Transcript Drug Classifications

Journal #24
• What are some of the chemicals found in
cigarettes?
– Arsenic, Ammonia, Carbon Monoxide,
Acetone, Formaldehyde, Butane, DDT, Tar,
Cyanide.
• What can smoking cause?
• Cancer, Respiratory Disease, chronic
coughing, increased phlegm, infertility,
stress, bad breathe, yellow teeth, yellow
fingernails, wrinkling.
• What are the Key steps to quitting?
FIVE Key Steps:
1. Get ready
2. Get support
3. Learn new skills and behaviors
4. Get medication and use it correctly
5. Be prepared for relapse or difficult
situations
Drug Classifications
Types, slang names, description
and effects.
Inhalants
Types and Slang
• Nitrous Oxide:
– Whippets, laughing
gas, balloons
• Aerosols
• Solvents
• Butane
Inhalants
Nitrous Oxide
Gas
Aerosols
Paints, hairsprays, spray
cans
Gasoline, nail polish,
model airplane glue
Correction fluid, or
coolant
Solvents
Butane
What do they look like?
Butyl Nitrate
Aerosol
Nitrous Oxide
Solvents
Brain Damage
Effects of Inhalants
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Stunt body growth in teens
Elevate blood pressure
Kidney and heart failure
Damage to liver
Severe depression
Aggression
Permanent brain damage
Sudden sniffing death
Truth about Inhalants
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Journal #25
• What are 4 types of Inhalants?
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Nitrous Oxide:
Aerosols
Solvents
Butane
• What are some side effects?
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Stunt body growth in teens
Elevate blood pressure
Kidney and heart failure
Damage to liver
Severe depression
Aggression
Permanent brain damage
Sudden sniffing death
Hallucinogens
Drugs and substances that
distort the perception of reality.
Types and Slang
• LSD
– Acid
• Psilocybin
– Shrooms
• PCP (phencyclidine)
– Angel dust, killer weed
• Mescaline/Peyote
• Ecstasy
– “E,” “X,”,
(Designer Drug)
Hallucinogens
LSD
Psilocybin
Colored tablets, clear
liquid sold on blotter
paper
Mushrooms
PCP
Liquid white crystalline,
powder, pills, capsules
Mescaline/Peyote
Naturally occurs in the
Peyote Cactus
Ectasy
Pill
Peyote Cactus Plant
PCP
Effects of Hallucinogens
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Altered perceptions of time
Altered senses
Dilated pupils
Increased blood pressure and heart rate
Hallucinations
Numbness
A “Bad Trip” can result in panic, confusion,
anxiety, loss of control.
• Hallucinogens act as Serotonin in the brain and
the effects of serotonin receptors is under
research.
• Sleeplessness
• Chills, rapid heart beat, nausea
Narcotics
Drugs used to relieve pain and
often induce sleep. Opiates are
included in this category.
Types and Slang
• Codeine
• Heroin
– Brown sugar, H, junk
• Morphine
• Vicodin
• Methadone
Narcotics
Codeine
Heroin
Morphine
Vicodin
Tablets, capsules,
liquids, cough prep and
injectable
White to dark brown
powder, or a tar-like
substance
White crystals, tablets,
injectable
pill
Effects of Narcotics
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Euporia
Drowsiness
Constricted pupils
Nausea
Possible death
Respiratory depression
Stimulants
Types and Slangs
• Amphetamines
– Speed, uppers
• Methamphetamines
– Crystal, crack, ice
• Cocaine
– Coke, blow, snow
• Crack
– rock
Stimulants
Amphetamines (used to Capsules, tablets
treat ADHD, narcolepsy,
traumatic brain injuries)
Methamphetamines
White powder, tablets,
crystalline powder
Cocaine
White crystalline powder
Crack
Beige or tan “rocks” that
resemble slivers of soap
Crack
Methamphetamines
Cocaine
Effects of Stimulants
• Increased pulse rate and
blood pressure
• Alertness
• Loss of appetite
• Insomnia
• False sense of
confidence
• Paranoia
• Hallucinations
• Rotting teeth
• Dry itchy skin
• Possible death
• Meth:
– Violent and suicidal
thoughts
– Malnutrition
– Brain damage
• Amphetamines:
– psychosis
• Cocaine:
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damage to nasal passages
Heart failure
Liver damage
paranoia
Effects of Meth Use
Meth Mites: Meth affects nerve
endings giving users the sensation
that bugs are crawling under their skin.
