Life ed

Parts of the brain affected by drugs

Long term memory

Short term memory

Today’s thinking

Future thinking

Ways to get out of a bad situation

WITS REACH

Walk away

Ignore
Tell someone
Say No

R Give a reason
E Give an excuse
Assertive
Change the subject
Humour  

Why teenagers are more affected by drugs than adults:

..... It's because they have a .....

F aster

A sorption

R ate

L ess

E ffective

M etabolic

S ystem

G greater

A addiction

P potential

G greater

I impact on

B brain

7 parts of the brain affected by drugs = MR JM ICE

Memory

Reasoning

Judgement

Mechanical skills

Intellect

Concentration      

Emotions

7 rungs of the ladder = It takes 7 years to fully develop from a child to adult

Puberty can happen as early as 10 and as old as 15

Girls have two hormones and boys have one 

Boys, testosterone 

Girls, progesterone and .... ?

LEMS , Less Efficient Metabolic System