Transcript Drug Classifications

Stimulants
Drugs Which Cause the Body
Systems to Speed up.
Common Examples of Stimulants
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Methamphetamine
Caffeine
Nicotine
Ritalin
Crack / Cocaine
Slang Names
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Speed
Uppers
Crank
Meth
Black beauties
Vivran
How stimulants enter the body
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Swallowed: Pills
 Snorted: Powder
 Injected: Needles
Physical & Mental Effects
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Increased heart rate
Increased breathing
Dilated pupils
Decreased appetite
Dizziness, sweating
Headaches, blurred
vision
Insomnia, moodiness
Irregular heart beat
Tremors
Heart failure
Meth’s effect on brain function
Effect of Meth on appearance
Caffeine Pills
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Raised blood pressure
Increased heart rate
Arrhythmias
Dehydration
Anxiety
Insomnia
Headaches
Heartburn
Osteoporosis
Birth defects
Digestive ulcers
Miscarriage & infertility,
Depressants
Drugs That Slow Down the
Central Nervous System Along
With All Other Body Systems.
Common Examples of Depressants
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Barbiturates
 Alcohol
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Tranquilizers
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Beer
Wine
Liquor
Valium
Xanax
Methaqualone
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Quaaludes
Street Names of Depressants
 Yellow
jackets
 Q’s
 Booze
 Downers
 Barbs
 Ludes
Short and Long Term
Physical and Mental Effects
Short term
 Dehydrating effect
 Decrease in the time it
takes to fall asleep
 Loss of muscular
coordination
 Slowed reaction time
 Slurred speech
 Reduction in some social
inhibitions
 Exaggerates current
emotional state
Long term
 Addiction
 Permanent damage to
vital organs such as the
brain and liver
 Mothers who drink
alcohol during pregnancy
may give birth to infants
with fetal alcohol
syndrome
 Memory loss
 Confusion
Effects Continued…
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Small doses: calmness,
relaxed muscles
Larger doses: slurred
speech, staggering,
impaired judgment,
impaired coordination
VERY LARGE DOSES:
respiratory depression,
cardiac depression,
coma, death
Hallucinogens
Drugs That Distort the Senses
and Cause Hallucinations
Common Types of Hallucinogens
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Lysergic acid
Diethylamide (LSD)
 Peyote
 MDMA (Ecstasy)
Forms It Comes in
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Liquid
 Capsules
 Powder
 Blotter paper
 Thin gelatin squares
 Mushrooms
Other Hallucinogens
Effects on the Body
The effects of hallucinogens can last several hours
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Blurred Vision
Euphoria
Hallucinations and distorted sensory processing, including visual,
auditory, body, time and space perception
disorganized thoughts, confusion and difficulty concentrating,
thinking or maintaining attention
Anxiety, agitation, paranoia and feelings of panic
Dizziness
Impaired co-ordination
Increased heart rate, breathing and blood pressure;
Nausea and vomiting
Increased body temperature and sweating, which may alternate
with chills and shivering
Numbness
Bad Trips
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Sometimes a person may experience the adverse and negative
effects of hallucinogens and have what is called a ‘bad trip’.
They may experience strong feelings of anxiety, paranoia, panic or
fear. The hallucinations can be unpleasant, such as feeling like
insects are crawling on the skin, or they can be so intense that the
person feels they are losing control.
Feelings of panic, paranoia and fear can lead to risky behavior that
can cause injury, such as running across a busy street or jumping
out of a window.
The reasons for ‘bad trips’ are not known. Usually, the negative
feelings disappear when the drug wears off. However, there have
been reports of people experiencing hallucinations, bizarre behavior
and paranoia for several days after taking the drug. Occasionally,
these effects can last weeks or even months.
Long-term Effects
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The most consistent long-term effect of hallucinogen use is the
flashback. Days, weeks or even years later, some people reexperience the effects of the drug. The person may see intense
colors and experience hallucinations. Flashbacks can be triggered
by the use of other drugs, or by stress, fatigue or physical exercise.
Long-term, frequent use of some hallucinogens may impair aspects
of memory and selected cognitive functions
Deaths exclusively from acute overdose of LSD, magic mushrooms
and mescaline are extremely rare. Deaths generally occur due to
suicide, accidents and dangerous behavior, or due to the person
inadvertently eating poisonous plant material.
A severe overdose of PCP and ketamine can result in respiratory
depression, coma, convulsions, seizures and death due to
respiratory arrest.
