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Recreational Drug Use • Five different types of recreational drugs: • • • • • Cannabis Alcohol GHB (Gamma Hydroxybutyrate) Speed LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) Cannabis • How is Cannabis used? • Cannabis is usually smoke, although it can be eaten. Joints are the most common method of smoking but a wide range of pipes, bongs, hookahs, and other devices are used. Cannabis can also be prepared in butter or cooked directly into foods for ingestion. What are the effects of Cannabis? • Cannabis is found to relax and stimulate the body. • The senses are enhanced as well as the appetite. • Users may experience nausea, mild hallucinations, anxiety, or paranoia. • Cannabis tends to cause an increase in heart rate, reddening of the eyes, and dryness in the mouth. The drawbacks of Cannabis • Cannabis slows down reaction time and impairs driving. • Some people feel uncomfortable, nauseous, or paranoid after using cannabis. Alcohol • What is a standard dose? • A standard dose of alcohol is defined as 12 oz. of beer, 5 oz. of table wine, or 1.5 oz. of liquor. • Alcohol affects some people more or less strongly than other, and can affect the same person differently at different times. • A standard drink is metabolized out of your system in approximately 1.5 hours. The effects of drinking alcohol • The effects of drinking alcohol are that low to moderate amounts can produce feelings of relaxation, lowed inhibitions, and increased sociability. • Large amounts can cause dizziness, nausea, slurred speech, slower reflexes, sleepiness, bad judgment, dehydration and a hangover the next day. • Overdoses can cause loss of motor, blackouts, temporary coma (passing out) and in extreme cases, death. GHB (Gamma Hydroxybutyrate) • What is GHB? • GHB is a odorless liquid, slightly salty to the taste, and it is sold in bottles. It has been found in powder and capsule form. • It was originally developed as a sleep aid. What are the effects? • The effects of consuming GHB is similar to alcohol, and can make the user feel relaxed, happy and sociable. • Higher doses can make the user feel dizzy and sleepy, and can sometimes cause vomiting, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness. • Sometimes GHB can slow breathing down to a dangerously low rate which has caused a number of deaths. Speed (Amphetamine) • What is Speed? • Speed is a stimulant drug. • It produces alertness, confidence, and raise levels of stamina. • It reduces appetite and lessens the desire and ability to sleep. How is Speed used? • Speed can be swallowed, snorted, or injected. • Regular use of speed can produce a need to increase the dose to get the same effect, and can lead to a physical dependence on the drug. • Speed is used to increase alertness, confidence, and raise levels of energy and stamina. The effects of Speed • Speed can cause seizures, heart attacks, strokes, and deaths from overdoses. • Many users become physically run down, which leaves them susceptible to a wide range of illnesses. LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) • What is LSD? • LSD is a hallucinogenic or psychedelic drug and is usually found and absorbed into tiny pieces called “blotter” but it is sometimes found as a pure liquid or absorbed into sugar cubes. The effects of LSD • The LSD experience is usually described as a “trip”. The trip is broken down into four phases: • • • • The Onset Phase The Plateau Phase The Peak Phase The Comedown Phase The Onset Phase • After 30 minutes of ingestion, colors appear shaper, moving objects have trails behind them and flat surfaces may appear to breathe. The Plateau Phase • Over the second hour, the effects become more intense. Imaginary visions can appear from nowhere-from shapes in smoke, to line on the palms of the hand. The Peak Phase • Time is slowed to almost still. Users may feel like they are in a different world, or movie. For some, this is profound and mystical, but it can be very frightening for others. The Comedown Phase • Five or six hours after taking the drug, the sensations are to subside. After eight hours, the trip is usually over, although residual effects may last until after sleep. Finally, The Conclusion • After a coach has done research and understood the effects of recreational drugs, they can be more inclined to recognize the drug use in their athletes. Athletes use recreational drugs in order to play better, gain strength, and stamina that they think will make them perform better. If an athlete had any knowledge about drug use, they would understand that drugs only slows down their performances and cognitive level of thinking.