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Types of Drugs
• Drug –
• Depressant –
• Stimulant –
• Hallucinogen • Narcotic –
Substance Categories
Depressants
Stimulants
Hallucinogens
Narcotics
Drug Abuse
A person who abuses drugs may display one or many
of the following problems:
1. ______________________________ symptoms
2. Inability to _____________________________ use
3. The need for ______________ use of the substance
4. Impairment of social functioning or display
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5. The use of any drug for a reason ___________ than
its intended purpose
6. Excessive use of legal “social” drugs –
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7. Combining ________________________substances
in order to obtain a __________________________
Dependency
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– an emotional state of craving a drug for either its
positive effects or negative effects caused by its
absence
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– when the body has adapted to a drug and cannot
function normally without it (ie) withdrawl
symptoms
Early Signs of Drug Abuse…
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Behaviour at school or work _______________
Trouble ________________________________
Levels of efficiency__________dramatically
Lack of _______________________
Lack of concern about physical __________________
__________________________ – quick to pick a fight
Loss of _______________ in usual pursuits
Unexplained ________________ from work or school
Need for more _________________
Circle of _________________ changes
Gateway Drugs
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Marijuana
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MARIJUANA
Consider these facts before you decide to smoke MARIJUANA.
•There are more cancer-causing agents in marijuana than in any other
substance presently known to man.
•Crude marijuana contains more carcinogens (one hundred fifty more) and
in greater concentration than tobacco.
•One joint deposits four times as much cancer-causing tars in the
smoker's airways as does tobacco smoke.
•Smoking three to five joints a week is equal in harmful effects to smoking
16 cigarettes daily.
•Smoking one joint a day is equal to a pack of cigarettes daily.
•Three joints smoked per week for three to six months carries the same
probability of developing lung cancer as smoking a pack of cigarettes
daily for 20 to 30 years.
Marijuana
• Common Street Names: Pot, Reefer, Grass, Weed,
Dope, Ganja, Mary Jane, Bud, Yellow Submarine.
• HOW USED: Rolled into cigarettes or cigars, smoked
or eaten.
• DETECTABLE IN BODY: up to 28 days after use.
• Effects: red eyes, dry mouth and throat, drowsiness,
impair motor skills, loss of motivation interest, memory
and concentration difficulties develop.
• THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) is the main active
chemical which alters your mind.
The list is not over…
• Because a pot smoker tends to breathe in the smoke more
deeply and hold it longer than the tobacco user, greater harm is
done to the lungs.
• Five times as much carbon monoxide (associated with coronary
diseases) is inhaled in marijuana smoke as in tobacco smoke.
• Prolonged exposure to marijuana smoke can cause emphysemalike symptoms, cancer of the lungs, mouth, and tongue, and
leukemia in children born from marijuana-smoking mothers.
• Cases of cancer reported in users in their 20's and 30's include
cancer of the mouth, jaw, tongue, larynx, head, neck, and lungs.
Normally these cancers would occur between the ages of 55 and
60.
• Slows ability to reason and make good decisions. Slows reaction
time. Impairs memory. Makes you paranoid…
TOP TEN REASONS WHY
TO AVOID MARIJUANA
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Heroin
• DRUG TYPE: Heroin
• STREET NAME: Dope, Smack, Horse, Mud, Brown
sugar, Junk, Black tar, and Big H and China White
• LOOKS LIKE: Varies in colour from White to darkbrown powder or sticky black tar like substance
• HOW USED: Injected, smoked, or inhaled
• DETECTABLE IN BODY:1 to 4 days
Paying the Price of Heroin Use
The negative consequences of heroin use range from mild distress to life threatening
dangers and include:
• SKIN:
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• DIGESTION:
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• GIRL STUFF:
• RELATIONSHIP STUFF:
• VEINS:
• HEART:
You thought the list was over
didn’t you…
• Slow and irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia)
• Fatigue, breathlessness, and labored, noisy breathing due to excessive fluid in the
lungs ("the rattles")
• Injuries that result from engaging in any activity (such as working, driving, or
operating machinery) when incapacitated by heroin use
• Dependence, addiction
• Hepatitis, AIDS, and other infections from unsanitary injection
• Stroke or heart attack caused by blood clots resulting from insoluble additives
• Respiratory paralysis, heart arrest, coma, and death from accidental overdose
Cocaine
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DRUG TYPE: Cocaine
STREET NAME: Base, Beam, Coke, Snow, Nose Candy,
Flake, Blow, Big C, Lady, White, and Snowbirds
LOOKS LIKE: White crystalline powder which is soluble in
water.
