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Marijuana, Inhalants, and Steroids
People who take illegal drugs are gambling with their lives.
Marijuana
No government agency inspects these substances, as is done
with medicines, to make sure they’re safe and pure.
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Lesson Objectives
In this lesson, you will learn to:
• Identify the harmful effects of marijuana, inhalants,
steroids, and other substances
• Develop strategies for avoiding the use of marijuana,
inhalants, and steroids
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Marijuana
Effects of Marijuana
• Marijuana is the common name for the Indian hemp plant.
• Studies have shown that an individual who uses marijuana
is 17 times more likely to use cocaine than one who has
never used marijuana.
• All forms of marijuana are mind altering and can damage
the user’s health.
• When combined with other drugs and other substances,
such as alcohol, marijuana can be deadly.
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Marijuana
Marijuana and Addiction
• As with other mood-altering drugs, marijuana raises levels
of a brain chemical called dopamine, which produces a
pleasurable feeling.
• When the drug wears off, however, the pleasure sensation
stops, often dramatically. This abrupt letdown is called a
crash.
• Marijuana contains more cancer-causing chemicals than
tobacco smoke.
• It also interferes with the immune system, so the user
becomes more susceptible to infections.
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The Health Risks of Marijuana
Marijuana
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Marijuana
Mental/Emotional Health Consequences
• Marijuana users experience slow mental reflexes and may
suffer sudden feelings of anxiety and paranoia.
• The user may feel dizzy, have trouble walking, and have
difficulty remembering events that just happened.
• Because short-term memory is adversely affected, problems at
school and at work may develop.
• Users often experience distorted perception, loss of
coordination, and trouble with thinking and problem solving.
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Marijuana
Physical Consequences
• For teens, marijuana poses physical risks to the
reproductive organs.
• In males, regular use interferes with sperm production and
lowers levels of testosterone, the hormone responsible for
the development of adult male characteristics.
• Females experience the opposite effect—an increase in
testosterone levels. This may result in unwanted facial hair
and can lead to infertility.
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Marijuana
Risks and Consequences of Driving Under the Influence
• Marijuana interferes with depth perception, impairs
judgment, and slows reflexes.
• The penalties and legal consequences of driving under the
influence of any drug, including marijuana, are suspension
of a driver’s license, a fine, and often a jail term.
• Insurance premiums are increased when the driver’s license
is restored.
• If injury or death results from a drug-related accident, the
impaired driver may face serious legal prosecution.
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Inhalants
Effects of Inhalants
• Most inhalants go immediately to the brain, causing
damage and actually killing brain cells that will never be
replaced.
• Inhalants include solvents and aerosols such as glues,
spray paints, gasoline, and varnishes.
• They also include nitrates and nitrous oxides, which have
medical uses.
• All inhalants are extremely dangerous, and many are
labeled as poisons.
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Inhalants
The Health Risks of Inhalants
• Most inhalants depress the central nervous system and
produce effects that include a glassy stare, slurred speech,
and impaired judgment.
• Inhalant use or huffing, inhaling the fumes from aerosol
cans, can cause sudden death by increasing the heart rate,
resulting in cardiac arrest, or it can cause death by
suffocation.
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Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
Effects of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
• When used under a doctor’s guidance, anabolic-androgenic
steroids help build muscles in patients with chronic diseases.
• Steroid use can cause mood swings, impaired judgment
resulting from feelings of invincibility, and paranoia.
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Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
Legal and Social Consequences of Steroid Use
• All steroid use other than that prescribed by a licensed
physician is illegal and dangerous.
• Steroid users often turn to other illegal, addictive drugs to
combat the side effects of steroids.
• If needles are shared or contaminated, steroid users run the
risk of exposure to disease-causing bacteria and viruses.
• As drug testing for athletes becomes more prevalent,
athletes who fail a drug test for steroids can face exclusion
from an event, expulsion from the team, monetary fines,
and jail time.
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Quick Review
Choose the appropriate option.
Q. A substance whose fumes are
sniffed and inhaled to give a
mind-altering effect is called
a(n) _________.
1. inhalant
2. vaccine
3. anabolic-androgenic
steroid
4. narcotic
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Quick Review - Answer
A. 1. inhalant
A substance whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to give
a mind-altering effect is called an inhalant.
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Quick Review
Choose the appropriate option.
Q. Even though marijuana
interferes with depth perception,
impairs judgment, and slows
reflexes, it does not impair
driving ability because it can
help a tense motorist to relax.
True
False
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Quick Review - Answer
A. False. Because marijuana interferes with depth perception,
impairs judgment, and slows reflexes, it can impair driving
ability.
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Quick Review
Choose the appropriate option.
Q. People often use marijuana
before moving on to other, more
dangerous drugs. Marijuana is
often the first drug teens
experiment with after alcohol.
True
False
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Quick Review - Answer
A. True. People often use marijuana before moving on to
other, more dangerous drugs. Marijuana is often the first
drug teens experiment with after alcohol.
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Quick Review - Answer
A. Correct! A substance whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled
to give a mind-altering effect is called an inhalant.
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A. Correct! Because marijuana interferes with depth
perception, impairs judgment, and slows reflexes, it can
impair driving ability.
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Quick Review - Answer
A. Correct! People often use marijuana before moving on to
other, more dangerous drugs. Marijuana is often the first
drug teens experiment with after alcohol.
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Quick Review - Answer
You have answered the question incorrectly. Go back to try
again, or click Next to view the correct answer.
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Marijuana
Effects of Marijuana
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• When combined with other drugs and other substances,
such as alcohol, marijuana can be deadly.
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3
Marijuana
Mental/Emotional Health Consequences
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3
Inhalants
Effects of Inhalants
• Most inhalants go immediately to the brain, causing
damage and actually killing brain cells that will never be
replaced.
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• All inhalants are extremely dangerous, and many are
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3
Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
Effects of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
• When used under a doctor’s guidance, anabolic-androgenic
steroids help build muscles in patients with chronic diseases.
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