Why is illegal drug use dangerous?

dangerous /permanent damage to brain and body

become addicted major factor in suicide,

accidents and crimes risk of spreading disease

through sharing needles can result in overdose drug use leads to making

irresponsible decisions

The reasons people begin using drugs are similar to the reasons they begin to drink or smoke. What are these reasons?

Desire to experiment Desire to escape depression /

boredom Enjoyment of risky behavior

Belief that drugs solve personal problems Peer pressureMedia glamorizing drug use

While there are many different illegal drugs, all illegal drugs

have 3 things in common.

What are these 3 things? Affects function of

the brain Dangerous to

health Result in drug

dependence and addiction

Marijuana is a word used to describe the dried flowers, seeds,

and leaves of the Indian hemp plant.

Hashish is a related form of

the drug, made from resins

of the Indian hemp plant.

Cannabis describes any of the

different drugs that come from

Indian hemp, including marijuana

and hashish.

Regardless of the name, this drug is an hallucinogen – a substance which distorts how the mind perceives the

world you live in.

The chemical in

cannabis that creates

this distortion is known

as THC.

The cannabis plant, from which marijuana is derived, has over

400 different chemicals.

EFFECTS OF MARIJUANASHORT TERM LONG TERM Sensory distortion Panic Anxiety Poor coordination of

movement Lowered reaction time After an initial “up,”

the user feels sleepy or depressed

Increased heartbeat (and risk of heart attack)

Reduced resistance to common illnesses ( cold, bronchitis)

Growth disorders Increase of abnormally

structured cells in the body Reduction of male sex

hormones Rapid destruction of lung

fibers and lesions to the brain could be permanent

Reduced sexual capacity Apathy, drowsiness, lack of

motivation Personality and mood

changes Inability to understand

things clearly

What are some of the effects marijuana

has on the body?Slowed thinking,

difficult paying attention, no sense of time or distance,

loss of short term memory,

shrinks your brain

Can you become dependant on marijuana?

Yes, you can

build a tolerance

and a dependenc

e to it.

Yes, much like how alcohol affects your

driving.

Can marijuana use affect your driving? If so, how?

It can slow your reaction time and impair your

judgment.

POT

DOPE

ASTROTURF

GRASS

WEED

HERB

HEMP

J

MARYJANE

REEFER

ROACH

TEXASTEA

Marijuana and School

One of the prevalent effects of marijuana is the decline in school

performance.

Marijuana and school don’t mix. Marijuana makes it

harder for users to concentrate, and slows

thinking down. Marijuana damages the user’s memory and

things such as simple math problems become

extremely difficult.

What are inhalants? What are 2 legal inhalants used by physicians?Drugs that are inhaled as vapors such as

Laughing Gas Asthma Inhaler

Inhalants refers to the vapors from

toxic substances which are inhaled

to reach a quick high

There are more

than 1,000

household

products that

could be used as

inhalants

Produce effects similar to anesthetics, which slow

down the body’s functions The user experiences an initial high and loss of inhibitions, then drowsiness, lightheadedness, and agitation

The chemicals are quickly absorbed through the

lungs into the bloodstream and quickly reach the brain and other

organs

Because they reach the brain with a faster speed and force than other substances, they

can cause irreversible physical and mental

damages.

SNIFFINGUsers may inhale the chemical

vapors directly from open containers

HUFFING

Breathing the fumes

from rags soaked in a

chemical substances

What type of effects might you experience

from inhalants?Hyperactivity, loss of inhibitions,

dizziness, loss of coordination,

difficulty speaking and thinking, fear,

anxiety, depression

EFFECTS OF EFFECTS OF INHALANTSINHALANTS

SHORT TERM LONG TERM Slurred Speech Drunk, dizzy, or dazed Inability to coordinate

movement Apathy Impaired judgment Unconsciousness Severe headaches Rashes around the nose

and mouth DEATH from suffocation

Muscle weakness Disorientation Lack of coordination Irritability Depression Serious and sometimes

irreversible damage to the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs and brain

Hearing loss Bone marrow damage Deaths from heart failure

Air blast Highball Satan’s Secret Hippie Crack Shoot the Breeze Amy Huff Snappers

Bolt Whippets Whiteout Toilet Water Oz Locker Room Texas Shoe Shine Pearls

CLICK PICTURE ON RIGHT

ECSTASYWHAT IS

IT?Ecstasy is a synthetic, psychoactive drug that is chemically similar to the

stimulant methamphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline.

