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Harmful Drug Abuse
Don’t Lose Control
What Is A Drug?
• Drugs – substances other than food that change
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the structure and function of the body or mind.
Medicines – drugs that are used to treat or
prevent diseases and other conditions
– Over the counter
– Prescription
• Antibiotics – medicines that reduce or kill
harmful bacteria in the body.
The Drug Classes
• Inhalants- Chemical mixtures that alter mood or
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behavior when inhaled through nose mouth
Depressants- Slow down or enhance the bodies mood
or function HR etc. neuron sensory etc.
Narcotic/Opiates- Pain killing drugs that can only be
obtained through legal prescription by doctor
Hallucinogens- Drugs that alter the minds thought
processes create hallucinations
Stimulants- Drugs that speed up bodily function by
directly stimulating the nervous system in most cases.
Designer VS Street
• Designer drugs – drugs that are made from
chemicals that resemble illegal substances
– http://www.sharp.com/mental-health/ask-expertdesigner-drugs.cfm
• Street drugs – drugs that have limited, if any
medical benefit; commonly abused and traded
on the streets
Inhalants
• Substances whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled
to give a hallucinogenic-like high
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Paint
Rubber cement
Markers
Gas duster
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LpFqVyx62o
Stimulants VS Depresants
• Depressants = Drugs that
slow down the body’s
function, highly addictive
– Tranquilizers
– Barbiturates
– Hypnotics
• Drugs that speed up the
body’s function (caffeine)
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Amphetamines
Methamphetamine
Cocaine
Crack Cocaine
– http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=qKoXCrg5dgM
Narcotics / Opiates
• Specific drugs that are obtainable only by
prescription and are used to relieve pain
– Codeine
– Oxycodone
– Morphine
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks9BgchN4ps
Hallucinogens
• Drugs that distort moods, thoughts, and senses
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PCP (phencyclidine)
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)
Mescaline
Shrooms (Psilocybin)
DXM (Cough syrup, thera flu, etc…)
http://drugfacts.ca/Drug_pages/hallucinogens.html
Using Marijuana
• Marijuana – Plant containing psychoactive and
physiological chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
in its leaves, buds, and flowers.
– Signs of use
• Rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure/rate of breathing,
blood shot eyes, dry mouth, increased appetite, slowed
reaction time
– Short term effects
• Calmness, anxiety, paranoia, distorted sense of time, random
thinking, short term memory loss, depression
What Is A Club Drug?
• Recreational drugs associated parties/raves that
cause amnesia
– Ecstasy (MDMA)
– Rohypnol (date rape drugs)
– GHB
Performance Enhancing Drugs
• Substances used by athletes to improve their
performance
– Steroids
• Anabolic – promote growth
• Androgenic – promote development of male characteristics
– Blood Doping – Boosting the number of red blood
cells in the blood stream
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXFYEb8_bKg
How To Know
Signs at Home
• Withdrawal from responsibilities
• Loss of interest in family activities
• Verbally and/or physically abusive
Signs at School
• Sudden drop in grades / Not doing homework
• Truancy or regularly being late to school
• Loss interest in learning / Sleeping during class
Risk Factors
Risk Factors For Drug Use Include
• Emotional problems
• Friends who use
• Being unable to delay gratification
• Having access (parents grandparents opiates)
• Rejection by peers
• Inherited links to addictive personality
• Role models who abuse
• Lack of involvement in school activities
• Failing in school
• Home use by parents
Where to Turn
• Drug abusers cannot recover from
addiction on their own
• Detoxification (Detox) – freeing the body
of an addictive substance, also
overcoming psychological dependence
– Support groups (alcoholics anonymous) and
other community programs
– Counseling
New Age Street Drugs
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Devils Breath (Scopolamine )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOILFlYjN7I
Crokodil and Fake Pot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu1ADbhUu
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Bath Salts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTYNw_2yOk
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Where To Get Help