Transcript DRUGS
QOD • “It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get back up”. Vince Lombardi DRUGS Chapter 11 Section 1 and 3 Goals • Understand the risks of using marijuana. • Understand the difference between stimulants and depressants. • Understand how medicines and drugs can be used. What is a drug? • ARE SUBSTANCES OTHER THAN FOOD THAT CHANGE THE STRUCTURE OR FUNCTION OF THE BODY OR MIND • Medicine: are drugs that are used to treat or prevent diseases and other conditions • All medicines are drugs, but not all drugs are medicines How can drugs or medicines enter the body? • Ingestion- Ingested or swallowed -Pills, tablets, capsules, liquids • Injection- Given through a needle - Directly into blood, through vein or muscle • Inhalation- Breathed in - Liquid or substance can be changed into a fine mist and be inhaled Narcotics,Stimulants,Depressants • NARCOTICS: SPECIFIC DRUGS THAT ARE OBTAINABLE ONLY BY PERSCRIPTION AND ARE USED TO RELIEVE PAIN. • STIMULANT: SUBSTANCES THAT SPEED UP THE BODY’S FUNCTIONS. • DEPRESSANT: SUBSTANCES THAT SLOW DOWN THE BODY’S FUNCTIONS AND REACTIONS Narcotics • Heroin: Made from morphine • Most Commonly abused narcotic • Highly addictive • Not able to get fix = severe pain • Heroin depresses the CNS = coma or death • Mainly injected into blood stream (HIV) Stimulants • Make heart beat • • • • faster Increase breathing rate Raise blood pressure Effects can be mild (coffee and soft drinks) Caffeine is a stimulant • • • • • • Stims can cause: Blurred vision Dizziness Anxiety Loss of coordination Make collapse Methamphetamine • Highly Addictive • Can be ingested, snorted, smoked, or injected • Can be in the form of a pill, powder, or crystals • Doctors prescribe -Obesity • Memory Loss • Damage to Heart • • • and Nervous System Seizures Death Can become dependent Amphetamine • Highly Addictive • Can be ingested, • • snorted, smoked, or injected Can be in the form of a pill, powder, or chunky crystals Similar appearance to Meth • • • • • • Uneven heart beat Rise in blood pressure Physical Collapse Stroke Heart Attack Death Consequences of Meth and Amphetamine • Psychotic behavior • Brain damage- Similar to Alzheimers • Paranoia • Aggression • Insomnia • Auditory Hallucinations • Mood Disturbances Pictures of Meth Users • http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/DrugIssue /MethResources/faces/index.html • Hallucinations and paranoia with marks on skin (sores) Depressants • Lower Blood Pressure • Slow Down Heart • • • • Rate Slow Down Breathing Anxiety Reduce Coordination Attention Span • Tranquilizer: Valium • Pain Pills Marijuana • Most Commonly used street drug • Main chemical is THC • THC = Affects Brain • Pot, Weed, Grass, Joint, Herb Effects of Marijuana • Reduces memory, reaction time, coordination, initiative and ambition • Changes hormone levels in teens -Body development • Impairs judgement • Increases heart • • rate and appetite Damages heart and lungs Contains 3x to 5x more tar than tobacco Journal Entry • Would you change any current laws pertaining to drugs? If you would, what laws would you change and why? If you would not change the laws, why would you keep the laws that are in place?