Post on 29-Jan-2016
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Drugs—What kinds of drugs will be Drugs—What kinds of drugs will be talking about?talking about?
MarijuanaMarijuana Stimulants & Stimulants &
DepressantsDepressants HallucinogensHallucinogens Other DrugsOther Drugs
What is Marijuana?What is Marijuana?
Drug made from a Drug made from a cannabis plantcannabis plant
Can be a stimulant, Can be a stimulant, depressant, & depressant, & hallucinogenhallucinogen
Active ingredient is Active ingredient is THCTHC
Will show up in Will show up in blood & urine testsblood & urine tests
Short term effects of marijuana?Short term effects of marijuana?
High=spaceyHigh=spacey Loss of Loss of
understandingunderstanding Drains motivationDrains motivation Paranoia-Paranoia-
hallucinationshallucinations Stays in body for Stays in body for
up to 30 daysup to 30 days
Mixing marijuana Mixing marijuana with PCP (angel with PCP (angel dust) is called dust) is called Super Grass.Super Grass.
Mixing it with Mixing it with heroin is called heroin is called A-Bomb.A-Bomb.
Stimulants and DepressantsStimulants and Depressants
These includeThese include::
Crack/CocaineCrack/Cocaine MethamphetaminesMethamphetamines
AmphetaminesAmphetamines TranquilizersTranquilizers BarbituratesBarbiturates
What is Crack/Cocaine?What is Crack/Cocaine?
A chemicalA chemical Usually found as Usually found as
white powderwhite powder Crack is the Crack is the
“street” name for “street” name for CocaineCocaine
How do people get cocaine into How do people get cocaine into their body?their body?
Most people Most people snort the powder snort the powder through their through their nosenose
Some smoke it Some smoke it or inject it as wellor inject it as well
What does it do when it gets inside What does it do when it gets inside your body?your body?
Affects Central Affects Central Nervous SystemNervous System
Increases blood Increases blood pressure and pressure and heart rate which heart rate which leads to paranoia leads to paranoia and brain and brain seizures.seizures.
MethamphetaminesMethamphetamines
Addictive StimulantAddictive Stimulant Produced in illegal Produced in illegal
labslabs Causes Causes
HallucinationsHallucinations Violent BehaviorViolent Behavior Brain DamageBrain Damage
This is what Meth can do:This is what Meth can do:
Cause cavities and tooth lossCause cavities and tooth loss Cause you to lose interest in activitiesCause you to lose interest in activities Cause a person to make bad Cause a person to make bad
decisions such as:decisions such as: Have unprotected sexHave unprotected sex Use dirty needlesUse dirty needles
Increases likelihood of HIV/AIDSIncreases likelihood of HIV/AIDS
AmphetaminesAmphetamines
StimulantStimulant Medically used to Medically used to
do the following:do the following: Overcome Overcome
depressiondepression Lesson the Lesson the
appetiteappetite ““Speed”Speed”
Tranquilizers and BarbituratesTranquilizers and Barbiturates
Tranquilizers:Tranquilizers:
Depressant used Depressant used to calm nervous to calm nervous patients and is patients and is easily addictingeasily addicting
BarbituratesBarbiturates
Depressant that Depressant that is used to treat is used to treat sleep disorders sleep disorders and seizuresand seizures
Date Rape Drugs & HypnoticsDate Rape Drugs & Hypnotics
Depressants used Depressants used to sexually assault to sexually assault a person without a person without knowing it is knowing it is happeninghappening
GHB and Rohypnol GHB and Rohypnol (roofies)(roofies)
Both HypnoticsBoth Hypnotics Slipped into drink Slipped into drink
to cause a person to cause a person to blackoutto blackout
HallucinogensHallucinogens
Causes a person to Causes a person to see imaginary things see imaginary things and distort real images and distort real images in his/her mind.in his/her mind.
Common side effects Common side effects are:are: HallucinationsHallucinations DepressionDepression TerrorTerror
What are some Hallucinogens?What are some Hallucinogens?
EcstasyEcstasy Mushrooms-Mushrooms-
shroomsshrooms LSD (Acid)LSD (Acid) PCP (Angel PCP (Angel
Dust)Dust) Other club drugsOther club drugs
What are these drugs?What are these drugs? EcstasyEcstasy—Stimulant that causes extreme lows, —Stimulant that causes extreme lows,
kidney failure, & death after just 1 use.kidney failure, & death after just 1 use. ShroomsShrooms—Psychedelic substance in a —Psychedelic substance in a
mushroom that causes euphoria and mushroom that causes euphoria and hallucinationshallucinations
LSDLSD—Acid—comes in pills, gelatin squares, or —Acid—comes in pills, gelatin squares, or is licked off paper—causes intense terror and is licked off paper—causes intense terror and flashbacks.flashbacks.
PCPPCP---Angel Dust—causes a loss in the sense ---Angel Dust—causes a loss in the sense of time and space leading to confusion and of time and space leading to confusion and death.death.
How do these drugs make people How do these drugs make people react?react?
FlashbacksFlashbacks Trip—can last for Trip—can last for
daysdays ParanoiaParanoia Plateauing EffectPlateauing Effect OverdosingOverdosing
InhalantsInhalants
Where the inhaler sniffs Where the inhaler sniffs or inhales the vapors to or inhales the vapors to get high.get high.
Common inhalants:Common inhalants: Nitrous OxideNitrous Oxide Shoe polishShoe polish GasolineGasoline Household cleanersHousehold cleaners Poppers, Snappers, Poppers, Snappers,
IsobutylIsobutyl
Other DrugsOther Drugs
Narcotics=pain Narcotics=pain killerskillers Morphine, Morphine,
Codeine, Codeine, VicodinVicodin
Heroin=SmackHeroin=Smack
What is HeroinWhat is Heroin
Processed from Processed from morphinemorphine
Extracted from the Extracted from the Asian poppy plantAsian poppy plant
Can inject it, snort Can inject it, snort it, or smoke itit, or smoke it
White or brown White or brown powderpowder
What are some health hazards?What are some health hazards?
Fatal overdoseFatal overdose Collapsed veinsCollapsed veins Infectious Infectious
diseasesdiseases Such as Such as
HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS HepatitisHepatitis