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If a pregnant woman abuses drugs, how does it affect the fetus?

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If a pregnant woman abuses drugs, how does it affect the fetus?

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It could have behavioral problems, low birth weight and development delays

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Make a Top 10 List for this Drug (Facts people should know about it)

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Make a Top 10 List for this Drug (Facts people should know about it)

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1. Alcohol is a depressant.
2. Increases risk of high blood sugar.
3. Depressants are responsible for 45% of overdose deaths.
4. Depressants depress the nervous system.
5. Depressants can cause drowsiness, confusion, and headaches.
6. Depressants affect one of the brain's neurotransmitters called gammaaminobutyric acid (GABA). This slows brain activity and helps the user relax.
7. Taking too much at once, or using depressants with alcohol or other drugs, can slow the heart and breathing enough to cause death.
8. When people misuse depressants over a long time, they can develop a tolerance to them.
9. Someone who is dependent on depressants can have dangerous withdrawal symptoms when trying to quit.
10. Don't start drugs so you don't have to quit.

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Say no to alcohol

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Where can someone go for help to stop using the drug?

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Where can someone go for help to stop using the drug?

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Stopping cold turkey puts the user at risk of seizures and even death, due to the brain's activity increasingly speeding up at a dangerous rate. Users who want to stop should seek medical help from a physician and gradually start taking less and less of the drug the person is taking.

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Can your drug cause a lifestyle disease or other health complications?

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Can your drug cause a lifestyle disease or other health complications?

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Yes. Depressants can cause many long-term and short-term effects. Long-term effects include depression, breathing difficulties, sexual issues and sleep problems.

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What Are Depressants? Examples & Effects of Depressant Drugs - Drug-Free World

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Watch Truth About Drugs Documentary Video & Learn About Substance Addiction. Get The Facts About Painkillers, Marijuana, Cocaine, Meth & Other Illegal Drugs.

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What are the withdrawal symptoms of this drug & where can one go for help/ treatment

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What are the withdrawal symptoms of this drug & where can one go for help/ treatment

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Symptoms of withdrawal include insomnia, weakness and nausea. High-dose users would experience  high body temperature, agitation, delirium, hallucinations and convulsions. Withdrawals from depressants can be life-threatening.

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What is the percent of teens who use this drug in the U.S.?

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What is the percent of teens who use this drug in the U.S.?

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45 percent of overdose deaths come from depressants and opioids.

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Short/ Long term effects of the drug on body/brain? Can it be fatal?

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Short/ Long term effects of the drug on body/brain? Can it be fatal?

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Short term effects:
- Slows brain function
- Slows pulse and breathing
- Confusion
- Lack of coordination
- Inability or difficulty to urinate
Long term effects:
- Higher tolerance resulting in DEATH
- Depression
- Breathing difficulties
- Sleep problems
- Weight gain

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Yes.

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Post 1 PSA or informational video about this drug (Must be school appropriate)

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Post 1 PSA or informational video about this drug (Must be school appropriate)

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Psychoactive drugs: Depressants and opiates | Processing the Environment | MCAT | Khan Academy

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Depressants come in liquid, tablet, and capsule form. It's consumed through your mouth.