Transcript HOW DRUGS ENTER THE BODY AND TYPES OF DRUG USERS

HOW DRUGS ENTER THE
BODY AND TYPES OF DRUG
USERS
Created by Nicole Muzard, Health
educator, April 2012
Drugs
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DRUG: a substance other than food that
changes the structure or functions of the body
or mind.
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Legal drugs
◼ Prescription drugs
◼ Illegal drugs
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educator, April 2012
Drug unit vocabulary
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A drug that increases or
Stimulant
speeds up the body functions.
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What do you think happens when a person
overdoses on an stimulant?
Depressant
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A drug that decreases or
slows down body functions.
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What do you think happens when a person
overdoses on an depressant?
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Drug Unit Vocabulary
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Drug tolerance
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When using a
drug on a regular basis, the body gets used to the
drug and needs MORE of the drug to get a
high/buzz.
Drug addiction
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_________________________: When the body
becomes dependant on a drug and needs it to feel
normal or good.
Withdrawal
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_________________________: The PHYSICAL
symptoms that occur when someone stops using
an addictive substance.
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Drugs Enter the Bloodstream
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Taken by mouth
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Inhaled
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The drug passes through the walls of the stomach
and then into the small intestine to be absorbed into
the bloodstream
There is a rich supply of blood vessels in the nasal
passages
Smoked
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The drug passes from the alveoli in the lungs into the
capillaries
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Drugs Enter the Bloodstream
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Applied to the skin
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Passes through the pores and into the tiny capillaries
and then to the bloodstream
Injected
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Skin popping- just under the surface
◼ Intramuscular injection- steroids, epi-pen, etc.
◼ Mainlining- IV’s, heroin, cocaine, etc.
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Drugs enter the body
All of these ways drugs enter
the body (except for
injections) are absorbed by
the tiny blood vessels
called……
⬜ Capillaries
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educator, April 2012
Types of Drug Users
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The Experimenter
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Curiosity is a motivator
◼ Learning about the mood swings
◼ Learning to trust/mistrust the drug
▫ Good experience and/or have fun = probably will want
to use again
▫ Bad experience and/or got in a lot of trouble = probably
will not want to use again
“high” is a new feeling
◼ Can still relate to people
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Types of Drug Users
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Regular User
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The decision to use has been made
◼ Seeks the “high”
◼ Comfort and confidence in using
◼ Peer group uses
◼ Getting “high” is more important
◼ Tolerance develops
◼ Has some problems relating to others
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Types of Drug Users
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The Preoccupied User
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Thinking more about drugs
◼ Wants to be high often
◼ Blackouts start
◼ Relationships are difficult
◼ Clearly want to use the drug
◼ Use when alone
◼ Still thinks is in control
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Types of Drug Users
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The Addict
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Can no longer get high
◼ Must take the drug to survive
◼ No choice: must use
◼ Relates to the drug, not people
◼ Will use at any time
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educator, April 2012
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Ways to break the addiction cycle
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Intervention
Rehab
Therapy
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