DRUGS
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types of drugs
nicotine
.most addictive drug
.causes more long term healh problems
than any other drug
.adults are smoking less, younger people
under 18 smoke more
.when someone stops smoking they have:
-strong cravings
-irritability (everything gets on
nerves)
-thoughts of it-can't stop thinking about it
what it does to your body,
brain and behavior
.depression
.lung cancer
.lung diseases
.heart disease
.skin becomes thinner and wrinkled
.causes more long term healh problems
than any other drug
.adults are smoking less, younger people
under 18 smoke more
.when someone stops smoking they have:
-strong cravings
-irritability (everything gets on
nerves)
-thoughts of it-can't stop thinking about it
what it does to your body,
brain and behavior
.depression
.lung cancer
.lung diseases
.heart disease
.skin becomes thinner and wrinkled
cocaine
.Cocaine is a stimulant drug-more
alert and energetic
.Cocaine is a white powder comes from the leaves
of coca plant
.can be one of the hardest drugs to
quit
• Cocaine makes people feel energetic,
talkative, alert and euphoric
• More aware of senses (increases sound,
touch, sight and sexuality)
.reduces hunger and need to sleep
.increase in self-control and confidence
high doses cause panic attacks,psychotic
episodes (paranoia), violent behavior
crystal meth
.higher doses cause irritability,insomnia,
confusion,hallucinations,anxiety, paranoia
and increased aggression
.even higher doses can cause hypothermia,
convulsions and lead to death
.when body is stimulated by meth it
causes irreversible damage
.increased heart rate and blood pressure
damage blood vessels in the brain,causing
strokes, irregular heart beat causing a
collapse or death
alert and energetic
.Cocaine is a white powder comes from the leaves
of coca plant
.can be one of the hardest drugs to
quit
• Cocaine makes people feel energetic,
talkative, alert and euphoric
• More aware of senses (increases sound,
touch, sight and sexuality)
.reduces hunger and need to sleep
.increase in self-control and confidence
high doses cause panic attacks,psychotic
episodes (paranoia), violent behavior
crystal meth
.higher doses cause irritability,insomnia,
confusion,hallucinations,anxiety, paranoia
and increased aggression
.even higher doses can cause hypothermia,
convulsions and lead to death
.when body is stimulated by meth it
causes irreversible damage
.increased heart rate and blood pressure
damage blood vessels in the brain,causing
strokes, irregular heart beat causing a
collapse or death
heroine
.processed from morphine- obtaine from opium poppy
."downer" affects brain's pleasure systems
-interferes with brains ability to feel pain
• leads to flushing of skin, dry mouth,
collapsed veins, liver disease
.additives don't dissolve leading to
clogs in blood vessels that lead to
lungs,liver,kidney or brain
.tolerance develops with regular use-
user needs more heroin to achieve
same intensity
."downer" affects brain's pleasure systems
-interferes with brains ability to feel pain
• leads to flushing of skin, dry mouth,
collapsed veins, liver disease
.additives don't dissolve leading to
clogs in blood vessels that lead to
lungs,liver,kidney or brain
.tolerance develops with regular use-
user needs more heroin to achieve
same intensity
rohypnol
.rohypnol can affect your brain and body
.damages neurons in your brain, impairing
your senses, memory, judgment, and
coordination
.Artificial drug-created in a chem lab during
medical research
.Makes user very relaxed,confused,
"spaced-out"
.takes away all inhibitions, making people
do things they normally wouldn't
.can make user pass out or slip into coma if
taken in large dose or mixed with other drugs
.causes a kind of amnesia-user doesn't
remember what they said or did while on the drug
.comes in a form of a pill, or sometimes powder
mixed with a drink,or put into someone's drink
.damages neurons in your brain, impairing
your senses, memory, judgment, and
coordination
.Artificial drug-created in a chem lab during
medical research
.Makes user very relaxed,confused,
"spaced-out"
.takes away all inhibitions, making people
do things they normally wouldn't
.can make user pass out or slip into coma if
taken in large dose or mixed with other drugs
.causes a kind of amnesia-user doesn't
remember what they said or did while on the drug
.comes in a form of a pill, or sometimes powder
mixed with a drink,or put into someone's drink
marijuana
.marijuana is the most common illeagal drug
around
.comes from a plant called "cannabis"
.some people call it pot,weed,grass,hash,
smoke or ganja
.when you smoke a joint the THC goes into
the lungs, then into the heart which pumps
into the bloodstream which takes it
directly to brain
around
.comes from a plant called "cannabis"
.some people call it pot,weed,grass,hash,
smoke or ganja
.when you smoke a joint the THC goes into
the lungs, then into the heart which pumps
into the bloodstream which takes it
directly to brain
prescription drug abuse
PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE
.prescription drug abuse is using
prescription medication in a way that
isn't prescribed by a health care
practitioner,or using someone else's
prescription.
.prescription drugs are easier to obtain
(can be stolen from medicine cabinet)
.prescription drug abuse is using
prescription medication in a way that
isn't prescribed by a health care
practitioner,or using someone else's
prescription.
.prescription drugs are easier to obtain
(can be stolen from medicine cabinet)
risk factors & protective factors
RISK FACTORS
.friends who use drugs (this is the
number one predictor of who will
experiment with drugs/alcohol
PROTECTIVE FACTORS
.involvement in alternative activities
.sense of well being and self-confidence
.positive future plans
.healthy coping strategies to deal with stress
.positive attitude towards learning
.knowledge about risks associated with
substance use
.negative attitude towards substance use
.positive relationships with adults
friends disapprove of drugs and use
.friends who use drugs (this is the
number one predictor of who will
experiment with drugs/alcohol
PROTECTIVE FACTORS
.involvement in alternative activities
.sense of well being and self-confidence
.positive future plans
.healthy coping strategies to deal with stress
.positive attitude towards learning
.knowledge about risks associated with
substance use
.negative attitude towards substance use
.positive relationships with adults
friends disapprove of drugs and use
how many people die each year from each drug
cocaine:10,000 people die each year
nicotine:480,000 people die each year from smoking
heroine:1,600 people die each year from heroine
rohypnol :16,000 people die each year because of rohypnol
marijuana: 50,000 people die each year because they used a bunch of marijuana
nicotine:480,000 people die each year from smoking
heroine:1,600 people die each year from heroine
rohypnol :16,000 people die each year because of rohypnol
marijuana: 50,000 people die each year because they used a bunch of marijuana