Alcohol and Other Drug Use Prevention
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Drunk Driving
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month:
Binge Drinking
When men consumes 5 or more drinks or women consumes 4 or more drinks in about 2 hours.
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.
Alcohol Facts
90% of Americans with a substance abuse problem started smoking, drinking, or using other drugs before age 18.
Marijuana
Directly affects the brain- specifically the parts of the brain responsible for memory, learning, attention, decision making, coordination, emotions, and reaction time.
Ecstasy
A synthetic drug that alters mood and perception (awareness of surrounding objects and conditions).
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.
PCP (Phencyclidine)
A “dissociative” anesthetic
Bath Salts
Synthetic cathinone products
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.