DRUG USE

Agne Dambrauskaite 2007/11/13

CONTENT PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS USES OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS ANTIDEPRESSANT STIMULANTS DEPRESSANTS SYMPTOMS RETHINK ABOUT DRUGS

PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS

DRUGS THAT INFLUENCE A PERSON’SEMOTIONS, PERCEPTIONS ,BEHAVIOR.

USES OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

ANESTHESIA PAINKILLERS PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS RECREATIONAL DRUGS RITUAL AND SPIRITUAL USE

PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS

THERE ARE 6 MAJOR CLASSES OF PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS:

ANTIDEPRESSANTS STIMULANTS ANTIPSYCHOTICS MOOD STABILIZERS DEPRESSANTS ANXIOLYTICS

ANTIDEPRESSANT

IT IS A PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION OR OTHER SUBSTANCE, WHICH ARE USED TO TREAT DESPERATE DESORDERS SUCH A CLINICAL DEPRESSION,DYSTHYMIA,EATING DISORDER.

HOW DO THEY WORK?

Antidepressants work by increasing the activity. They pass signals from one

brain cell to another.

STIMULANTS

DRUGS WHOSE EFFECT ON THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CAUSES A RISE IN HEART, BLOOD PRESSURE, MUSCULAR TENSION:

1. CAFFEINE2. COCAINE3. AMPHETAMINES 4. NICOTINE

CAFFEINE

COFFEINE PRODUCES SEVERAL REACTIONS:AN INCREASE IN ATTENTIVENESSA DECREASE IN REACTION TIME

COCAINECOCAINE IS MADE FROM THE LEAVES OF

THE COCA SHRUB, WHICH GROWS IN THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS OF SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES.

COCAINE PRODUCE FEELINGS OF PROFOUD PSYCHLOGICAL WELL-BEING, INCREASED CONFIDENCE, ALTERNESS.

AMPHETAMINES

AMPHETAMINES ARE A GROUP OF POWERFUL AND HIGHLY ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES THAT DRAMATICALLY AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. THEY INDUCE A FEELING OF WELL-BEING AND IMPROVE ALERTNESS, ATTENTION, AND PERFORMANCE ON VARIOUS COGNITIVE AND MOTOR TASKS.

FLOW OF DRUGS TO UK(AMPHETAMINE/EXSTASY)

DEPRESSANTS

DRUGS THAT SLOW DOWN TNE NERVOUS SYSTEM:

BARBITURATES ALCOHOL KETAMINE MARIJUANA

ALCOHOL

THE MOST COMMON DEPRESANT IS ALCOHOL.

EFFECTS: ANXIETY REDUCTION IMPULSIVENESS DRAMATIC MOOD SWINGS

Drug Specific Symptoms:

Marijuana: Glassy, red eyes; loud talking and inappropriate laughter followed by sleepiness; a sweet burnt scent; loss of interest, motivation; weight gain or loss.

Alcohol: Clumsiness; difficulty walking; slurred speech; sleepiness; poor judgment; dilated pupils; possession of a false ID card.

Depressants: (including barbiturates and tranquilizers) Seems drunk as if from alcohol but without the associated odor of alcohol; difficulty concentrating; clumsiness; poor judgment; slurred speech; sleepiness; and contracted pupils.

Stimulants: Hyperactivity; euphoria; irritability; anxiety; excessive talking followed by depression or excessive sleeping at odd times; may go long periods of time without eating or sleeping; dilated pupils; weight loss; dry mouth and nose.

Drugs and alcohol misuse is not only a growing problem within society in general. They are also having a profound effect on business and the safety culture. It is a problem that not only strikes at the participant individual, but also touches the lives of their families, friends and work colleagues.

RETHINK ABOUT DRUGS

SOURCES http

://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoactive_drugs[2007/11/13]

http://www.thebody.com/content/art4989.html [2007/11/13]

MODULE 16 DRUG USE: THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF CONSCIUOSNESS

http://www.neurotransmitter.net/drugmechanisms.html [2007/11/13]