Transcript Marijuana-Cocaine

*Drugs
that speed a
person up
– Nicotine,
(cigarettes)
Example
*Drugs
that slow a
person down.
Example - Alcohol
*Drugs
that change the
way a person sees,
feels & hears.
 Knowledge
of injection &
non-injection drugs.
 Students
will work in groups
on project to encourage
other students not to use
illegal drugs
 Marijuana
 Cocaine/Crack
 Inhalants
 Anabolic
Steroids or
Performance-Enhancing
Drugs
 Club Drugs
 Marijuana
is a drug that
affects mood & impairs
short-term memory
 Illegal
in some states
 Controlled
states
drug in other
– Ingredient that affects the nerve
cells in the part of the brain where
memories are formed.
 Marijuana users feel relaxed, reaction
time is slower and visual perception is
affected..
 THC
 Reducing
the nausea induced
by cancer chemotherapy
Stimulating appetite in AIDS
patients
Reducing pressure in people
with glaucoma.
 Mary
Jane
 Grass
 Ganja
 Chronic
 Tea
 Super Skunk
 Nail
 Cush
 Boom
Pot
Catnip
Weed
Reefer
Skunk
Purple Haze
Herb
Hash
Gangster
 Cocaine
is a powerfully
addictive stimulant that
directly affects the brain.
 Cocaine
is a stimulant made
from the leaves of the coca
bush.
 The coca bush grows primarily
in Peru and Bolivia.
 Approximately
35.9 million
Americans aged 12 and older
have tried cocaine at least once
in their lifetime,
 About
2.1 million Americans
are regular users.
 In
2008, nearly 50,000 kilos of
cocaine were seized in the U.S.
during drug arrests.
 The
wholesale street value of
this amount of cocaine was
approximately $1.5 billion
 Coke
 Snow
 Nose
 Big
Candy
C
 Blow
 Freebase
 Sleet
24/7
Hotcakes
Cloud
Hard ball
Tornado
Product
Scrabble
 French
fries
 Crunch & Munch
Electric Kool-Aid
Charlie
 Fat bags
 Prime time

Dice
Grit
Gravel
Flake
Beat
Candy
 Crack
is the street name given to a
freebase form of cocaine
 Cocaine that is in a form to be
smoked.
 The term “crack” refers to the
crackling sound heard when the
mixture is smoked.
 Because
crack is smoked, the
user experiences a high in less
than 10 seconds
 Nuggets
 Jelly
 Rock
Base
Beans
Ball
Star
Rock