HOW USED: Inhaled, sniffed, eaten or rubbed onto mucous
membranes
DETECTABLE IN BODY: 2 to 4 days
Effects: euphoria, alert, rapid heart beat and breathing,
sweating, high body temperature, erratic or violent behaviour,
tremors, suspiciousness, hallucinations etc.
Crack Cocaine
• DRUG TYPE: Crack Cocaine
• STREET NAME: Crack, rock, freebase
• LOOKS LIKE: White to tan pellets or crystalline rocks that look like
soap
• HOW USED: Smoked
• DETECTABLE IN BODY: 2 to 4 days
• Effects: Constricted blood vessels and increased temperature, heart
rate, and blood pressure, restlessness, irritability, anxiety, violence and
paranoia. Additional risks of smoking crack include respiratory
problems such as shortness of breath, chest pains, lung trauma and
bleeding.
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Crack Cocaine is produced by dissolving powdered cocaine in a mixture of water
and ammonia or sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). The mixture is boiled until a
solid substance forms. The solid is removed from the liquid, dried, and then
broken into the chunks (rocks) that are sold as crack cocaine.
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Because crack cocaine is smoked, the user experiences a high in less than 10
seconds.
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Crack Cocaine produces an intense ‘rush’ or sense of joy with feelings of
increased energy and heightened senses such as sight, sound, smell, etc.
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The “joy” usually wears off in about 10 minutes, followed by a ‘crash’, marked by
feelings of anxiety, confusion, and often depression. Because of its potency and
short-lived high, crack is extremely addictive.
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Low doses of crack may create a perception of enhanced feelings of sexuality,
particularly in male users. Crack increases motor activity of users and reduces
the perceived need for food and sleep.
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Users have reported having ‘coke bugs’, a feeling of having insects crawling on
them.
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DRUG TYPE: Psilocybin
STREET NAME: Magic Mushrooms, 'shrooms
LOOKS LIKE: Fresh or dried mushrooms
Is a species of fungus which contains chemicals that result in
hallucinations when ingested.
• HOW USED: Chewed, swallowed or mixed with other foods
• DETECTABLE IN BODY: 6 hours
• Effects: sensation of relaxation or fatigue, separation from
surroundings, heaviness or lightness, dizziness, abdominal discomfort,
sweating, psychologically dependent
FAST FACTS
• After daily use for as little as three or four days, users build up tolerance. This
means that no amount of the drug will produce the desired psychedelic effects.
To feel them again, users must abstain for a few days.
• Mushrooms containing psilocybin do not appear to cause physical
dependence, even after long term use. Regular users may become
mentally dependent on the way magic mushrooms make them feel.
ECSTASY
• STREET NAMES: Hug Drug, Adam, Eve, X, XTC, E, Roll and Bean,
Clarity, Essence, Lover’s Speed
• LOOKS LIKE: coloured tablets (often branded with designer symbols)capsules, powder
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HOW USED: Synthetic drug (stimulant & hallucinogenic effects) taken orally
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Effects:
• Drains the brain or an important chemical called seratonin. Causes
exhaustion at which point they may collapse and even die!
• Water consumption makes drug more harmful. Too much can cause brain to
swell.
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Signs of Overdose
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Where to get help!!
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