Transcript High Risk and Potential Overdose

Illegal (Controlled) Drugs
Marijuana
Methamphetamine
Cocaine
Hallucinogens
Narcotics
Depressants
Steroids
Inhalants
Marijuana
Strong, Available,
$ 30 Mil Users,
Reputation as a
“safe” drug,
considered a
Gateway drug
Marijuana
Effects on:
Brain, Lungs,
Heart, Sex/Rep,
Immunity System,
Personality,
Marijuana
• 15 Times Stronger than ‘70s
• Keeps People from Achieving
Their Potential
• Often Laced w/ Other Drugs
• Hooks into Fat Cells
•http://www.detoxnarconon.org/marijuana-detox.html
Cocaine & Methamphetamine
Similarities:
Increased Heart Rate,
Blood Pressure, Energy,
Activity, Insomnia,
Euphoria followed by
Depression, Neural
Disruption, “Wired”,
Addiction
The “Up Twins”
COCAINE vs. Methamphetamine
Crack vs. ICE
Differences:
Coke=> Shorter,
Bigger Surge
Ice=> Voices &
Bugs, Paranoia,
Violence
Cocaine
• Highly Addicting
• Dealing & Stealing
• High Dying Potential
• Often in Up/Down
Combos => w/ Heroin
Methamphetamine - “Ice”
High Potential for Violence,
Addiction, & Death
2-3 Months Addiction Time
Losing One’s Mind & Will
Ecstasy (Methamphetamine)
vs. Herbal Ecstasy
(Ephedrine)
Ecstasy: Powerful Stimulant
& Hallucinogen
Herbal Ecstasy: Dangerous
When Taken in Multiple
Doses
Hallucinogens
Therapeutic Use
Street Abuse
Army Testing
Begins in 1989
Users Easy to Spot
Hallucinogens
Effects: Focus X,
Distortions, Nausea,
Disorientation,
Performance X,
Communications X,
Panic, TRAUMA
Hallucinogens
Things to Remember:
Its Advantages are Its
Disadvantages
Not Counteractable
Extreme Trauma/FlashB
Depressants
1950’s - Sleeping Pills
1960’s - Barbiturates
(Seconal & Phenobarbital)
1970 to present - Benzodiazepines
(Valium, Librium, Xanax)
Others - Methaqualone, Miltown
Depressants - Effects
Slowed Down, Sleepy;
Impaired Thinking,
Coordination; Mood
Swings, Stressed Heart
Flip Side Withdrawal
OVERDOSE: Confusion,
Cramps, Vomiting,
Convulsions, Death......
Rohypnol & GHB
Date Rape / Rip Off Drugs
Alcohol Extenders:
Used by Teens and
young adults at
“Raves” High Risk
and Potential
DEPRESSANTS
Things To Remember
* Fast Addiction Pattern
* High % of Addiction
* High Potential for Dying
NARCOTICS
The Naturals:
Opium, Morphine,
Heroin
The Synthetics:
Percodan, Demerol,
Codeine
NARCOTICS
Effects
Sleepy, Pinpoint Pupils,
Cold Skin, Warm Body
Excessive Use: Organ
Damage, Endocarditis,
Abscesses
WITHDRAWAL: Cramps,
Tremors, Nausea, Sweating,
Runny Nose, Watery Eyes
OVERDOSE:
Convulsions,
Coma, Death
NARCOTICS
Things To Remember
* AIDS
* Combining with Uppers
(e.g. “speedballing cocaine”
* Combining with Downers
(e.g. alcohol)
* High Potency Varieties (e.g.
black tar, designer drugs)
Inhalants
The Hidden Addiction:
Readily Available => Gas,
Glue, Sprays, Paint, Polish,
Cleaning Fluid, Medications,
Poppers, White Out, Scented
Pens....
Inhalants
Effects: Feeling LightHeaded, Light-Sensitive,
Sores, Nose Bleeds =>
Organ Damage, Bone
Marrow, Increasing
Dysfunction, Withdrawal,
Addiction, Overdose
Inhalants
Things to
Remember:
Very Short High,
Very High Dosage
Rate,
High Addiction &
Overdose Potential
Anabolic Steroids
Invented in 1935
Widely Used &
Promoted in the ‘50s
Discouraged Use 1960-1990
Non-Athlete Use: 1990s
Anabolic
Steroids
Effects: Building Muscle Mass - getting
bigger, stronger, faster. Puffy Face, Acne,
Jaundice, Extremities, Organ Damage,
ROID RAGE !#@*#!
“Long Term Death”
Anabolic Steroids
Things to Remember:
Most buy Steroids Illegally,
are not under medical care,
and take in megadoses.
Excess Use Causes Too
Many Changes, Too Fast
For The Body to Handle