Drug Classifications

Drug Classifications Stimulants: Drugs that speed up the CNS

(central nervous system); produce wakefulness, & a sense of energy & well-being.

Nicotine Caffeine Ritalin Methamphetamine Amphetamines Cocaine MDMA/Ecstasy: is part Stimulant & part

Hallucinogen 

Meth Lab

Pictures of Stimulant Drugs Methamphetamine Crack

Cocaine Crack pipes

MDMA/Ecstasy

Consequences of Stimulants Meth Cocaine

Depressants: Drugs that slow down the CNS; decrease

inhibitory parts of brain (relax); Used for sedation, hypnotics, sleep disorders)

Alcohol Barbiturates: (anxiety, tension, sleep

disorders) Benzodiazepines: for anxiety, stress, panic-

act as sedatives. Rohypnol- (date rape drug) GHB (primarily a CNS depressant)

Hallucinogens: Altered states of perception/feelings; may

include hallucinations & illusions Psilocybin (magic mushrooms) LSD PCP Mescaline (peyote) MDMA (Ecstasy) is part hallucinogen

LSD

Mushrooms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvIvEzCu2tI

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Narcotics/Opiates: Pain Relief (analgesic)/drowsiness Morphine Heroin Opium Oxycontin Codeine Fentanyl Vidocin

Heroin

Steroids: Human-made substances related to male sex

hormones; Performance enhancing, promotes masculinizing changes in body; promotes protein growth & muscular development.

Testosterone GHB-Anabolic (body builders)  

Club Drugs: Club Drugs: Used by teens & young adults

who are part of a sub-culture (raves, etc.) Ketamine Rohypnol-colorless, tasteless, odorless GHB-colorless, tasteless, odorless MDMA/Ecstasy

Cannabinoids/Cannabis: Euphoria, Relaxed inhibitions, increases appetite, disorientation

Marijuana Hashish  Inhalants: Quick short high, stimulation, may cause

loss of consciousness, loss of inhibition, headaches, slurred speech, nausea or vomiting, loss of motor coordination; wheezing. Typically household products can be used to produce this short-lived high.

Nitrous Oxide Freon Amyl-Nitrite (Poppers, whippets)

Marijuana

OTC (over the counter): Can be bought without a prescription

Laxatives Robatussin cough syrup (not anymore though)

Prescription Drugs: Doctor needs to write out a prescription for a drug which is supposed to be used to treat a medical condition.

Day 2 Definitions and Overview Drug: Substance, other than food, that changes the way the

body or mind functions.   Illicit Drugs/Use: Drug that is unlawful to possess or use.   Responsible Drug Use: the correct use of legal drugs to

promote health & well-being.   Drug misuse: The incorrect use of a prescription/OTC drug.   Drug abuse: The intentional use of a drug w/o medical or

health reasons. Synergistic Interaction: The interaction of 2 or more

drugs/medicines that results in a greater effect than when the medicine is taken independently.

Day 2 Definitions and Overview Antagonistic Interaction: An interaction that occurs

when drugs are taken together & each drug’s effect is canceled out or reduced by the action of the other.

Synthetic Drugs: Chemical substances produced artificially in a laboratory. “K2”

Gateway drugs: drugs that often lead to other serious & dangerous drug use.

Designer drugs: synthetic substances meant to imitate the effects of narcotics & hallucinogens.

Look-alike drugs: drugs made to physically resemble specific illegal drugs.

Psychoactive drugs: Chemicals that affect the central nervous system & interfere with the normal functioning of the brain.

Page 7 Definitions and Overview Drug use affects: Every age group Every racial/ethnic group Every SES (socio-economic status) Every geographic division http://www.samhsa.gov/data/NSDUH/2k11Results/NSDUHresu

lts2011.pdf

The Cost of Drugs in the U.S. Americans spent $100 billion to $150 billion a year on illicit

drugs Americans consume greater than 60% of the world’s illicit

drugs Drug offenders account for over 50% of all inmates in federal

prisons College students spend over $4 billion annually for alcohol Tobacco & nicotine kill us at a rate of 300,000 a year…

more than all of the drugs combined!

Day 2 Definitions and Overview Revolutionary Uses of Drugs Vaccines: (19th century):

Small pox, diphtheria, polio, whooping cough, measles, chicken pox, mumps, tetanus (preventable)

Antibiotics: (1940’s) Sulfa drugs, penicillin (treat infections)  Psychopharmacology: (1950’s)

Anti-psychotic drugs

  Oral Contraceptives: (1950’s) Contributed to the sexual revolution

Day 2 Definitions and Overview Drug Use Risk Factors Early use  Using alone Peer pressure  Parental approval  Perceived adult use  Little religious commitment  * 

Teens are more influenced by their parents when it comes to long-term goals & plans.

*Peers have more influence over their immediate lifestyle & day to day activities