Transcript Day 6

Drug Unit
(Day 6)
Methamphetamines
Crack/Cocaine
Bell Ringer #6
• Create an advertisement for “Say No To
Drugs”
• Use the information you have taken in
your notes to this point.
• You must have at least 7 valid points or
arguments to say no.
METHAMPHETAMINES
Central Nervous System Stimulant
What is Meth?
• A potential central nervous system
stimulant.
• Drug made from harmful chemicals.
• A health and environmental danger.
Meth make-up
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Starter fluid
Freon (freezer)
Iodine crystals
Hydrochloric acid
Lye
Sulfuric Acid (drain cleaner)
Lithium metal
Red and yellow phosphorus
Sodium metal
Etc. (these are only a few of the harmful chemicals that
make up methamphetamines)
Why should I be concerned?
• Users aren’t the only people poisoned by this
drug.
• Manufacturing is extremely dangerous and
involves many chemical products.
• Many of these are potentially lethal and toxic
when combined.
• These chemical fumes permeate the walls,
carpets, plaster and wood in the meth labs.
• Most labs are houses! Even after the labs are
shut down, the dangers for a new owner of the
house can be extremely high.
Mental and Physical Dangers!!!
• Aggressive and psychotic
behavior
• Irritability
• Anxiety
• Paranoia
• Auditory Hallucinations
• Delusions
• Severe Depression with
talks of suicide
• Loss of appetite
• Central Nervous System
failures
• Kidney and Liver damage
• Burning eyes, throat, and
nose.
• Skin irritation
• Long term cardiac and
neurological damage
(strokes)
Physical and Behavioral
Symptoms
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Unexplained weight loss
Abnormal sweating
Sores that don’t heal
Dilated pupils
Tremors
Chest pain
Burns on lips or fingers
Itching
Poor hygiene/body odor
Picking at skin/pulling hair
Skin lesions on face, arms, or
legs
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• Withdrawal from friends or
family
• Change in friends
• Disinterest in previously
enjoyed activities
• Long periods without sleep
(24-120 hrs)
• Long periods of sleep (24-48
hrs)
• Slurred and rapid speech
Environmental Hazards
• Meth lab “cooks” leave approx. six pounds of
hazardous toxic waste for each pound of
methamphetamine produced.
• Lab operators often pour leftover chemicals and
by-products down household drains, wells,
storm drains, or directly onto the ground.
• Many of the chemicals remain in the soil and
groundwater for years.
• Clean-up costs are extremely high because
contaminated soil, buildings and other materials
must be removed and incinerated (burned).
Signs of a Meth Lab
• Frequent visitors at all times of day and night
• Occupants usually appear unemployed, yet have plenty
of money
• Unfriendly occupants that seem secretive about their
activities
• Suspiciously watch passing cars
• Paranoid or odd behavior
• Extensive security at the home, such as “Beware of Dog”
or “Private Property” signs. Large fences, lots of bushes
or trees around the house.
• Chemical odors
• Occupants smoke cigarettes outside of the house
• Etc.
Users introduce Meth by:
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Smoking
Injecting
Snorting
Oral use (eating)
All users feel a false sense of well-being
afterwards (the rush of strong feelings)
“Meth Mouth”
• Condition of the teeth
• Meth dries out the salivary glands leading to
high levels of bacteria and dry mouth.
• Acid causes erosion of tooth enamel
• Meth decay starts at the gum line and spreads
around the entire tooth, eating the enamel in its
wake.
• Meth users grind their teeth causing cracks
• Meth causes blood vessels to the oral tissues to
shrink making the tissue break down and die.
How Meth affects user’s lives!
• The Rush - initial response
• The High – feels aggressively smarter, etc. Can last 416 hrs.
• The Binge – Can last 3-15 days. Constant use of the
drug
• Tweaking – feeling one gets when drug no longer gives
the “high” and unable to relieve terrible feelings of
craving
• The Crash – Body can’t cope with drug effects
• Meth Hangover – a deteriorated state after the crash
• Withdrawal – 30-90 days can pass before user realizes
they are in this stage. Craving for more hits and it is
extremely painful and difficult.
