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Update
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Kevin Leehey M.D. |
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leeheymd.com |
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Twenty-five is the best estimate for when the brain is reasonably
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One in
three teens who start smoking as a teen will die of a tobacco related
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90% of
adult smokers began as teens. |
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Almost 45% of kids who start drinking alcohol by
13 will become alcoholic, while only 10% of those who wait till 21 will. |
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Substance use in youth thus becomes hard wired
in as a tendency for life. This is
in addition to any genetic predisposition. |
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Healthy Subject watching video of using |
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Substance abuser in remission watching video of
using |
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Accidents
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Suicide |
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Homicide |
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These 3 account for 75% of all deaths in our
kids. Suicide and homicide are mostly by guns and many are substance
impaired. |
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Vicodin (hydrocodone)- Watsons, vics, # |
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Percodan, Percocet (oxycodone)- percs, |
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Oxycontin (oxycodone ER)- use oral or crush and
snort, $1/mg - oxy, o/c’s, oxygen |
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Heroin- smoked in foil, $40-60/gm – tar, BT,
black tar, H, horse, smack, dope, junk |
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“Speedball” – opiate with speed/coke/crack/meth
killed John Belushi and Chris Farley |
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Death by respiratory suppression- Anna Nicole
Smith, Heath Ledger and several local youth. #1 or 2 behind alcohol OD or
combo |
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Kevin Leehey M.D. |
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