Transcript look-a-like drugs

LOOK-A-LIKE
DRUGS
MR. GARDNER
HEALTH
LOOK-A-LIKE DRUGS
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DEFINITION
 Legal
substances made to look like illegal
substances
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Example
 “legal
speed” – caffeine is stuffed inside
green capsules
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Looks and acts like an illegal drug
DESIGNER DRUGS
Definition- Re-formulate the structure of illegal
substances & it now is legal
LSD
Ecstasy (MDMA)
GHB
O-----H
O-----H
O----------H
N
N
N
Au-----He
?-------He
?--------He
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There will be added side effects due to new element
(nosebleed, vomiting, internal bleeding, & death)
VOLATILE CHEMICALS
-INHALANTS
TYPES
 NOS
 PAINT
FUMES
 COMPUTER CLEANER
 ETHER
 CHLOROFORM
 GLUES
 FELT-TIP MARKERS
VOLATILE CHEMICALS
-INHALANTSUsed as a substitute for drugs
 Cheap; easy to obtain
 Never meant to put into the body
 Abusers tend to be young (10-14)
 HYDROCARBONS
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 The
problem causer
VOLATILE CHEMICALS
-INHALANTS
EFFECTS – 2 stages
 1st
stage – “The high” – (intoxication)
Light headed
 Dizziness
 Ringing in the ears
 Slow moving
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VOLATILE CHEMICALS
-INHALANTS
Effects cont.
 2nd
stage – permanent damage
Loss of concentration
 Damage to:
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Kidneys
 Heart
 Liver
 Muscles (weakness)
 Nervous system
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Unconscious – possible suffocation