Street Names
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Beannies
Brown
Chalk
Crank
Chicken Feed
Crypto
Redneck Cocaine
Speed
Tick Tick
Tweak
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Batu
Blade
Cristy
Crystal
Crystal Glass
Glass
Hot Ice
Shards
Etc.
CRACK/COCAINE
“A Deadly White Powder”
“Rock”
COCAINE
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Powder or crystal form
Extracted from coca leaves
Originally developed as a pain killer
Most often sniffed with the powder absorbed by
the bloodstream through the nasal tissues
• Can be ingested or rubbed into the gums
• Some users inject it but there is a more
substantial increase of overdose
• Inhaling the smoke speeds up absorption
Street Names
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Aunt Nora
Binge
Blow
C
Coke
Dust
Booger Sugar
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Mojo
Nose Candy
Snow
White
Toot
Sniff
“Rich Man’s Drug”
Statistics
• 2nd most trafficked illegal drug in the world
• Largest amounts of seized cocaine are
from South America, followed by North
America
• As of 2006, 35.3 million Americans aged
12 and older reported having used “Coke”
Hey boy What does it do?
• Creates a physiological dependence
• Stimulates key pleasure centers of the
brain and causes extremely heightened
euphoria.
• Dopamine, the “feel good” chemicals of
your brain are depleted with use.
• Tolerance is developed quickly
Short Term Effects
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Loss of appetite
Increased heart rate
Increased breathing rate
Dilated pupils
Nausea
Bizarre, erratic,
sometimes violent
behavior
• Hallucinations
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Irritability
Intense Euphoria
Paranoia
Depression
Intense craving for more
of the drug
• Panic and psychosis
• Convulsions, seizures
and sudden death from
high doses (even one
time)
Long Term Effects
• Permanent damage
to blood vessels of
the heart and brain
• High blood pressure
• Heart attacks and
strokes
• Liver, kidney and lung
damage
• malnutrition
• Tooth decay
• Weight loss
• Sexual reproduction
damage and infertility
• Severe depression
• Death (even after just
one use)
CRACK
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Crystal form of cocaine
Yellow in color to pale rose or white
Heated and smoked
Named for popping sound it makes when heated
Most potent form of cocaine and also the riskiest
Usually 75-100% pure, far stronger and more
potent than regular cocaine
• Smoking crack allows it to reach brain more
quickly which brings an intense and immediate
high (short lived about 15 min.)
• Sold cheap to get you hooked
Street Names
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Apple Jacks
Badrock
Ball
Base
Crack
Devil Drug
Dice
Electric Kool-aid
Hard Ball
Ice Cube
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Raw
Rock
Rock Star
Sleet
Snow coke
Sugar Block
Etc.
Statistics
• In US federal courts in 2007, 5,477
individuals were found guilty of crack
cocaine-related crimes
• More than 95% of these offenders had
been involved in trafficking
• 8.6 million Americans 12 or older have
used crack
Why so addictive?
• One of the most powerful illegal drugs
when it comes to producing physiological
dependence
• Stimulates key pleasure centers in the
brain
• Compulsive crack use develops soon after
the person starts using
• Tolerance is developed quickly so more of
the drug is needed to get “high”
Short Term Effects
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Loss of appetite
Increased heart rate
Increased blood pressure
Increased body temp.
Dilated pupils
Disturbed sleep patterns
Nausea
Hallucinations
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Intense Euphoria
Anxiety
Paranoia
Depression
Intense craving for more
of the drug
• Panic and psychosis
• Convulsions and seizures
• Sudden Death (even with
one use)
Long Term Effects
• Permanent damage
to blood vessels of
brain
• Strokes
• Heart Attacks
• Liver and kidney
damage
• Chest pains
• Respiratory Failure
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Malnutrition
Tooth decay
Sexual problems
Risky behavior
Delirium or psychosis
Severe depression
Death