Lesson 14: Managing Leftover Toxins - Slide  22

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Nutritional Problems

  • Regular use of marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamines, ecstasy, heroin and other illegal drugs result in poor nutrition as they harm the digestive track as well as affect the amount, timing, and type of food eaten
  • Each drug affects the body differently
  • Stimulants reduce appetite thus reducing healthy food intake
  • Marijuana increases appetite for high sugar and high fat foods
  • You can end up malnourished and underweight or malnourished and overweight
Notes:

Pg. 308-309 “Teens Under The Influence, The Truth About Kids, Alcohol, and Other Drugs-How to Recognize the Problem and What to Do About It,” Katherine Ketcham and Nicholas A. Pace, MD, Ballentine Books, New York, 2003.

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