Ecstasy (MDMA) produces feelings of increased energy, euphoria, emotional warmth,

and distortions in time, perception, and tactile

experiences

ADAM

BEANS

California Sunrise

STREET NAMES

IMPAIRED JUDGEMENT

FALSE SENSE OF AFFECTION

SLEEP PROBLEMS

LONG TERM LONG TERM EFFECTSEFFECTS Long lasting brain

damage affecting thought and memory

Damage to portions of the brain that regulate critical functions such as learning, sleep and emotion

Depression Anxiety Kidney Failure Hemorrhaging Psychosis Cardiovascular

collapse Convulsions DEATH

Highly Highly addictive, addictive, illegal drugillegal drug

Heroin (like opium and

morphine) is made from the

resin of poppy plants.

Milky, sap-like opium is first removed from the pod of the poppy flower. This opium is refined to make morphine, then further refined into different forms of heroin.

Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or

other infections on top of the pain of addiction.

BREATHINGSLOW

ED

Sedation; drowsiness

DEATH

LON

G

LON

G T

ERM

TER

M E

FFEC

TS E

FFEC

TS •ITCHING

•INFLAMMATION OF THE

GUMS•COLD SWEATS

•CONSTIPATION

•WEAKENING OF THE

IMMUNE SYSTEM•COMA

•RESPIRATORY ILLNESS

•MUSCULAR WEAKNESS

•REDUCED SEXUAL

CAPACITY

•LONG TERM IMPOTENCE

IN MEN•MENSTRUAL

DISTURBANCE IN

WOMEN

•LOSS OF MEMORY

•DEPRESSION

•INSOMNIA

Abscesses from use of needles pockmark the body of a 16 year

old addict

WHAT IS

WHAT IS IT?IT?LSD is one of the most potent,

mood changing chemicals. It is manufactured from lysergic acid, which is found in the ergot fungus

that grows on rye and other grains.

Produced in crystal

form in illegal

laboratories mainly in

the US. These

crystals are converted

to a liquid for

distribution. OdorlessColorless

Slightly Bitter Taste

LSD IS

LSD IS

KNOWN AS

KNOWN AS

ACIDACID

Sold on the street as:• small tablets

• capsules •gelatin squares

•Liquid

•It is sometimes added to absorbent paper,

which is then divided into small squares

decorated with designs or cartoon characters

(“loony tunes”)

No matter what form it comes in, LSD leads

the user to a same place, a serious disconnect from

reality

LSD users call an LSD experience a

“trip,” usually lasting 12

hours or so. When things go wrong, which

often happens, it is called a “bad trip,” another

name for a living nightmare!

STREET NAMES

BATTERY ACID DOSES

BOOMERS

DOTS

GOLDEN DRAGON

HIPPIE

SUPERMANWINDOWPANE

YELLOW

SUNSHINETAB

LUCY IN THE SKYWITH DRAGONS

LOONY TOONS

HARMFUL EFFECTS OF HARMFUL EFFECTS OF LSDLSD

PHYSICAL EFFECTS

Dilated Pupils Higher or Lower

Body Temperature Sweating or Chills Loss of Appetite Sleeplessness Dry Mouth Tremors

MENTAL EFFECTS

Delusions Visual Hallucinations Panic Attacks Impaired Depth Perception Severe Depression or

Psychosis Flashbacks Severe, terrifying thoughts

and feelings Fear of losing control Impaired time perception Distorted perception of the

size and shape of objects, movements, color, sound, touch, and the users own body image

WHAT IS COCAINE?WHAT IS COCAINE? The word cocaine refers to the

drug in a powder or crystal form.

The powder form is usually mixed with corn starch, talcum, powder, sugar or any other drugs such as procaine (a local anesthetic) or amphetamines

Extracted from cocoa leaves

Cocaine was originally developed as a painkiller

Cocaine is most often sniffed with the powder absorbed into the bloodstream through the nasal tissues.

