This document discusses 7 deadly health habits for young people: smoking, alcohol, drug abuse, accidents/suicide/homicide, caffeine, technology, and sexual immorality. It provides information on the negative health impacts of each habit, including increased risk of cancer, traffic accidents, depression, and sexually transmitted diseases. The document encourages young people to remember God and avoid these habits for a healthy and prosperous life.

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7 Deadly Health Habits
for Young People ;(
Raymond Arhin

3. SAD ACTS of YP

• THAT CHILDREN OF GOD SHOULD NOT
ENGAGE IN!
• Ecclesiastes 12: 1
Remember thy creator in the days of thine youth….

4. 7 DEADLY HABITS
1 SMOKING
2 ALCOHOL
3 DRUG ABUSE
4 ACCIDENTS/SUICIDE/HOMICIDE
5 CAFFEINE
6 TECHNOLOGY
7 SEXUAL IMMORALITY

5. 7 DEADLY HABITS
1 SMOKING
• ALCOHOL
• DRUG ABUSE
• ACCIDENTS/SUICIDE/HOMICIDE
• CAFFEINE
• TECHNOLOGY
• SEXUAL IMMORALITY

6. SAD ACTS of YP

• THAT CHILDREN OF GOD SHOULD NOT
ENGAGE IN!
• Ecclesiastes 12: 1
Remember thy creator in the days of thine youth….

7. Leading causes of death

8. SMOKING
Beware of passive
smoking !!!

9. WHICH OF THE TWO IS REALLY SMOKING?

18. ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO

20. SAD ACTS of YP

• THAT CHILDREN OF GOD SHOULD NOT
ENGAGE IN!
• Ecclesiastes 12: 1
Remember thy creator in the days of thine youth….

21. WINEWINE

22. My Dr said one glass a day
I guess I can live with that !!

24. Alcohol as a Drug
• Alcohol is the second most
widely used and abused of
all psychoactive drugs.
Q.What drug is the most widely
used and abused drug?
A. Caffeine
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26. How Alcohol Is Absorbed in the Body

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Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
• BAC = percentage of alcohol in a measured quantity
of blood
• BAC rises when alcohol is consumed faster than it is
metabolized by the liver
- BAC: 0.05% Changes in behavior
- BAC: 0.10% Decrease in motor function
- BAC: 0.25% Body starts to shut down
• Acute alcohol intoxication = potentially fatal
elevation of BAC, often resulting from heavy, rapid
consumption of alcohol

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Gender and Alcohol Absorption
• Women absorb more alcohol more quickly
than men
- Less alcohol dehydrogenase
- Proportionately more body fat
- Proportionately less body water
- Effects of menstrual cycle

43. 9. Alcoholism is a ‘disease’9. Alcoholism is a ‘disease’
We have now turned liberal towards alcoholics and call alcoholism a
disease rather than an addiction.
If alcohol is a disease, it is the only disease that:
- Is sold in bottles
- Is advertised in newspapers, magazines,
on radio and television
- Has licensed outlets to spread it
- Produces revenue for the government
- Brings violent deaths on the highways
- Destroys family life and increases crime
- Has no germs or viral cause

45. Why Why not drink?
• Alcohol is not harmless
• It is toxic, = intoxicant
• 40 % of all traffic fatalities
are alcohol related

46. 2. Prohibition of alcohol in the Bible2. Prohibition of alcohol in the Bible
The Bible prohibits the consumption of
alcohol in the following verses:
1. "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging;
and whosoever is deceived thereby is not
wise."
[Proverbs 20:1]
2. "And be not drunk
with wine."
[Ephesians 5:18]

47. ABUSE ISSUES

48. WASTED!!!
WASTED!!!

49. SAD ACTS of YP

• THAT CHILDREN OF GOD SHOULD NOT
ENGAGE IN!
• Ecclesiastes 12: 1
Remember thy creator in the days of thine youth….

