ALCOHOL

1. Mouth
2. Stomach
3. Small Intestine
4. Bloodstream
5. Liver
6. Brain
Alcohol
 ALCOHOL and the LIVER

If the liver is damaged badly enough, it

can stop working, causing the person to
die.
 CIGARETTE
Most addictive
drug
Causes more
long term
health
problems than
any other drug
 CIGARETTE
What it does to your body,
brain and behavior
depression
lung cancer
lung diseases
heart disease
skin becomes thinner
and wrinkled
 MARIJUANA
Marijuana is the
most common illegal
drug around
Comes from a plant
called cannabis
Some people call it
pot, weed, grass,
damo, juts
 DRUG ADDICTION
PHYSICAL EFFECTS
 Substance abuse and
society
CRIME
drug possession
drug use
drug trafficking
drug manufacturing
theft
break and enter
robbery
motor vehicle theft
 PREVENTION
Involvement in alternative activities
Sense of well being and self-confidence
 PREVENTION
Positive future plans
Healthy coping strategies to deal with stress
Positive attitude towards learning
 PREVENTION
Knowledge about risks associated with
substance use
PROTECTIVE FACTORS
Negative attitude towards substance use
 PREVENTION
Positive relationships with adults
 PREVENTION
Friends disapprove of drugs and use