Transcript 3,2 Hard on Drugs - National Sun Yat

Drugs
An introduction
into some of the
various kinds of
drugs: both
illegal and legal
Legal Drugs
The most common
drug:
What does it do?
Why can it be
dangerous?
Why can it be good?
Who drinks more
than one cup a day?
Are you addict?
Legal Drugs
• Smoking is another common legal drug
• What is it used for?
• What are
the dangers?
Legal Drugs
• What is this
drug?
• Do you like
it?
• What
problems can
it cause?
Legal Drugs
• Sleeping pills.
• Is a legal drug
that is causing a
lot of problems
• What kinds of
problems do you
think that
sleeping may
cause?
Legal Drugs
• They make the brain
too sleepy to work
properly
• They can also
destroy the brain
• Because one is so
sleepy one confuses
one’s dreams with
the real world
• For example, a
person might see a
devil but is actually
dreaming (it is not
real)
Legal Drugs
• Prozac:
• This is a drug
that makes you
happy. It is
called the
happiness drug
• This drug can be
quite dangerous
Prozac oral capsules
Legal Drugs
• What kinds of problems do you think over
use of this drug may bring?
• A) One may become too happy
• B) One might forget how to be without the
drug
• C) One will become dependent on the
drug
Legal Drugs
• All of these are in someway correct
• A happy drug can be dangerous
Illegal drugs
What is this drug?
Illegal drugs
• Opium
Illegal drugs
• Daoguang Emperor
What did he try and
do?
Illegal drugs
He tried to stop the British
Trading Company and their
allies (France etc) selling the
dangerous and highly
addictive drug Opium.
This drug was responsible for
destroying Chinese society
and removing much of China’s
wealth (gold and silver) to the
west.
Illegal drugs
Where is this picture from
What time 1850 1750 1950 ?
Illegal drugs
Where do you think this picture is from?
LSD
Illegal drugs
Invented by this
man
Basically allows
you to see your
dreams while you
are awake
Why would this be
a dangerous
thing?
Illegal drugs
• Obviously, the problem could be when
someone is having a very bad dream.
They may become completely crazy.
Illegal Drugs
Other Drugs which are like
LSD also make one
hallucinate
Some in some cultures they
use it as part of a religious
practice (and so are legal).
They believe it can help them
see their Gods
Illegal Drugs
What is the
name of this
drug?
Is it very
addictive?
Illegal Drugs
It is highly
addictive. It is
also extremely
bad for one’s
health
Furthermore it
can make a
person become
very violent
Some illegal and legal drugs
This is just a short introduction to some of
the more famous illegal and legal drugs.
So, be careful what your doctor gives you!