Transcript DRUGS-1 - St. Francis College Rochestown

Drugs
Objectives:
• Name a variety of drugs, both
legal and illegal and list a number
of facts regarding the more
common illegal ones
• Discuss the potential dangers of
drug taking
Drug classification
• Class A – These include heroin, cocaine,
ecstasy and LSD.
• If found guilty by a court of law of
possessing Class A drugs you could go to
prison for up to seven years and be fined.
• If you sell Class A drugs you could receive
a life imprisonment.
Drug classification
• Class B – These include amphetamines such
as speed and barbiturates.
• People found guilty of possessing a Class B
drug could go to jail for up to five years
and be fined.
• Those caught and found guilty of
trafficking a Class B drug can be sent to
prison for up to 14 years.
Drug classification
• Class C – Drugs in this category include,
cannabis, tranquillisers, valium and anabolic
steroids.
• It is illegal to have, give away or deal in
Class C drugs, and to grow cannabis plants.
• Maximum penalties for possession are two
years in jail plus an unlimited fine.
• Dealing or supplying could get you 14 years in
jail plus an unlimited fine.
Legal drugs
• Nicoteine – cigarettes
• Alcohol
• Caffeine – tea, coffee, coca cola
energy drinks etc.
• Prescription drugs – paracetamol, anadin
etc.
The estimated number of UK class A
users: 500,000
Men are more likely to take illegal
drugs than women TRUE or FALSE
What was the most commonly taken
drug in 2006?
Cannabis
52 % of 15 year olds have been
offered cannabis
Deaths from drugs
Legal:
Alcohol = 6,627
Tobacco = 86,500
Prescription drugs = 1,089
Illegal:
Heroin/morphine = 842
Cocaine = 176
All amphetamines = 103
Cannabis = 19
Remember
All drugs are dangerous.
In fact, there are more deaths from legal drugs than
illegal drugs in the UK.
Many of you will be offered drugs at some point in your
lives.
The important thing is to say “No” to peer pressure.
Finally, if you are worried about a friend or yourself, then
speak to a responsible teacher or adult.
and remember you can Talk to Frank.
Marijuana
Facts
• Marijuana is the most
widely used illegal drug
in Britain, made from
the cannabis plant.
• It is a mild sedative and
a mild halluginogen.
The risks
•Can make you anxious,
panicky and suspicious.
•Causes difficulties with
learning and concentration
The law
•Is illegal and a Class C
drug.
•The maximum penalty for
posession is a two year
sentence and an unlimited
fine.
•The maximum penalty for
supply is 14 years in prison
and an unlimited fine.
Opiates
Facts
• Opiates are powerful drugs
and include opium, heroin,
morphine, and codeine.
• Some people think that
opiates are not addictive.
The risks
•Sharing needles means you
risk HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B
or C.
•Deaths from overdoses or
mixing with other drugs like
alcohol are common.
The law
•Is illegal and a Class A
drug.
•Possession could lead to a
sentence of 7 years and an
unlimited fine.
•Supplying (including giving
it to a friend) can lead to
life imprisonment and an
unlimited fine.
Hallucinogens
Facts
• Include LSD, magic mushrooms
and ecstasy.
• They have powerful mindaltering effects and cause
people to see and hear things
that are not there
(hallucinate).
The risks
•“Trips” or hallucinations can
sometimes have very
frightening effects.
•Taking hallucinogens when in a
bad mood has been known to
make people harm themselves.
The law
•Is illegal and a Class A
drug.
•Possession can get you up
to 7 years in jail.
•The maximum sentence
for supplying halluginogens
is life imprisonment and an
unlimited fine.
Inhalants
Facts
• Most inhalants are common
household products that give
off mind-altering chemical
fumes when sniffed.
The law
•It is illegal for shops to sell
substances if they believe you
may inhale them.
•Since October 1999, it has
been illegal to sell cigarette
lighter refills to under 18’s.
• When inhaled solvents have a
similar effect to alcohol
The risks
•People can experience vomiting and blackouts.
•Long-term abuse can damage the brain, liver and kidneys.
•Solvent abuse killed 64 people in 2000. A quarter were under 18.
Amphetamine
Facts
• Are stimulants that people
take to keep them alert.
• Usually taken by mouth in a
powder form but is
sometimes prepared for
injection making it even
more dangerous.
The law
•Illegal and a Class B drug.
Prepared for injection
becomes a Class A drug.
•Possession can mean 5 years
imprisonment and supply
could get you 14 years.
The risks
•Puts a strain on your heart and can lead to
anxiety, depression, irritability and aggression.
•It can make it difficult to relax and sleep properly meaning long
term health effects.
Nicoteine
Facts
• Comes from the tobacco
plant.
• Nicoteine is is extremely
powerful and is at least as
strong as addictions to other
drugs such as heroin and
cocaine.
The law
•Is a legal drug.
•Since 2007, it is illegal to
sell tobacco products to
anyone under the age of
18.
The risks
•Long-term addiction could leave you with cancer, emphysema
(related to your lungs) or heart disease.
•Other people breathing in your smoke could end up with
breathing difficulties, asthma or even cancer.
grass ganja
blow
dope
weed
trips
tabs
acid
microdots
E
mitsibishi
rolexes
mushies sillies happies
‘shrooms speed
amph
uppers sulphate whizz
H
horse
smack
junk
skag
brown
C
coke
snow
charlie
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