WHAT IS IN CIGARETTES

NICOTINE – THE ADDICTIVE DRUG TAR CARBON MONOXIDE 43 CHEMICALS KNOWN TO CAUSE

CANCER (CARCINOGENS)

OTHER FORMS OF TOBACCO SMOKELESS TOBACCO CIGARS PIPES

ADDICTION

PHYSICAL – BODY NEEDS IT

PYSCHOLOGICAL – MIND NEEDS IT

DISEASES TO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM CHRONIC BRONCHITIS EMPHYSEMA LUNG CANCER

DISEASES TO THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM MAKES THE HEART WORK HARDER SPEEDS UP THE PULSE RATE CONSTRICTS THE BLOOD VESSELS CONTRIBUTES TO PLAQUE BUILD UP IN

THE BLOOD VESSELS

DANGERS OF SMOKELESS TOBACCO LEUKOPLAKIA GUM DISEASE LOOSE TEETH BAD BREATH ORAL CANCER

EFFECTS OF SMOKE ON NON SMOKER PASSIVE SMOKE – INHALED BY THE

SMOKER AND IS IN A CLOSED ENVIROMENT

MAINSTREAM SMOKE – SMOKE THAT THE SMOKER BLOWS OFF

SIDE STREAM SMOKE – COMES FROM BURNING TOBACCO

SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY 6200 DEATHS OF CHILDREN 2800 DEATHS FROM LOW BIRTH

WEIGHT NICOTINE PASSES THROUGH THE

PLACENTA TO THE BABY

CHOOSING TO BE TOBACCO FREE NICOTINE WITHDRAWL NICOTINE SUBSTITUTES BENEFITS OF QUITTING TIPS FOR QUITTING

CHAPTER 25 NOTES

WHAT IS ALCOHOL ALCOHOL AND TEENS

WHY YOUNG PEOPLE DRINK TO ESCAPE PRESSURE TO FEEL BETTER TO DEAL WITH STRESS TO FEEL MORE SELF CONFIDENT BECAUSE THEIR FRIENDS ARE DOING IT

CHAPTER 25 CONTINUED

BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT EFFECTS ON THE BODY BRAIN – CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LIVER - FATTY ACID BLOOD VESSELS HEART KIDNEYS STOMACH

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE REDUCES THE ABILITY TO JUDGE

DISTANCES REDUCES THE ABILITY TO JUDGE YOUR

OWN ABILITY ADDS TO FORGETFULNESS DISTORTS PERCEPTIONS

LONG TERM EFFECTS OF DRINKING BRAIN DAMAGE CHRONIC LIVER PROBLEMS TOLERANCE AND DEPENDENCE WITHDRAWL SYNERGISTIC EFFECT

STAGES OF ALCOHOLISM

STAGE 1: SOCIAL DRINKING STAGE 2: PERSON CANNOT STOP

DRINKING STAGE 3: DRINKING BECOMES MORE

IMPORTANT THAN A PERSONS LIFE

CHAPTER 26 NOTES

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRENDS IN TEEN USE

1. TEENS ARE STARTING YOUNGER2. USE IN 12 – 17 YEAR OLDS DOUBLED

FROM 1992 – 19963. IN 1996 ABOUT 9% OF TEENS USED

DRUGS

WHY TEENS START USING DRUGS THEY SEE THE FRIENDS/PARENTS

USING PEER PRESSURE THEY WANT TO FIT IN THEY SEE DRUGS GLAMORIZED ON TV

AND IN THE MOVIES

DANGERS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE SYNERGISTIC EFFECT STD’S TOLERANCE PHYSIOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE WITHDRAWL PSYCHOLOIGICAL DEPENDENCE ADDICTION

TYPES OF DRUGS

PSYCHOACTIVE STIMULANTS DEPRESSANTS NARCOTICS

STEROIDS AND OTHER HARMFUL DRUGS ANABOLIC STEROIDS CANABIS AND DERIVATIVES INHALANTS DESIGNER DRUGS LOOK ALIKE DRUGS