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10 Things You Ten Things
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Each day, millions of Americans spend time ingesting a cocktail of chemicals that cause irreversible Parents - The Antidrug: You Can Do to
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Your Child Drug
damage to their heart, lungs, air passages, and brain. Many of these people are teenagers. Over 17 www.theantidrug.com
percent of high school students are “current” cigarette smokers. Some teens smoke because they think 10 things Keep Your Child
it makes them look cool, or because they want to “fit in” with their peers. Regardless of how they start Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids:
smoking, they continue simply because they can’t quit. The addictive drugs that are present in cigarettes, www.tobaccofreekids.org
Free
chews, and other forms of tobacco practically force a person to keep lighting up, even when he knows you can do to keep
that he is opening the door to a wide range of different cancers and respiratory diseases. National Institute on Drug Abuse - Parenting your child tobacco free Tobacco Free
But the damage tobacco inflicts on the user isn’t the only danger. A recent survey shows that 47% of Resources:
young people who smoke also use illicit drugs as compared with 5% for non-smokers. www.drugabuse.gov/parents/ Parents learn to take
This pamphlet
Cigarettes
educates parents
Each cigarette is like a small chemical factory, releasing over 4,000 chemicals into a person’s lungs and charge and help keep
into the air. One such chemical is nicotine, which has been proven more addictive than heroin.
about the dangers of
The long-term effects of smoking include lung cancer, heart disease, strokes, emphysema, asthma, their children from ever
wrinkling, yellow fingers, and stained teeth. The short-term effects include coughing, increased heart
rate, increased stomach acid, slowed brain activity, kidney stress, and bad breath.
drugs and gives them
Smokeless Tobacco using tobacco, or help
the tools they need to
Many kids think smokeless tobacco is a safe alternative to smoking, but it is actually more dangerous. them quit. Parents
One pinch of smokeless tobacco contains the same amount of nicotine as five cigarettes—enough to
addict a young person on the first try.
identify and prevent
The long-term effects of smokeless tobacco include high blood pressure, oral cancer, gum disease, and discover which children
stained, loose, and rotted teeth. The short-term effects include slowed brain activity, increased stomach
young people from are at highest risk for
acid, increased heart rate, kidney stress, and bad breath.
abusing drugs.
Children At Highest Risk For Tobacco: tobacco use and what
• have parents, siblings, or friends who smoke
• try to act “tough” or “grown up” English PB-DA214 they can do about it.
• deny the harmful effects of tobacco
• have fewer coping skills, and smoke to alleviate stress Spanish PB-DA214-SP English PB-DA110
• have poor self-esteem and depression
• have poor academic performance (especially true for girls) Spanish PB-DA110-SP
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The first step is to learn as much as you can about drugs and www.theantidrug.com www.theantidrug.com
HOW TO Tell if a
their dangerous effects: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: Is Your Child Abusing Inhalants? Drugs and A PARents guide to Inhalant Abuse
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids:
kid is On drugs
www.tobaccofreekids.org Over 600 common products can be used as inhalants. Many are easily available to children, including www.tobaccofreekids.org
Marijuana, also called pot, dope, grass, weed, or reefer, comes from the plant Cannabis sativa. It is gasoline, glue, paint, polishes, window cleaners, lighter fluid, correction fluid, felt tip markers and aerosols inhAlAnt Abuse
either smoked in hand rolled cigarettes, pipes or bongs, or cooked into foods like brownies and eaten. National Institute on Drug Abuse - Parenting What to Do Introduces parents to
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containing hair spray, deodorant, whipped cream, and air freshener.
It is called a “gateway drug” because it often leads to the abuse of other drugs. Resources: (and WHaT TO dO abOuT iT!) Resources:
Tobacco contains a highly addictive substance called nicotine. Nicotine belongs to the class of drugs www.drugabuse.gov/parents/ How Do Inhalants Affect The Body? www.drugabuse.gov/parents/ a form of substance
known as stimulants, which speed up the nervous system causing agitation. Cigarettes, snuff, and chew About It
are the most commonly used forms of tobacco. Inhalants are quickly absorbed into the bloodstream, affecting the brain, lungs, liver and kidneys. The
Cocaine, also called coke, snow, or blow is a white powder that is sniffed or “freebased” through resulting “high” can last anywhere from a few minutes to an hour. abuse which 21
Provides an
heating and mixing with ether and sodium bicarbonate. Crack, the purified rock form of cocaine, is What Is Inhalant Abuse?
smoked in tiny chunks. Whatever the form, cocaine is a highly addictive and destructive drug. Inhalant abuse is the act of sniffing or inhaling a substance in order to experience mind-altering effects. percent of 8th
Amphetamines, often called speed or uppers, are pills, tablets, or caplets that stimulate the central Fumes or vapors may be inhaled (code words: “bagging”, “huffing”) directly from containers, from inside
overview of common
nervous system. Diet pills are a commonly abused, mild form of amphetamine. plastic bags placed over the head, or from cloth or clothing saturated with the substance.
