Alcohol and Other Drug Use Prevention

Alcohol and Other Drug Use Prevention

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Resources:

Drunk Driving

• https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/drunk-driving

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month:

• https://www.inspiremalibu.com/blog/alcohol-addiction/avoid-dui-during-national-impaired-driving-prevention-month/

Binge Drinking

When men consumes 5 or more drinks or women consumes 4 or more drinks in about 2 hours.

• https://www.alcohol.org/teens/binge-drinking-facts/

Blood Alcohol Levels

The metric used to measure the amount of alcohol in a person’s bloodstream is called blood alcohol concentration, or BAC. A person’s lover can process about one standard drink an hour.

• • https://www.bloodalcohol.info/myths-and-facts-about-alcohol.php
  • https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/blood-alcohol-level/
  • https://www.alcohol.org/effects/blood-alcohol-concentration/

 

Alcohol Facts

90% of Americans with a substance abuse problem started smoking, drinking, or using other drugs before age 18.

• https://abovetheinfluence.com/drugs/alcohol/

Marijuana

Directly affects the brain- specifically the parts of the brain responsible for memory, learning, attention, decision making, coordination, emotions, and reaction time.

• https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/
• Marijuana Use
• What is Drugged Driving

Ecstasy

A synthetic drug that alters mood and perception (awareness of surrounding objects and conditions).

• https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/mdma-ecstasymolly
• How Common is Drugged Driving?

LSD (D-lysergic Acid Diethylamide)

Most common hallucinogen, a group of drugs that alter awareness of perception, thoughts, and feelings.

• https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/hallucinogens
• What are some Strategies to Prevent Drugged Driving?

K2 Spice

Synthetic cannabinoids are human-made mind altering chemicals that are either sprayed on, dried, shredded plant material so they can be smoked or sold as liquids to be vaporized and inhaled in e-cigarettes and other devices.

• https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/synthetic-cannabinoids-k2spice
• What are Effects of Drugs on Driving?

Methamphetamine

A powerful, highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system.

• https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/methamphetamine/what-methamphetamine

PCP (Phencyclidine)

A “dissociative” anesthetic

• https://drugfree.org/drug/pcp/
• https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/305328.php

Bath Salts

Synthetic cathinone products

• https://drugfree.org/drug/bath-salts

Prescription Drugs

Opioids are medications that are chemically similar to endorphins- opioids that our body makes naturally to relieve pain.

• https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/prescription-pain-medications-opioids
• Over-the-Counter Drugs Statistics

Talking to your Children/Youth about Drugs

Parents who are educated about the effects of drug use and learn the facts can give their kids correct information and clear up any misconceptions.

• • https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/talk-about-drugs.html