It can also be ingested or rubbed into the gums

To more rapidly absorb the drug into the body, abusers inject it, but this substantially increases the risk of overdose.

A Deadly White Powder Cocaine is one of the deadliest

drugs known to man.

Once a person begins taking cocaine, it has proven almost impossible to become free of its grip physically or mentally

Physically it stimulates key receptors (nerve endings that sense change in the body) within the brain that, in turn, create a euphoria to which users quickly develop a tolerance.

COCAINE

STREET NAMES

Aunt Nora

Charlie

Bernice

Blow

BingeWHITE

Sniff

SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF COCAINE

Loss of appetite Increased heart rate Contracted blood vessels Increased rate of

breathing Nausea Disturbed sleeping

habits Bizarre, erotic, violent

behavior Depression

Tactile hallucinations that creates the illusion of bugs burrowing under the skin

Intense euphoria Anxiety and paranoia Intense drug craving Panic and psychosis Convulsions, seizures,

and sudden death from high doses (even one time)

LONG TERM EFFECTS OF COCAINE

Permanent damage to blood vessels of the heart and brain

High blood pressure Liver, kidney and lung

damage Destruction of tissues

in nose if sniffed Infectious diseases and

abscesses if injected

Malnutrition Severe tooth

decay Sexual problems Severe depression Tolerance and

addiction

Crystal form of cocaine

Comes in solid blocks or

crystals Varies in color from pale

rose to white Crack is heated and smoked

It is so named because it

makes a cracking or popping sound when heated

The most potent form in which cocaine appears

Also the riskiest Between 75%-100% Pure

(far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine)

Smoking crack allows it to reach the brain

more quickly and thus brings an

intense and immediate – but very short lived-

high that last about 15 minutes.

Considered a “rich man’s

drug”

CLOUD

Loss of appetite

Increased heart rate

Contracted blood

vessels Increased rate of

breathing

Nausea Disturbed sleeping

habits Hallucinations

Depression

Panic and psychosis Intense drug craving Anxiety and paranoia Panic, convulsions and sudden death

Permanent damage

to blood vessels of

the heart and brain

High blood pressure

Liver, kidney and

lung damage

Severe chest pains

Respiratory failure

Infectious diseases

and abscesses if

injected

Malnutrition Severe tooth

decay Auditory Irritability and

mood disturbances

Sexual problems

Severe depression

Tolerance

White, Crystalline Drug

Develop a strong desire to continue using it

because the drug creates a false sense of

happiness and well-being --

A “RUSH” of confidence, hyperactiveness and

energy

Decreased Appetite

Drug effects generally last from 6-8 hours, but can last up to 24 hours

most commonly used as a

CLUB DRUGCLUB DRUGtaken while partying in night clubs and at

raves

SPEEDWASH

SHARDS

Stove Top

HOT ICE

TinaBLADE

Crypto

Chalk

Tick Tick

FAST

Cinnamon

SHORT TERM FFECTS LONG TERM EFFECTS

Loss of appetite Increased heart rate,

blood pressure, body temperature

Dilation of pupils Disturbed sleep Nausea Hallucinations Convulsions, seizures

and death from high doses

Liver, kidney, lung damage Infectious diseases and

abscesses if injected Malnutrition Severe Tooth Decay “METH MOUTH” Strong psychological

dependence Depression Damage to the brain similar to

Alzheimer’s Disease

FACES OF FACES OF METHMETH***VIDEO***

CLICK THE STOP SIGN

A synthetic version of the male hormone

What type of effects might

this drug have on an

adolescences body and mind?

Bones will mature early, growth can be stunted.

Can cause sever acne, increased cholesterol, rapid weight gain, liver damage, kidney tumors, heart disease and heart attacks.

Can cause breasts

to grow in males

Can shrink the testes

and reduce sperm count.

Feeling of paranoia,

panic attacks, depression, anxiety and

even suicidal thoughts

ROID RAGE can lead to violent behavior, crime assault and rape.

Makes abusers more irritable

and aggressive.

Drugs that lead to the use of other drugs are called what? What are the 3 most common ones?