Narcotics
Agents That Numb or Deaden,
Causing Loss of Feeling or
Paralysis
Common Types of Narcotics
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Heroin
Morphine
Opium
Percocet
Percodan
Demerol
Vicodin
Slang Names
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Smack
Junk
Black tar
Morph
Perkies
How It Enters the Body
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Injected
 Snorted
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 Swallowed
Effects on the Body
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Euphoria.
Drowsiness.
Apathy.
Nausea and vomiting.
Slurred speech.
Constricted pupils.
Decreased physical activity.
Convulsions.
Respiratory depression.
Greater susceptibility to infection.
Increased risk of hepatitis or AIDS from infected needles.
Coma.
Death.
Medical Uses
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Pain relief
 Cough suppressant
 Heroin is illegal in the
U.S. and is not
prescribed by doctors
anymore.
Marijuana
The Most Often Used Illegal Drug in
This Country, Is a Product of the
Hemp Plant, Cannabis Sativa. The
Main Active Chemical in Marijuana,
Also Present in Other Forms of
Cannabis, Is THC.
Marijuana Street Names
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Pot
 Grass
 Weed
 Reefer
 Dope
 Mary Jane
 Herb
 Joint
 Roach
 Ganga
How it’s used
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Most users roll loose
marijuana into a
cigarette called a
"joint". It can be
smoked in a water
pipe, called a "bong",
or mixed into food or
brewed as tea. It has
also appeared in
cigars called "blunts".
Short Term Effects
These Effects Are Even Greater When Mixed With Other Drugs or Alcohol
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Problems with memory
and learning
Distorted perception
(sights, sounds, time,
touch)
Trouble with thinking and
problem solving
Loss of motor
coordination
Increased heart rate, and
anxiety
Long Term Effects
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Marijuana smoke
contains some of the
same cancer-causing
compounds as tobacco.
Studies show that
someone who smokes
five joints per week may
be taking in as many
cancer-causing chemicals
as someone who smokes
a full pack of cigarettes
every day.
Medical Uses
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Relief from side
effects of cancer
chemotherapy
 Relief from side
effects of AIDS
therapy
 Relief from symptoms
of glaucoma
Anabolic steroids
Synthetic derivatives of the male hormone
testosterone. The full name is androgenic anabolic
steroids and they promote growth of the skeletal
structure and increase lean body mass.
Street Names
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Arnolds
 Asteroids,
 Ball Shrinkers
 Gym candy
 Iron brew
 Juice
 Liquid gold
 Pump-up pills
 Roids
 Stacking
Physical and Emotional Effects
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Increase muscle mass
Jaundice
Purple or red spots on body
Swelling of feet and legs
Unpleasant breath
Depression
Increased risk of heart attack,
stroke, liver cancer
Acne on face and body
Males: sterility, withered
testicles, impotence
Females irreversible masculine
traits, breast reduction, sterility
Inhalants
Breathable Chemical Vapors That
Produce Psychoactive (Mindaltering) Effects.
Examples of Inhalants
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Industrial or household
solvents or solvent-containing
products, including paint
thinners or removers,
degreasers, dry-cleaning
fluids, gasoline, and glue
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Art or office supply solvents,
including correction fluids, felttip-marker fluid, and electronic
contact cleaners
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Household aerosol propellants
and associated solvents in
items such as spray paints,
hair or deodorant sprays, fabric
protector sprays, aerosol
computer cleaning products,
and vegetable oil sprays
Gases used in household or
commercial products, including
butane lighters and propane
tanks, whipping cream
aerosols or dispensers
(whippets), and refrigerant
gases
Medical anesthetic gases,
such as ether, chloroform,
halothane, and nitrous oxide
("laughing gas")
Slang Names
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Laughing gas
Whippets
Poppers
Snappers
Rush
Locker room
Bullet
Climax
Ames
Effects of Inhaling
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Inhalants affect your brain
with much greater speed
and force than many
other substances, they
can cause irreversible
physical and mental
damage before you know
what's happened.
Inhalants starve the body
of oxygen and force the
heart to beat irregularly
and more rapidly--that
can be dangerous for
your body.
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lost sense of smell;
nausea and nosebleeds;
liver, lung, and kidney
problems. Chronic use
can lead to muscle
wasting and reduced
muscle tone and strength.
Inhalants can kill you
instantly. Inhalant users
can die by suffocation,
choking on their vomit, or
having a heart attack.
Inhalants can kill you
the very first time you
use them.