TEEN HEALTH COURSE 2

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Chapter 10 Drugs
Lesson 3 Drug Risks and Teens
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• drug-free zone

A 1,000-yard distance around a school where
anyone caught with drugs can be arrested

• drugpossession

When a person has or keeps illegal drugs
A set period of time during which a person who
has been arrested must check in regularly with a
court officer

• probation

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• In this lesson, you will be able to
• describe reasons drug use is harmful to teens.
• explain how drug use may lead to crime.
• advocate for drug-free schools.

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Finding the Main Idea Copy each main heading in
the lesson. For each heading, write one sentence
that states the main idea.
Main Headings in this Lesson

• Why Do Some Teens Use Drugs?
• Why Are Drugs Harmful to Teens?
• Drug Use and the Law

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Why Do Some Teens Use Drugs?
To LookCool
PeerPressure
WhyTeens Use Drugs
ToEscape
MediaMessages
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Why Are Drugs Harmful to Teens?
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Drug Use Harms Mental/Emotional Health

• Drug use harms mental/emotional health in the
  following ways

• Long-term goals are harmed
• Keeps users from learning how to deal with
  emotions in a natural way
• Causes users to make poor judgments
• Stops the emotional growth of users

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Drugs Are Illegal

• People who are caught with illegal drugs or
  selling them can be arrested and may go to jail.

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Drug Use Creates Problems at School

• Anyone of any age caught with illegal drugs
  within a drug-free zone can be arrested and go to
  jail.

drug-free zone A 1,000-yard distance around a
school where anyone caught with drugs can be
arrested
Students who are caught with drugs may be banned
from school activities or expelled from school.
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Drug Use and the Law

• Teens can be arrested for drug possession.

drug possession When a person has or keeps
illegal drugs
Teens can be arrested or spend time a detention
center, and they as well as their parents may be
fined.
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Drug Use and the Law

• Some teens are sentenced to probation.

probation A set period of time during which a
person who has been arrested must check in
regularly with a court officer
A person who fails to check in with the court
officer during the probation period may face
strongerpunishment.
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Drug Use and Crime

• Very often, people addicted to drugs steal money
  to buy drugs because they need more of the drugs
  to get the same feeling.

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Lesson 3 Review
What I Learned
Vocabulary Define probation.
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Lesson 3 Review
What I Learned
List What are two reasons why some teens
mightchoose to use drugs?
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Lesson 3 Review
What I Learned
Explain How can the use of drugs affect a teens
body?
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Lesson 3 Review
What I Learned
Describe How can drug use affect a
personsmental health?
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Lesson 3 Review
Thinking Critically
Analyze What is the difference between using a
drugsuch a codeine illegally and using the drug
legally?
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Lesson 3 Review
Thinking Critically
Synthesize Why do you think using drugs to deal
with difficult feelings could be harmful to a
teensemotional health?
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