Transcript Drugs
Drugs • Above the Influence • http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/theads/# – Human Puppet – Shoulders – Whatever – Huggin’ the Block Drugs • Drugs are substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind • Medicine is a drug that is used to treat or prevent diseases and other conditions Drugs • Prescription Medication vs Over-theCounter Medication – Prescription Medicine can only be sold with a written order from a doctor – Over-the-Counter Medication are safe enough to be taken without an order from a doctor and are sold at local grocery stores Drugs • Antibiotics are medicines that reduce or kill harmful bacteria in the body • Vaccine is dead or weakened germs that cause the immune system to produce antibodies. – Antibodies are proteins that attack and kill a specific germ that causes disease Drugs 4 Ways that medicine enters the body: 1. Injection 2. Inhalation 3. Absorption 4. Ingestion Drugs • Side Effect is any effect of a medicine other than the one intended • Tolerance is a condition in which a persons body becomes used to the effect of a medicine and needs greater amounts • What happens when you mix medications – Medicine may have a stronger effect than it would by itself – Combining may produce unexpected effects – One medicine may cancel out the expected effects of the other Drugs • Narcotics are specific drugs that are obtainable only be prescription and used to relieve pain – Natural Narcotics • Opium • Morphine • Codeine – Semi-Synthetic • Heroin • Oxycodone • Hyrdrocodone – Synthetic • Fake – Drug Treatment • Methadone Drugs • Addiction is the physical or psychological need for a drug • Physical addiction – You can feel the desire – Headaches, stomachaches, pain • Psychological addiction – All about the Brain – You can’t feel it Drugs • Depressants are substances that slow down the body’s functions and reactions – Tranquilizers help reduce anxiety and relax muscles – Barbituates are powerful sedatives that produce relaxation – Alcohol Drugs • Stimulants are substances that speed up the body’s functions – Amphetamines • Used to treat ADD & ADHD – Methamphetamines • Similar to amphetamines • Used to treat Parkinson’s Disease – Cocaine • Illegal • Comes from the Coca plant • White powder – Crack • Concentrated form of cocaine that can be smoked • Rock – Nicotine • Found in tobacco – Caffeine • Found in sodas, chocolate, and tea Drugs • Street Drugs are any drug that is sold outside the law (illegally) – Marijuana is the most commonly sold street drug – Marijuana reduces memory, reaction time, coordination, and impairs judgment – Marijuana reduces initiative and ambition – Marijuana increases appetite – 17.5 percent of 8th graders reported trying it Drugs • Hallucinogens are drugs that distort moods thoughts and senses – PCP (phencyclidine) produces strange and destructive behavior – LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) produces rapid mood swings and users have terrifying thoughts and feelings • Inhalants are any substances whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to produce mind altering sensations Drugs Drugs • Club Drugs are drugs that are popular in the club scene – Ecstasy (MDMA) can cause permanent brain damage – Often called a “feel good” drug Drugs • Club Drugs cont’d – GHB can result in sleep coma or death • A depressant • Often called “liquid ecstasy” – Rohypnol • Causes a “black out” • Also called the “date rape” drug • Tasteless, colorless, and odorless Drugs • Club Drugs Cont’d – Ketamine may result in death through respiratory failure • Also called “Vitamin K” • Animal tranquilizer Drugs • Reasons to be Drug Free – You’re not going to break the law – Not disappoint your family – Passing random drug tests • Withdrawal is physical and psychological symptoms that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance • Detox is the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance • Different types of rehab – Detox units (hospitals) – Inpatient and outpatient rehab centers