1. Audience: Freshman in high school Kayla McGuire
Drugs and Alcohol
Audience: Freshman in high school
Kayla McGuire

2. What does the word drug mean?
The word drug means: a substance that has a physiological effect when put into the body.

3. What is legal and what is illegal?
Over-the-counter drugs
Heroin
Cocaine
Marijuana (in most states)
LSD
Theses are the most commonly known.
There are so many more!
Example: Advil
Synthetic Drugs
Example: bath salts
Prescription
Example: OxyContin, Xanax, and sleeping pills

4. Substance abuse
What is substance abuse?
Substance abuse is a condition where an individual continues to use drugs despite a clear understanding of the harm it can cause.
Millions of Americans abuse drugs each year.
Even though since the 1980s and the 1990s drug abuse has gone, it still remains a serious issues in our society
It is extremely easy to abuse drugs. It ruins lives and relationships of loved ones!

5. Health effects Psychological problems: Depression Anxiety Dementia
Paranoia
Long-term health problems:
Hearts disease
Kidney disease
Liver damage
Lung disease

6. What a drug can do to your Brain!
Drugs alter the way nerve cells normally send, receive, and process information. Drugs are able to mess with the brain’s receptors and activate nerve cells to send abnormal messages. This results in the high you feel when you take these drugs.

7. Prevention JUST SAY NO! Do not fall into peer-pressure
Get help for you or someone in need
There are many prevention groups that you could go to
Get educated!

8. What happens when you are caught with drugs?
If you are caught with possession of drugs, you could face jail time as well as a fine.
Jail time depends on previous criminal records.
Some may even face large amounts of community service.
The average amount of jail time is between 30 to 40 months.

9. What happens when caught dealing/selling?
Selling drugs has a much harsher penalties. It does not take much to determine that one was intending to sell.
If you have been caught repeatedly, you can face up to 3,6,or 9 years is prison.
If caught selling to a minor, they could face 10 or more years in prison.
Officers will also look for signs that one intent to sell. For example; little bags, scales, big amounts of cash.

11. Alcohol:
Alcohol is the oldest and most widely used psychoactive drug and is legal in most countries. Many people enjoy alcohol, but if not careful it cause issues.

12. What alcohol does to the body:
Can cause the pancreas to produce toxic substances.
Messes with central nervous system (Slurred speech, unbalanced).
Ulcers in the esophagus, acid reflux, and heartburn.
Increases risk of miscarriage.
Erectile dysfunction is another common cause
For more effects see: on-body

13. Underage drinking
As most know, it is illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to drink.
By the age of 15 about 33% of teens have had at least one drink.
Data from have shown that alcohol is a factor in the deaths of 4,358 young people under age 21
With that being said, 245 have died from alcohol poisoning, others from car crashes and suicides

14. Underage drinking risks
There are so many risks of underage drinking, which would include:
Impaired Judgment
Sexual assault
Interferes with brain development
Causes many injuries
In 2011 about 188,000 people under age 21 visited an emergency room for alcohol-related injuries.

15. call for help: 
Underage drinkers can call 911 for medical help for themselves or another person without fear of being prosecuted for their illegal drinking. Unfortunately most underage drinkers do not this, because they are afraid of what could happen. NEVER be afraid to call for help, you could potentially save a life.

16. Drunk driving:
Drunk Driving Law: All states define driving with a blood alcohol concentration at or above 0.08 percent as a crime, but penalties vary substantially from state to state.
FACTS:
Every 51 minutes in America, someone is killed in a drunk driving crash.
Someone is injured in a drunk driving incident every 120 seconds.
On average, a drunk driver will drive 80 times under the influence before their first arrest.
Penalties

17. Penalties for New Jersey
1st offense
2nd offense
3rd offense
Jail
Up to 30 days
Up to 90 days
Up to 180 days
Fines
$250-$500
$500-$1,000
$1,000
License Suspension
3 month to 1 year
2 years
10 years
Never drink and drive! Call a friend, parent, or Uber. It is not worth the penalties.

18. Alcoholism:
Definition: A chronic disease characterized by uncontrolled drinking and preoccupation with alcohol.
Also, known as alcohol dependency
More that 3 million cases a year
More on slide Signs of alcoholism

19. Alcohol abuse
The difference between alcoholism and alcohol abuse is a matter of degree.
Alcohol abuse is not serious as being an alcoholic, but it is not something that should be unnoticed.
Alcohol abusers are not necessarily addicted to alcohol.

20. Signs of alcoholism
Whole body: blackout, dizziness, shakiness, craving, or sweating
Behavioral: aggression, agitation, compulsive behavior, and lack of restraint
Mood: anxiety, euphoria, guilt, and loneliness
Gastrointestinal: nausea and/or vomiting
Psychological: incoherence and/or fear

21. References for drugs
Penalties and Sentencing. (2016). Retrieved from policy/penalties-for-drug-abuse/ . Substance Abuse. (2016). Retrieved from

22. References for Alcohol
New Jersey Drunk Driving Fines & Penalties. (n.d) Retrieved from . Pietrangelo, Ann. (2014, June 30). THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON THE BODY. Retrieved from The Differences Between Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism.( 2014, July 10). Retrieved from What Is Alcohol Abuse?(n.d) Retrieved from abuse/.