1. DRUGS

2. WHAT IS A DRUG?
A drug is any substance other than food, which is taken to change the way the body or mind works. This includes: Illicit drugs, alcohol, prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs, laxatives, vitamins, sleeping pills, and everyday beverages, such as pop, tea, or coffee.

3. DRUG USE
Drug use is ingesting, inhaling, absorbing or injecting any drug in order to change the way you think, act or feel, without interfering with one’s daily actions.

4. DRUG ABUSE
Drug abuse occurs when the use of a drug results in a problem in one or more of the following areas: school, work, with family/friends, drinking and driving, etc.

5. HOW DRUGS ENTER THE BLOODSTREAM
TAKEN BY MOUTH
INHALED
SMOKED
APPLIED TO THE SKIN
INJECTED

6. MARIJUANA

7. MARIJUANA
Marijuana comes from the dried tops, leaves, stems and seeds of the cannabis plant.
It is smoked in pipes or “joints”

8. MARIJUANA
The active ingredient in marijuana is called delta-9-tetrahydro cannabinol (THC).
There are more concentrated versions of marijuana, called hasish or hash oil.

9. MARIJUANA
Marijuana will cause a person to have a “high” feeling, becoming more relaxed and talkative.
Heart rate will increase and blood pressure will rise.
Eyes will usually get red, and the person will become quiet and sleepy.

10. MARIJUANA
Short-term memory, concentration, and thinking ability become impaired.
In larger doses, the person may feel that sounds and colours are sharper or distorted, even to the point of hallucination.

11. MARIJUANA
Long-term effects include infections (due to a compromised immune system), chronic bronchitis, throat cancer, heart attacks, stroke, and blood pressure complications.
Testosterone levels can also decrease.

13. FAMILY