Impact of cannabis and methamphetamine use on an individual students hauora

Impact of cannabis and methamphetamine use on an individual students hauora

Cannabis

Physical

Before HP: Co-ordination affected, reflexes slow, blood shot eyes, drowsy, emphysema/bronchitis, memory loss, aerobic/fitness lowered, immune system lowered

After HP: Fitness levels increase, more alert, co-ordination/reflexes not affected, not drowsy in class, not as sick, not as many days of school, short term memory returns – remember their class work

Mental/emotional

Before HP: Depressed/low/down, triggers schizophrenia, mood swings, happy, relaxed,

After HP: Not feeling down/low/sad. Happier – consistently, not having the same mod swings.

Social

Before HP: Drop non-user friends, hang out with users, drop out of sports – loose contact with team mates/coach stop going to the club, drift apart from family – arguments with parents

After HP: More confident socially ‘active’ rekindle friendships with non-users, reconnect with family

Spiritual

Before HP: Feel guilty, hiding their use change their attitudes to drug use, behaviours change, lose motivation, goals change, less connected to family

After HP: Reset their goals (academic/sporting etc), reprioritise what is important, motivated to succeed/participate

Methamphetamine

Physical

Before HP: euphoric high, very ‘wired’ alert/wide awake, heaps of energy, reduce appetite, teeth/gums rot, formication (pick holes in skin), kidney/ lung /liver damage, tics, twitching

After hp: eat healthy, don’t have drug related harm to teeth kidney, etc, and don’t have an addiction, healthy weight.

Mental emotional

Before HP: feeling o well being euphoria, dysphoria, angry, mood swings, very low/down

After HP: Feeling happier – no major mood swings, think they can change/stop using/help others

Social

Before HP: Dropped non-using friends, truanted school, wagged, committing crime/theft (family, friends, strangers)

After HP: Reconnect with major non-using friends, attend school regularly, no confrontations with teachers/students, not committing crimes

Spiritual

Before HP: Attitude change to drugs, go against values/beliefs, guilt, loose connection with family/ friends/school

After HP: Strong values/belief which are anti-drug, sense of belonging with family/friends/schoolPH