Transcript IDEA – Doctor PowerPoint

Prepared by Alauna D. Curry, MD
Menninger Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
 Any
substance that causes a chemical effect
and change in your body and brain
 There are two different categories:
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“Legal” and Illegal
Remember, even things that are legal can
become ILLEGAL if used improperly
 Tobacco
 Alcohol
 Inhalants
 “Prescription”
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drugs
Amphetamines/Methamphetamines
Anabolic Steroids
Opioids/Narcotics/Pain medications
Depressants/Sedatives/Hypnotics
 Over
the Counter (OTCs)
 Cocaine
– “coke”, “crack”, “dope”
 Heroin – “blow”
 Amphetamines – “X/Ecstacy”, “speed”,
“meth”, “ice”
 Marijuana – “weed”, “pot”, “grass”
 PCP – “substance P”
 LSD – “acid”
 Ketamine – “special k”
 Cigarettes
 Cigars
 Chewing
 Hookahs
tobacco - “snuff”
Healthy Lungs vs. a Smoker’s Lungs
Tobacco is NOT harmless!!!
 Beer
 Wine
 Liquor
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“Spirits”
All of these drinks in these amounts have
equivalent amounts of alcohol in them. It doesn’t
matter if the wine is white or red, dry or sweet,
or if the beer is light or regular.
Beer ~ 12 oz., Wine Glass ~ 4 oz., 1 Shot ~ 1.5 oz
The earlier you drink, the worse you think!!!
Healthy vs Alcoholic Cirrhotic Liver
Ascites due to Liver Failure
Doesn’t just hurt you
“Snuffing” or “Huffing” Glue, Paint, Markers, Gas = Brain Damage
Inhalants Paralyze and Kill
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Asphyxiation (Suffocation)
 Brain Damage
 Paralysis
 Heart attack
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is ILLEGAL to use prescriptions drugs if
they are not prescribed to YOU by a
PHYSICIAN!!!
 It is ILLEGAL to use them in any way other
than prescribed by your doctor
 Not only is it ILLEGAL but they are
DANGEROUS!
 Xanax,
Oxycontin, Vicodin, Lortabs, etc
 Even when a doctor prescribes them, they
should be used carefully and supervised
 THESE DRUGS ARE NOT HARMLESS
 They can make you
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STOP BREATHING
Heart stop beating
Go into a COMA
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AND EVEN DIE 
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On Steroids?
On Steroids?
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Effects
Heart failure – enlarged weak heart
Skin problems – acne, scarring
Poor Immune system – Bad Infections
Osteoporosis – weak bones break easily
Emotional – depression, suicidality, “Roid Rage”
Abnormal sex hormone effects
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Gynecomastia (men growing breasts)
Reproductive organs shrinking (men)
Reproductive organs growing (women)
Women growing hair in manly places
Infertility
Over the counter cough syrup
Over the counter pain pills
 Not
only can you automatically go to jail if
you are caught with them…
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They do not have to be on your person, even if
they are in your locker, under your bed, or can
be tied to you in any way!
Choose your friends wisely: If you are in a car
with them or accompanying them and they have
drugs, you can be charged also!
 They
are extremely addictive and can ruin
lives!!!
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Damage your heart, lungs and brain
Are extremely addictive
Cause depression and some people even lose their
minds
Because of Houston’s port location, cocaine is the no.
1 drug problem here and is destroying many lives
Meth does a body good?
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“Meth mouth”
Even kids can end up in rehab! Think getting high is gonna be fun? NO!!!
-An
estimated 19.9 million Americans aged
12 or older were current users of an illicit
drug in 2007. This estimate represents 8.0
percent of the population.
-An
estimated 70.9 million Americans
reported being current users of a tobacco
product in 2007, a prevalence rate of
28.6% of the population 12 years and older.
-Marijuana
is the most widely used illicit
substance in this country. In 2007, 14.4
million people were current users of
marijuana.
- Vicodin is one of the drugs most
commonly abused by adolescents. In 2008,
15.4% of 12th graders reporting using a
prescription drug for non-medical purposes
in the last year.
NO!?
 Let’s
practice now
 Are you more likely to be offered drugs by
a stranger or someone you know?
 What if…