Sores occur from the picking and
scratching
http://www.methproject.org/answers/w
hat-are-crank-bugs.html#AshleysStory
Faces of Meth
http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/
meths-devastating-effects-beforeand-after/
https://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=b8qvmFBgPg4
Journal #26
What are some types of Hallucinogens?
LSD
Mushrooms
PCP
Mescaline/Peyote
Ecstasy
Side effects?
Altered perceptions of time, Altered senses Dilated pupils
Increased blood pressure and heart rate, Hallucinations,
Numbness, A “Bad Trip” can result in panic, confusion,
anxiety, loss of control, Hallucinogens act as Serotonin in the
brain and the effects of serotonin receptors is under
research.
Sleeplessness, Chills, rapid heart beat, nausea
What are four types of stimulants?
Amphetamines
Methamphetamines
Cocaine
Crack
Depressants
Types and Slang
• Alcohol
– Booze
• Barbiturates
– Barbs, reds, downers
• Tranquilizers
– downers
Depressants
Alcohol (beer, liquor,
wine)
Liquid
Barbiturates (used to
treat anxiety and
sleeping problems)
Capsules
Tranquilizers (valuim,
Capsules, tablets
Xanax, Librium) Used to
treat anxiety,
depression, panic
attacks
Effects
• Short Term
– Lowered pulse rate
– Slurred speech
– Loss of muscle
coordination
– Convulsions
– Poor muscle
coordination
– relaxation
• Long Term
Your ability to think clearly, your
coordination, and your reflexes will all
decrease.
You could have difficulties with your
memory.
You may go through periods of depression.
Overdose is always a possibility, which
could cause death.
There is a good chance that you will
develop a tolerance to the effects of the
drug.
Designer Drugs
Types and Slang
• Designer drugs are made to imitate other
drugs, therefore numerous types and
effects exist.
• Rophynol
– Date rape drug, roofies
• GHB
• Ecstacy
Designer Drugs
Rophynol (brand name
for Flunitrazepam, used
legally in other countries
to treat insomnia)
GHB (gamma
butyrolactone)
sometimes used by
body builders
Small white tablet with
no odor or taste when
dissolved in a drink
Ecstacy
Pill in all colors and
prints
Clear liquid
Effects
• Short term
– GHB
• Insomnia, anxiety, tremors
and sweating
– Ecstacy
• Teeth clenching, sweating
and nausea, depression,
sleep problems, paranoia
– Rophynol
• Sleepy, drunk feeling for
2-8 hours, blackouts with
complete loss of memory,
dizziness, disorientation,
difficulty moving or
speaking.
• Long Term
– Ecstacy
• Damage to brain that
control thoughts and
memories, damage to
neurons that release
serotonin.
– Rophynol
• Physical and
psychological dependence
– GHB
• Hallucinations, slurred
speech, coma and death
Nail Polish
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Steroids
Types and Slang
• Anabolic
– Roids, Juice
– They increase protein
synthesis within cells,
especially in muscles
– They can come in
liquid which is injected
or capsules and
tablets.
Effects
• Short Term
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Severe Acne
Bloating
Mood swings
Aggressive behavior
High blood pressure
Headaches
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Shrinkage of testacies
Stroke and blood clots
Baldness
Impotence
Reduced sperm count
Enlarged prostate
IN WOMEN:
Reduced breast size, increase of facial and body hair, deepened voice
Steroids
Vocabulary
• Psychological Dependence
– “Think” they need the drug, lack of drug
causes no physical symptoms
• Physical Dependence:
– Body cells become reliant on the drug.
– Withdrawal causes physical symptoms always
are unpleasant, sometimes life threatening.
Vocabulary
• Drug Misuse and Abuse
– Misuse- inappropriate use of legal drugs
intended to be medication
– Abuse- use of illegal drugs or use of legal
drugs in ways that are detrimental to health
and well being.
• Tolerance:
– Increased amount of the drug are required to
produce the same effect
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• Full Version: WORLDS MOST
DANGEROUS DRUG
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