50. DRUG ABUSE
Psychoactive drug = any substance capable of
altering feelings, moods, or perceptions.

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The Process of Addiction
• Addictive behavior has three common
aspects:
• Exposure: Introduced to the drug or behavior
that is considered pleasurable
• Compulsion:Time, energy, and money are spent
to pursue the behavior. Normal behavior has
already degenerated
• Loss of control: Addicted people lose the ability
to control their behavior and results in addiction
to more than one drug or behavior

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Drug Misuse and Abuse
• Drug misuse: Inappropriate use of legal
drugs intended to be medications
• Intentional or unintentional
• Drug abuse: Any use of a legal or illegal drug
in a way that is detrimental to health or well-
being

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Drug Dependence
• Addiction/physical dependence: Compulsive,
uncontrollable dependence on a substance, habit,
or practice to such a degree that cessation
causes severe emotional or physiological
reactions
• Withdrawal illness: Uncomfortable response of the body as it
attempts to maintain homeostasis in the absence of a drug
• Tolerance:An acquired reaction to a drug in which the continued
intake of the same dose has diminished effects
• Psychological dependence: Craving a drug
for emotional reasons and to maintain a sense of
well-being

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Six Categories of
Psychoactive Drugs
1. Stimulants
2. Depressants
3. Hallucinogens
4. Cannabis
5. Narcotics
6. Inhalants

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Stimulants
• Key actions: Stimulate the function of the
central nervous system
• Increased heart rate, blood pressure, brain function
• Feelings of energy, exhilaration
• Examples:
• Cocaine
• Amphetamine
• Methamphetamine
• Caffeine

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Depressants
• Key actions: Slow the function of the central
nervous system
• Reduced heart and breathing rates, blood pressure
• Lowered inhibitions, impaired judgment
• Sedation, drowsiness, loss of consciousness
• Examples:
• Barbiturates
• Rohypnol
• Alcohol
• Tranquilizers-Valium

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Hallucinogens- trip
• Key actions:Altered states of feeling and
perception (hallucinations, distortions of reality)
• Increased temperature, heart rate, blood pressure
• Weakness, tremors, nervousness, paranoia
• Synesthesia (sensation of combining of the senses)
• Examples:
• LSD
• PCP
• Ecstasy and designer drugs

59. These experiences are often compared to
non-ordinary forms of consciousness such
as trance, meditation, dreams, or insanity

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Cannabis
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
• Key actions:
• Euphoria, confusion, Slowed thinking and
reaction time
• Impaired balance and coordination
• Cough, frequent respiratory infections
• Examples:
• Hashish
• Marijuana

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Narcotics (Opiates)
• Key actions:
• Relief of pain, euphoria, sedation, drowsiness, confusion
• Reduced heart rate and blood pressure
• Natural and synthetic; derived from the Oriental
poppy plant
• Examples:
• Opium
• Morphine
• Heroin
• Oxycodone

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Inhalants
• Key actions:
• Unpredictable, drunklike effects; aggression
• Damage to respiratory and cardiovascular systems
• Examples:
• Gasoline
• Glues
• Paint
• Aerosol propellants
• Nitrites (“laughing gas”)

63. people in England in 2011-
Selected statistics from the Information
Centre’s annual report
www.ic.nhs.uk
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65. Sources of helpful
information about drugs, by sex

66. Number of occasions pupils have
ever taken drugs

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72. SAD ACTS of YP 
THAT CHILDREN OF GOD SHOULD NOT
ENGAGE IN!
Ecclesiastes 12: 1
Remember thy creator in the days of thine
youth….

73. ACCIDENTS/ HOMICIDES/
SUICIDE
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74. FIVE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, USA,
AGES 15-24, 1998
• (1) Accidents 51.8% 12,752
• (2) Homicide 21.3% 5,233
• (3) Suicide 16.3% 4,003
• (4) Cancer 6.8% 1,670
• (5) Heart Disease 3.9% 961

75. Young men
• Young men don't wear seat belts as often as
young women do.They're also more likely
to carry weapons, to get into physical fights,
to use tobacco or marijuana, to drink
alcohol heavily, and to have more sexual
partners.

76. Young women
Young women have some special risks.They
try to commit suicide more often and they
try to lose weight in harmful ways more
often than young men
Unplanned Pregnancy is a significant problem

77. State of the YP today
"Young people are tormented by loneliness,
saturated by sex, fascinated with the dark side
of the supernatural and susceptible to suicide”
what define this generation. First: Loneliness
runs deep. They are home alone, raised by
their music, by television, by video games.
They will do anything to get a loving feeling,
even if only for a night. Its about intimacy,
feeing close to someone for a few minutes.”

