Transcript heroin

DRUG KILLS
DRUG CURES
WHAT DO YOU
KNOW ABOUT
DRUGS?
Opium, cocaine, crack,
ecstasy, heroin, LSD
(acid), magic
mushrooms
Possession: 7 years
prison and/or a fine
Possession with intent to
supply: life imprisonment
CLASS B
Amphetamines,
barbiturates,
codeine
Possession: 5 years
prison and/or a fine
Possession with intent to
supply: 14 years prison
CLASS C
Cannabis, anabolic
Possession: 2 years
steroids, tranquilizers, Possession with intent to
painkillers
supply: 5 years and a fine
CLASS A
CLASSIFICATION
Stimulants
(uppers)
Depressants
(downers)
Hallucino genes
Analgesics
Cocaine
Glues
Cannabis
Heroin
Crack
Tranquillizers
LSD
Ecstasy
Alcohol
Magic
mushrooms
Amphetamine
Anabolic
steroids
Ketamine
COCAINE
Coke, charlie, snow, C, crack
• white powder, which
is snorted or injected
 long-term users can
become dependent
on the way cocaine
makes them feel,
and experience
withdrawal
symptoms when
without the drug
CRACK
Rock, wash, freebase, gravel, stones
• small crystals the
size of a raisin
prepared of
freebase cocaine
 large repeated
doses can lead to
panic, even
feelings of fear
and suspicion
(paranoia)
ECSTASY burgers, mitsubishi's, dolphins
• tablets of
different shapes,
size and colour
(often white)
which are
swallowed
 users often want
to dance for
hours
TRANQUILLISERS
• used to make the
'come down' from
stimulants, and
heroin withdrawal,
less unpleasant
 extremely
dangerous in
combination with
alcohol
valium
CANNABIS
pot, hemp, grass, ganja
• leaves, stalks, seeds of
dark grass
• can be rolled in a joint,
smoked on its own in a
special pipe, or cooked
and eaten in food
• users feel relaxed,
talkative and giggly
LSD acid, trips, dots
 squares of paper,
often with a picture
on one side, which
are sucked or
swallowed
• effects are known
as a 'trip' and
usually start after
30-60 min. and
last 8-12 hours
MAGIC MUSHROOMS
• these mushrooms
are eaten raw,
dried, cooked in
food, or stewed into
a tea
• similar effects to
LSD
• fly agaric is more
likely to cause
feeling sick,
vomiting
shrooms
HEROIN
Smack, brown, horse, gear, junk, H, jack
• brownish or white
powder that is smoked,
snorted or dissolved
and injected
• sometimes the heroin
is so pure that it may
lead to overdose which
can be fatal
Symptoms
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constricted or dilated pupils
unusual outbreaks of temper
different values
deterioration of physical appearance
wearing sunglasses and long-sleeved
garments
• unusual borrowing of money from
friends and parents
• changes in school attendance, quality
of work and discipline
• suspicious trips to storage rooms,
basements, restrooms
EMERGENCY!
• Tense and
panicky
• Drowsy
• Dehydrated
• Unconscious
DEPENDENCE – ADDICTION – DEATH
• People use drugs
for all sorts of
reasons.
• Most of them
become dependent
and seriously
damage their
health.
• It means that they
can’t cope with
their lives!
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR
PARTICIPATION