Transcript Drug
Chapter 7:
DRUGS
Stats
Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use (AIDU)
The highest risk of illicit drug use is between the
ages of 12 and 25 years.
Stats
90% of all drug users have used marijuana at
some point
Drugs and Crime
75% of adult males arrested for violent crimes
in NY tested positive for drugs
Half of all domestic violence involves drugs
75% of evidence being evaluated in crime labs
in US is from drug related crimes
Drugs defined
Drug
any natural or synthetic substance designed to
affect humans psychologically or physically
Some drugs are able to pass through your
body and into your brain and affect
neurotransmitters (chemical signals in brain)
Vocab
Any drug in excessive amounts is a poison
Poison
any substance in body that negatively affects
metabolism. Bad for you!
Study of poisons: toxicology!
Metabolism
ALL chemical reactions in your body, breaks down
drugs
A quote
All substances are poisons; there is none
which is not a poison. The right dose
differentiates a poison from a remedy”
-Parcelsus
Vocab
Illicit drug
taken only for pleasure. No medicinal value
Controlled substance
any drug restricted by law
Schedule of controlled subst.
Federal: DEA
DEA: Drug Enforcement Administration
Schedule I drugs:
No acceptable medical use
High abuse risk
Heroin/Marijuana
Schedule II drugs:
Prescription must be written in ink and signed
High abuse narcotics (pain killers)
Severe psychotic or physical dependence
Schedule III:
Prescription can be in pencil
Small amount of narcotic in it (tylenol +
codeine)
Schedule IV and V:
May not need prescription
Addiction
Addiction: physiological and/or psychological
need or dependence on something with the
desire for MORE!
Hard drugs are physically addictive
Heroine, morphine, cocaine, nicotine
Soft drugs are not physically addictive
Marijuana, LSD, Mescaline
Psychological addiction
Caffeine, ketamine, marijuana
Physiological vs.
Physchological
Physiological effects: withdrawal symptoms
You can physically withdraw from something
and not be addicted if you are not
psychologically addicted
Psychological effects: perceived NEED
Drug classifications
Class A
Highly addictive, Very dangerous
POSSESSION: up to 7 yrs in prison
DEALING: up to life in prison
Example: Heroin, Morphine, GHB, Special K
Class B
Highly addictive, moderate danger
POSSESSION: up to 5 yrs in prison
DEALING: up to 14 years in prison
Example: Cocaine, LSD, Ecstasy,
Oxycontin/oxycodone, Amphetamine, &
Methamphetamine
Class C
Not physically addictive
POSSESSION: up to 2 years in prison
DEALING: up to 14 years in prison
Example: xanax, vicodin, mescaline, mushrooms
Class D
POSSESSION: under 1 ounce = violation
More than an ounce = up to 6 months
DEALING: up to 2 ½ years
Example: marijuana
Hallucinogens
Change normal thought and senses
Marijuana: THC is the active ingredient
Hash oil: 50% THC
LSD: found in fungus Ergot that grows on grain
(salem witch trials)
flashbacks
PCP: feel no pain, causes memory loss, paranoia
Ecstasy (MDMA): Synthetic, confusion, memory
loss, increased bp & heart rate
Ketamine (Special K): club drug like MDMA, GHB,
rufies, LSD, causes delerium and amnesia
Stimulants
Stimulate the Central Nervous System
Increase heart rate
Increase blood pressure
Anxiety
Examples: cocaine, crack, meth
Cocaine comes from coca plant, take 500 lbs of
leaves to make 1 lb of coke
Nicotine and Caffeine are stimulants that are
not controlled substances
METH FACE
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Depressants
Depress Central Nervous System
Slow heart rate
Decrease blood pressure
Slow reaction time
Slower mental processing
Hinder memory
Examples: alcohol (not controlled substance),
tranquilizers, barbituates (downers), benzos
Narcotics/analgesics
Pain relievers: affect Central Nervous System
Opiates, morphine, codeine, HEROIN,
oxycodon, percoset
Overdoses can cause death
Mild anelgesics are OTC: tylenol, aspirin
OUCH!
Drugs like meth and heroin actually REWIRE
your brain
Becomes nearly impossible to feel any
pleasure due to damaged dopamine
receptors
Neurotransmitters
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