The Dangerous Path
Once You Go, You Might Never Come Back
Hallucinogens
- Causes changes in the perception of thought, emotion, and consciousness
- Includes marijuana, LSD, Molly, PCP, Shrooms and DMT
- Causes feelings of strangeness, vivid colors, hallucinations, confusion, panic, psychosis, anxiety, distortion of senses, and flashbacks
- Hallucinogens work by triggering specific receptors in the brain to release unnatural amount of hormones to the body
Shrooms
- Certain species of mushrooms contain hallucinogenic properties and chemicals, such as psilocybin
- Many shrooms are contaminated with LSD and other drugs.
- Often times, people eat poisonous or toxic mushrooms, and in 2010, over 6,000 people were treated for mushroom poisoning
Ecstacy
- Can be consumed by ingesting pills or a powdered form
- Becoming very popular in the 21st century
- Emerging in popularity in the hip-hop scene with famous artists such as Trinidad James, Tyga, and Rick Ross
Marijuana
- Taken from the leaves of the Cannabis plant, dried and then smoked
- Has been used by societies for thousands of years for many smoking and non-smoking applications
- Most commonly abused illegal substance in America, and 3rd most abused drug, behind alcohol and nicotine
Depressants
- Slows down the body's systems and reactions
- Includes Alcohol, Codeine, Heroin, Morphine, Barbiturates, and GHB
- Side effects include: Slow brain function, slowed pulse and breathing, lowered blood pressure, confusion, fatigue, dizziness, fever, depression, sleep problems, anxiety, coma, and death by overdose.
Barbituates
- Pills that come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors
- Used commonly as painkillers, to treat seizures, as well as sleeping pills, but are often abused
Alcohol
- Caused by the fermentation of sugars in various fruits and grains, and is controlled by brewers and distillers to make products
- Over 75,000 deaths per year are attributed to alcohol abuse, as well as another 18,000 vehicular manslaughter under the influence
Opiates
- Broad term for several drugs derived from the poppy plant, which includes heroin, codeine, and opium
- Can be found and consumed in many forms, from injected through the blood stream to ingested in cough syrup
Warning Graphic: Zombie Drug Krokodil
Stimulants
- Speeds up the body's reactions and processes.
- Stimulants Include Cocaine, Crack, and Meth
- Adverse effects include exhaustion, apathy, depression, irregular heart beat, hostility, paranoia, heart attack and death
- Stimulants increase levels of dopamine in the brain which overexcites the body and leads to a rush of energy levels
Nicotine
- Found in the leaves of plants in the nightshade family, but most predominant in tobacco plants.
- Most commonly consumed through cigarettes, but can also be chewed
- Responsible for over 440,000 deaths a year, including those caused by secondhand smoke
Crystal Meth
- Made popular by the TV series Breaking Bad, but has been produced since the late 1980
- It is synthesized in homemade laboratories from various medications and household supplies such as lye, ammonia, matches, brake fluid, and hydrochloric acid
Cocaine
- Obtained by crystallizing compounds found in the Coca plant
- Over 1.5 million people in the United States are currently users of cocaine
- Can be combined with baking soda and other chemicals and smoked as crack
Drug Possesion Laws in Wisconsin
Marijuana - 1st (Misdemeanor): 6 months in Jail / $1000 fine
Marijuana - 2nd (Felony): 3 1/2 years, $10,000
Cocaine - 1st (Misdemeanor): 1 year in Jail, $5000 fine
Cocaine - 2nd (Felony): 3 1/2 years, $10,000
Methamphetamine - 1st (Misdemeanor): 1 year in Jail, $5000 fine
Methamphetamine - 2nd (Felony): 3 1/2 years, $10,000
LSD (Acid) - 1st (Misdemeanor): 1 year in Jail, $5000 fine
LSD (Acid) - 2nd (Felony): 3 1/2 years, $10,000
Heroin - (Felony): 3 1/2 years, $10,000
GHB - (Felony): 6 years, $10,000
Other Schedule I and II Drugs* - (Felony) - 3 1/2 years, $10,000
*In accordance to the United States Controlled Substances Act