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Classification of Drugs

+Do now:

There are categories of drugs listed around the room. Each of you will receive a slip of paper with a drug on it. Tape this paper to the category you think it belongs in.

+Stimulants

(speed up the body’s functions and movements through actions on the central nervous system)CaffeineNicotineAmphetamines MethamphetaminesAKA: Speed, Uppers, Black beauties

+Stimulants Cont’d

CocaineAKA Coke, Snow, Flake, White, Blow,

Nose Candyshort acting stimulantSniff, inject, or smoked

Crack (rock form, smoked) goes to the lungs, bloodstream, and organs in about 8 – 10 seconds and goes right to the brain

Highly addictive, rapid tolerance

+Depressants

(slow down the body’s functions and movements through actions of the CNS)

Alcohol (ethanol)Tranquilizers (slows nerve activity and relaxes

muscle tension)Valium, Equanil, XanaxBarbiturates (higher likelihood of dependency)AKA: Downers, Barbs, Blue Devils, Red Devils,

Yellow Jackets

+Narcotics

(any depressant drug made from or chemically similar to opium that reduces pain and induces sleep)

Opium (drug obtained from the seed pod of a poppy plant)

Morphine and Codeine (natural narcotic compounds that contain opium)

Heroin (popular narcotic)

Junk, Smack, Horse, Brown Sugar, Black Tar

Addiction produces harsh withdrawal symptoms (sweating, shaking, chills, nausea, and cramps)

User is usually at risk for overdose because dealers often dilute the drug by adding other substances

+Inhalants

Drugs in the forms of gases, aerosols, or solvents that are breathed in and absorbed through the lungs

Most commonly abused in middle school students.

Hairspray, deodorant, keyboard cleaner, etc.

Huff, Whippits,

+Inhalant Abuse Signs

Paint or stains on the body or clothing

Spots or sores around the mouth

Red or runny eyes and nose

Chemical odor on the breath

A drunken or dazed appearance

Loss of appetite

+Hallucinogens (causes a great change in perception)

May stimulate or depress the CNS

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)

Acid, Red Dragon, White Lightning

Experience hallucinations where they may see colorful things and believe that they have superhuman powers

Psilocybin (mushrooms)

Phencyclidine (PCP, Angel Dust, Loveboat

+Cannabinoids(Marijuana)

Pot, Weed, Grass, Mary Jane, Dope, Reefer

Can act like all of the above classes

Can be smoked or eaten

Contains 400 chemicals, 60 that are unique to the Cannibus sativa plant

+Designer Drugs

A drug that looks like a drug already on the market but has something altered in its molecular structure so that it is a “new” drug and not explicitly banned.

Ecstasy (similar to amphetamines but produces hallucinations and feelings of euphoria)

+Anabolic Steroids

A drug that promotes tissue growth and leads to increased muscle mass and improved strength and power.

Taken by pills or injections

Males may get bigger, or develop breasts, lose hair, impotence, shrunken testicles, painful erections, acne, moodiness, aggressiveness, liver, kidney, and heart damage, cancer, coma, or death

Women may have a deeper voice, scalp hair loss, body hair growth and clitoral enlargement

+NAME THE CLASS THAT THESE DRUGS BELONG TO!

STIMULANTS

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DEPRESSANTS

+Narcotics

+Hallucinogens

+Inhalants

+Designer Drugs

+Anabolic Steroids

+Cannabinoids