78. SELF HARM
Stress
Sadness
Isolation
Depression
Low self esteem
Misunderstood
Cry for help
Suicidal
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79. SELF HARMING
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80. SAD ACTS of YP 
THAT CHILDREN OF GOD SHOULD NOT
ENGAGE IN!
Ecclesiastes 12: 1
Remember thy creator in the days of thine
youth….

82. Caffiene
• This is the most widely used drug .
• Most abused and one with a lot of drug
depndence
• Caffeine is a stimulant that increases Heart
rate, Blood pressure, increases your stress
hormones, impairs sleep and highly
addictive.
• Come of it slowly-reduce by one drink a
day over 3 weeks

83. SAD ACTS of YP

• THAT CHILDREN OF GOD SHOULD NOT
ENGAGE IN!
• Ecclesiastes 12: 1
Remember thy creator in the days of thine youth….

85. TECHNOLOGY
• AVAILABLE
• AFFORDABLE
• ANONYMITY

87. WHAT İS ADDİCTİON ?
Physical…. Psychological

88. HARMS
OF
İNTERNET
ADDİCTİON

89. VARİETY OF
• Cybersex Addiction
• Cyber-Relationship Addiction
• Net Compulsions
• Information Overload
• Computer Addiction
İNTERNET ADDİCTİON

90. SİGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF İ.A
•Losing track of time online
•Having trouble completing tasks at
work or home
•Isolation from family and friends
•Feeling guilty or defensive about your
•Internet use
•Feeling a sense of euphoria while
involved in internet activities

91. WHAT ARE THE HARMS OF İNTERNET ADDİCTİON?
•internet addiction harms financially
Addicted to online
gambling, online porn ,
shoping
Spending too much money
on-line service fees

92. WHAT ARE THE HARMS OF İNTERNET ADDİCTİON?
• nternet Addiction Harm Peoples’İ
relationship
2.Loosing their
friends
1.Divorcing

93. Is it surfing the web or drowning in theIs it surfing the web or drowning in the
web?web?
Internet Addiction

94. Prevalence rates
• South Korea (Block, 2008)
• Most serious public health issue (in South Korea)
• 10 reported deaths (due to cardio-pulmonary reasons)
• Several Internet game-related murders
• 1.2 million school age children (6-19 yrs)
• China (Block, 2008)
• Estimated 10 million children addicted
• In 2007, China restricted computer game use
• Current laws prohibit more than 3 hours of daily game use

95. Risks & problems associated with Internet
addiction
• Frustration intolerance/Emotional
dysregulation (Ko,Yen,Yen, Chen & Wang,
2007)
• Male adolescents with Internet addiction had
higher intolerance to frustration of entitlement
and emotional discomfort.
• Female adolescents with it had higher intolerance
to emotional discomfort and lower tolerance to
frustration of achievement.

96. • Diagnoses, problems & comorbidity
• Depression & Social Introversion (Widyanto & Griffiths, 2006)
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Yoo et al., 2004)
• Social Phobia & depression (Yen, Ko,Yen,Wu, &Yang, 2007)
• Sex addiction, i.e., cybersexual addiction/cyber affairs (Young et.
Al., 2000)
• Gambling (Potera, 1998)
• Compulsive buying (Raab & Neuner, 2006)
• Illegal activity (Hall & Parsons, 2001)

97. Television
• 5 hours a day
• 35 hours a week
• 140 hours a mth
• 1820 hours a year
• 150 days a year – 5 months!!

99. INTERNET/MOBILE
• Facebook
• BB
• SMS
• MSN

101. SAD ACTS of YP

• THAT CHILDREN OF GOD SHOULD NOT
ENGAGE IN!
• Ecclesiastes 12: 1
Remember thy creator in the days of thine youth….

102. STi
• Unplanned pregnancy and sexually
transmitted diseases (including HIV and
AIDS) can cause you social and personal
problems, in addition to harming your
health.

103. 7 DEADLY HABITS
1 SMOKING
• ALCOHOL
• DRUG ABUSE
• ACCIDENTS/SUICIDE/HOMICIDE
• CAFFEINE
• TECHNOLOGY
• SEXUAL IMMORALITY

104. My son or daughter,
1 My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,
2 for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you peace and prosperity.
Prov 3:1-2