RISK BEHAVIORS OF

ADOLESCENTS
Prepared by: Ms. Mae Rachelle Salcedo- Pingke
 Agenda Style
01
Understand the risky behaviors of
growing adolescent;

02
Identify trouble signs that can lead to
risky behaviors and its complications;
and

03
Discuss how to avoid risky behaviors
Introduction
• All adolescents should be considered at
risk due to the prevalence of risk
behaviors.
• Risk taking is a normal part of adolescent
development. Risk- taking is defined a
participation in potentially health-
compromising activities with little
understanding of, or in spite of an
understanding of, the possible negative
consequences.
• During adolescence, young people begin
to explore alternative health behaviors
including smoking, drinking alcohol, drug
use, sexual intimacy and violence.
Identified Sexual
Risks
•One in three has
sexual
experience.
•Harmful practices
Harmful practice
1. Marijuana ( also known as Cannabis, Grass, Joint, Splif, Hashish, Pot, Weed)- is a
plant grown and used worldwide. Usually people smoke the leaves but the leaves
and the stem can be made in to tea, or even cookies. The effects vary. You can
stay under the influence for about two or three hours. Some people become
relaxed and happy while others feel panic or fear.
2. Mairungi (also known as Khat, Qat and Miraa)- is the common name for a
stimulant leaf that is chewed in much of East Africa.
3. Alcohol is the common drug and is used worldwide.
4. Cigarettes
5. Cocaine ( also known as Crack, Coke, C, Charlie, Nose candy, Toot, Bazooka, Big
C ,Cake, Lady, Stardust, Coco, Flake, Mister coffe)- cocaine is prepared from coal
leaves which are greenish- yellow leaves of different size and appearance.
6. Heroine ( also known as Hammer, Horse, H, Junk, Nod, Smack, Skag, White,
beige, White lady, White stuff, Joy powder boy, Hairy, Harry, Joy powder)- is a drug
obtained from morphine and comes from the opium poppy plant.
7. Amphetamines ( also known as Speed, Ice, Browns, Footballs, Hearts, Oranges,
Wake ups, Black beauties, Crystal meth, Crack meth, Cat, Jeff amp, Dixies,
Rippers, Bennies, Browns, Greenies, Pep pills)- are stimulants that affect a
persons system by speeding up the activity of the brain and giving energy.
 Harmful practice
8. Ecstacy- belongs to the same group of chemicals
as the above category that is stimulants and is most
often used in the form of tablets at rave parties.
9. Inhalants and solvents- are chemicals that can be
inhaled such as glue, gasoline, aerosols sprays,
lighter fluid etc. these are not drugs but were
abused widely by the poorer sections of scoiety
particularly street youth.
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