Transcript Drug Education

McMaster University
Security Services
Drug Education
Sgt O’Donnell
Marijuana
About
Marijuana
Slang or Street Names:
Weed, Pot, Bud, Grass
Attempts to regulate
and tax the drug began
in 1937 and eventually
it was classified as a
Schedule I drug by the
Controlled Substance
Act of 1970.
What does it look like?
The Marijuana plant is a green
leafy bush with serrated leaves.
The leaves are dried and then
smoked in hand rolled cigarettes.
In Plant Form
In Bud Form
Rolled as a cigarette
As a Cigar
Physical and
Psychological Effects
•Relaxation
•Euphoria
• Increased appetite
•Altered perception,
•Impaired coordination,
•Paranoia
•Increase in heart rate
Signs and Symptoms of a
high:
•Pleasurable sensations
•Feeling "stoned"
•Relaxation
•Distorted perception
•Vivid sights
•Vivid sounds
More Symptoms…
•Dry mouth
•Dry eyes
•Hunger - commonly called the
"munchies"
•Thirst
•Increased laughing
•Clumsiness
•Poor coordination
•Poor driving
•Unawareness of time passage
Other possible symptoms
use: (especially with excessive doses)
•Anxiety
•Fear of dying
•Panic
•Panic attack
•Psychosis
•Psychosis
•Hallucinations
•Paranoia
•Confusion
•Vomiting
•Red eyes
Symptoms of long-term use:
•Cannabis dependence
•Psychological
•Dependence
•Apathy
Drug Paraphynilia
Crystal Meth
Slang or Street Names:
Crystal, Speed, Go Fast, Crank
EFFECTS
Euphoria
Loss of appetite
Stimulate that was used for
treatment of narcolepsy in the
late 1930’s.
Increased blood pressure
Paranoia
Aggressiveness
Convulsions
Stroke and death
Cocaine
COCAINE
Slang or Street Names:
Blow, Powder, White,
Coke, Cane
Cocaine was first used in the
1800's as an anesthetic.
Extracted from the leaves of
the Erythroxylon Coca Bush
grown in South America, it is
the most potent stimulant of a
natural origin. Abuse and
adverse side affects caused
the drug to be restricted in
1906.
Cocaine is available as either a
powder or base form
Cocaine in powder form can be
•Snorted
•Injected
•Taken orally.
Cocaine Base, commonly
referred to as "Crack", is
smoked.
Physical and Psychological
effects of Cocaine
•euphoria
•loss of appetite
•dilated pupils
•paranoia
•increase in heart rate and
blood pressure.
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