Transcription of Body Student Worksheet 3 - Scholastic
1 Drugs and Your BodyDrugs not only affect your brain, they can seriouslydamage your body. Cardiovascular disease, stroke,cancer, hepatitis, and lung disease can all beconsequences of drug abuse. In addition, intravenousdrug use can raise the risk of contracting of these effects occur when drugs are used athigh doses or after prolonged use; however,impairmentmay occur after just one use. Here s whatsome specific drugs can do to the body:PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS such as oxycodone(OxyContin ) and hydrocodone (Vicodin ) slow breathingand can lead to life-threatening respiratory depressionwhen not used under a doctor s supervision. There isalso a high risk of addictionand breathable chemical vapors that areoften found in common household products, and canproduce a state of intoxication similar to alcohol. Theyare extremely toxic to the brain and other major organsand have been associated with a syndrome called sudden sniffing death which results from heart failureand/or suffocation or or METHis a highly addictive centralnervous system stimulant that causes rapid heart rate,irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
2 It alsodamages kidneys, lungs, and liver, and can causepsychotic behavior, hallucinations, and or MDMA is a drug that is chemically similar tostimulants and hallucinogens and can make a personfeel energized and generate a sense of well-being. Itcan also interfere with the body s ability to regulatetemperature, leading to hyperthermia (increased bodytemperature) which can cause heart and kidney can also impair memory and generatedepressionfor several days after taking is a central nervoussystem stimulant thatcauses constrictedblood vessels, as wellas increased bodytemperature, heart rate,and blood pressure. Italso increases the risk of heart attacks,respiratory failure,strokes, the most commonlyused illegal drug in the UnitedStates. It affects judgment,memory, learning and motorskills, and can cause paranoia. It increases the risk of breathing , the addictive element of tobaccoproducts, is one of the most heavily abuseddrugs in the United States.
3 Tar in cigarettesincreases the risk of lung cancer,emphysema, and bronchial smoke can cause lung cancer inadults and an increased the risk of respiratoryillness in is a central nervous systemdepressant that slows reaction time and impairscomplex mental and motor functions. It can causelong-term liver failure, cancer, and brain during pregnancy may result in fetal alcoholsyndrome and other or diminished ability to think or function as aresult of drug use can only occur at high doses orafter prolonged a person drinks alcohol, his or her reaction timewill be prescription painkillers without a doctor ssupervision can result in a high risk of addictionand Worksheet 3 DID YOU KNOW? The damaging effects of drug abuse oftenoccur after prolonged use, but some may occur after just one :a chronic, relapsing braindisease characterized bycompulsive drug seekingand use despite :diminished ability to think orfunction. DEPRESSION:a condition of generalemotional dejection andwithdrawal.
4 PARANOIA:an irrational fear ofteninvolving a perceivedor exaggerated FUNCTION:action and coordination of one s : illustration, Images; photo, Alloy/Veer.