Depressants, also known as downers, ludes, or barbs, are generally legal, controlled medicines, usually graders say they have
in the form of pills or capsules, which are often prescribed for sedation but can be very dangerous when Youth at Risk
abused. Ethanol is the most commonly abused depressant found in alcohol, like beer, wine, and liquor drugs of abuse,
that slows down the central nervous system. While the abuse of most drugs has declined over the last decade, the abuse of inhalants has increased. experimented—some
including: Marijuana,
Hallucinogens, or psychedelics, distort thinking, emotions, perceptions, and sensations, and include At least SEVEN MILLION CHILDREN between the ages of 5 and 17 have abused inhalants. Twenty-one
drugs such as PCP or angel dust, LSD or acid, Psilocybin Mushrooms, Mescaline, and Ecstasy. percent of all 8th graders have experimented with some type of inhalant. Of these, 61% had used by grade by the age of fi ve!
Inhalants, are breathable substances such as amyl nitrate or rush, bolt, popper or snappers. Inhalants 6. inhalant abuse seems to peak at age 13, but use of inhalants has been found in children as young as
FIVE YEARS OLD.
produce mind-altering effects and include many household items such as fingernail polish remover, hair Tobacco, Cocaine,
spray, insecticide, cleaning fluid, ether, and nitrous oxide. Death can occur when a user breathes too deeply and inhales enough chemical fumes to pass out. This Provides a list of
Amphetamines, and
Synthetic Drugs, --COPY MUST BE WRITTEN, THIS IS PLACE HOLDER TEXT--, bolt, popper or snap- may lead to asphyxiation and/or cardiac arrest. If the user inhales a substance out of a plastic bag, there
is danger of death by suffocation. There is also a high rate of suicide and violent death among inhalant
pers. Inhalants produce mind-altering effects and include many household items such as fingernail abusers. symptoms that suggest
polish remover, hair spray, insecticide, cleaning fluid, ether, and nitrous oxide.
more. Lists behavioral that a child is sniffi ng
If you suspect that your child is and physical changes
using drugs, question everything. Whats The Law? fumes from toxic
to look out for.
In most states, it is illegal to sniff or be high from sniffing. It is chemicals.
Make sure you monitor what your also illegal to sell products to a minor for sniffing purposes.
Check the laws in your state and inform your child. Inhalant
users can be court-ordered to under-go treatment.
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Teen Alcohol Use is Epidemic 800-662-HELP The statistics are startling and clear. By senior year, three out of every four high Guide to
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While use of marijuana, cocaine, and other illegal drugs has decreased, alcohol abuse by young people www.theantidrug.com school students have consumed alcohol. Fifty percent of 12th graders and SOCIAL
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remains extremely high. About half of junior and senior high school students have used alcohol. More 20% of 8th graders have admitted to being drunk at least National Institute on Drug Abuse - Parenting Parties &
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Resources:
than one-third report drinking alcohol weekly. Some are binge drinkers who report consuming fifteen or The Partnership at Drugfree.org: once. Drinking, Driving
more alcoholic drinks per week. These young drinkers are at high risk of becoming addicted to alcohol 855-378-4373 to dRiNkiNg www.drugabuse.gov/parents/ HOSTING
and other drugs. www.drugfree.org Underage drinking is a factor in 41% of teen auto- and Drugs Underage
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mobile accidents and 32% of all teen driving deaths.
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Your Child Drug Free
Alcohol Abuse and Youth:
Under-age drinking is the number one killer of young
Why Young People Drink Alcohol National Institute on Drug Abuse - Parenting http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org/
people and is directly linked to an estimated 5,000
Peer pressure is the most significant reason young people consume alcohol. The age at which peer Resources: deaths of people under 21 each year, as well as thou- http://www.sadd.org/ Drinking
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Post reported, twenty-five percent of young people who drink said they do so to get high, thirty-one in an attempt to control the situation, allow teens to hold underage drinking parties in their homes.
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percent reported drinking alone, and forty-one percent said they drink when they’re upset because it This is called “Social Hosting” and in an increasing number of cities and states around the country, Parents learn the
made them feel better. Those who use alcohol alone or drink to counter bad feelings run a high risk of it’s illegal. Most states have a social hosting law which defines the legal consequences.
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becoming alcoholics. teenage drunk/drugged harsh consequences
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Key Players: Parents Social Hosting is providing and/or serving alcohol to a young person who is under the minimum
use to prevent their children from
owners who are not on the premises and/or did not provide the alcohol. the effects of alcohol
Some parents say they’re relieved that their children use alcohol instead age of 21. Social hosting can take place in a party-like atmosphere or by any adult providing how they can host
alcohol to teenagers and their peers for them to drink. It can even extend to parents and home-
of other drugs. This a dangerous and harmful misconception. Changing
abusing drugs.
passive attitudes and providing parents with the facts about alcohol
on driving ability and
and drugs are the first steps in drug prevention. Concerned parents What’s So Wrong With Social Hosting? parties without the
must play a major role in educating children about drinking, drugs and
driving. It must be realized that the fight against drugs begins at home
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there is no such thing as safe underage drinking.
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HEROIN AND OTHER
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OPIATES
Opioids are drugs that relieve pain and provide users with feelings of intense
euphoria. They can be obtained legally through prescriptions or illegally on the street.
euphoria. They can be obtained legally through prescriptions or illegally on the street.
Regardless of how opioids are acquired, opioid abuse leads to addiction and death.
Regardless of how opioids are acquired, opioid abuse leads to addiction and death.
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Opioids are highly addictive drugs. When prescribed by a doctor for pain,
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