Transcript Drugs And You

Drugs And You
By Raulie, Jackie, Gervaisey, and
Toni
“The Fantastic Four”
Why People Take Drugs
Because:
 they want to fit in
 they want to escape or relax
 they're bored
 the media says it's cool
 they think it makes them seem grown-up
 they want to rebel
 they want to experiment
Common drugs
Marijuana
Cocaine
Heroin
Ecstasy
Hallucinogens
Marijuana
Marijuana
a.k.a. Pot, Dope, Grass, Weed, Mary Jane,
Chronic, Reefer, Ganja, Kaya, Dooble, Keef
What is it?
Marijuana is a green or gray mixture of dried,
shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant
Cannabis sativa. It can be eaten in certain foods or
smoked. It is an illegal drug. The effects vary from
person to person depending on how strong the
marijuana is, how it's taken and whether other drugs
or alcohol are involved.
Cocaine
Heroin
a.k.a. Smack, Horse, Mud, Brown Sugar, Junk, Black
Tar, Big H, Dope, Skag
What is it?
Heroin is an semi-synthetic opioid. It enters the brain quickly. It
slows down the way you think, slows down reaction time, and
slows down memory. This affects the way you act and make
decisions. It poses special problems for those who inject it
because of the risks of HIV, hepatitis B and C, and other
diseases that can occur from sharing needles. These health
problems can be passed on to sexual partners and newborns.
Heroin is one of the top three frequently reported drugs by
medical examiners in drug abuse deaths.
Ecstasy
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Ecstasy a.k.a. E, X, XTC
What is it?
Ecstasy is illegal and often produced in makeshift laboratories
and is impossible to know exactly what chemicals were used to
produce it and where it came from. How strong or dangerous any
illegal drug is varies each time. Ecstasy is often used at all-night
dance parties (“raves”), nightclubs, and concerts. Ecstasy can
damage the neurons in your brain, impairing your senses,
memory, judgment, and coordination. Ecstasy is a stimulant that
increases your heart rate and blood pressure and can lead to
heart or kidney failure. Higher doses of ecstasy can cause severe
breathing problems, coma, or even death.
Hallucinogens
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Hallucinogens
a.k.a. Acid, Cid, Blotter, Illusion,
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, LSD, Magic Mushrooms, Mushrooms,
Shrooms, PCP, Angel Dust
What is it?
Some hallucinogens can be found in plants, but many
hallucinogens are chemicals that don't occur in nature.
Hallucinogens alter how the brain perceives time, reality, and the
environment around you. They also affect the way you move,
react to situations, think, hear, and see. This may make you think
that you're hearing voices, seeing images, and feeling things that
don't exist. The impact of hallucinogens varies from time to time,
so there is no way to know how much self-control you might
maintain. They can cause you to mix up your speech, lose control
of your muscles, make meaningless movements, and do
aggressive or violent things.
HELP!!
If you have a friend, sibling, or loved one
that is using drugs, you are not alone. If
you want to speak with someone now,
call 1-800-788-2800 (24-hours a day/7
days a week) to be referred to a teen
hotline or receive other resources.
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