Addiction and Illicit Drugs

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Addiction and Illicit Drugs

• 11th Grade Health
• Mr. Butts

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Addiction

• A ___________________________ dependence a on
  substance or an activity.

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Physiological Dependence

• The body has gotten used to alcohol and other
  drugs and __________________
• ________________________________.

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Tolerance

• The need for a ____________________
  ________________________________ achieved earlier
  with a smaller amount.

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Withdrawal

• _______________________________
  _______________________________ to which the body
  has become dependent.

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Psychological Dependence

• Means the person has come to depend
  on______________________________.

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Abuse

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Types of Drugs

• Depressants- Drugs that _____________
  _____________________ (ex. Alcohol, K)
• Hallucinogens- Drugs that _____________
  ___________________________________
  ______________________ . (LSD, PCP)
• Inhalants- Substances whose fumes are sniffed
  _____________________________. (Glues, Spray
  Paints, Gas)

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Types (cont.)

• Narcotics- are ___________________
  _______________________________
  ____________________________ to slow down body
  functions. (Heroin)
• Stimulants- ______________________
  ________________________________
  _________________________. (Crack, Cocaine, and
  Diet Pills)

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Marijuana

• Marijuana is a mixture of crushed leaves
  flowers of the plant______________, or hemp.
• ___________________________was declared illegal.
• It can be smoked in a pipe, cigarette, or cigar.
• It can also be put in food (Brownies, Etc.).

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Different Kinds

• Marijuana- a.k.a. pot, grass, weed, mary jane,
  bud, reefer, etc
• Hashish-___________ ______________________________
  __________________________________________________
  ___________________.

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Effects of Marijuana

• THC, tetrahydrocannabinol (the ______
  ___________________________).
• Marijuana has more ________________ than tobacco.

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Types of Drugs

• Ecstasy

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What is ecstasy?

• Ecstasy or MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
  is a _____________.
• This drug combines the effects of ________ with
  the mind altering effects of a ________________.

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Who uses it?What are its nicknames?

• Used most frequently by____________,
  ______________ and other who attend night clubs
  and raves.
• Nicknames include ______, ______, _____,
  _______, Stacy, Lovers speed, Adam, Eve, roll,
  among other names.

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How is it used?

• Most often found in tablet, capsule or powder
  form, but can be injected.
• Is sometimes combined with methadone,
  ___________,____________.

Price? ____ - ______ per pill
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How it works!

• __________________________________________________
  ____________________.
• This chemical is responsible for feelings of
  empathy, bliss and perceived insight.

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Side effects

• Emotional
• Causes euphoria, clarity, well being, anxiety
  and paranoia
• Heavier doses cause _____________,
  ________________,_____________,__________________.
  
• Physical
• Loss of appetite,________________, nausea,
  vomiting, blurred vision, inc. HR and BP,
  faintness, chills, tremors, insomnia,
  ______________, and loss of voluntary body
  movements

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Long lasting side effects

• Decreased normal levels of_____________.
• This causes the bodys inability to control
  ___________, mood, _______________, sleep, and
  sensitivity to pain.

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Is ecstasy legal?

• No! It is considered a ________________
  ____________________. Any drug that has a high
  potential for abuse and no acceptable medical
  use.
• Fines up to _______________ and up to ______
  years in jail.

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A Deadly Knockoff!

• Fake ecstasy is more harmful than the real thing.
• DXM (dextromethorpan) causes hallucinations and
  loss of motor control. ___________________________
  __________________________________________
• Many cases end up in the ER.

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HEROIN

• A powerfully addictive ____ ____________
  ____________ ____________ ____________

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Common Names

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ADDICTION

• Can develop in a matter of days
• heroin contains _____________ ________________,
  or feel-good chemicals
• Heroin ____________________ ______________,
  causing the user to forget other basic needs

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ADDICTION

• Many addicts lose the high altogether, taking the
  drug _____ _______________________________________
  _______________

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SIDE EFFECTS

• kidney failure
• skin abscesses
• hepatitis
• severe itching
• stroke

• bone and joint functions
• constipation
• tooth decay
• death

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WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS

• Goosebumps
• aching joints
• irritability
• weakness
• hot cold flashes

• sweating
• depression
• tears filling eyes
• itching

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Club Drugs

• Teenage Killers

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GHB

• Gammahydroxybutyrate
• Also found in powder and capsule form
• Street names
• _______________, Grievous Bodily Harm,
  _____________________, others.

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GHB Cont.

• AKA the Date Rape Drug
• Because it can induce ____________

Withdrawal symptoms - - Insomnia - -
Tremors -

• Side effects
• Dizziness
• Coma

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Rohypnola.k.a. Roofies

• Price -
• Usually taken with alc. or heroin
• Quick acting takes 30 minutes, peaks in 2 hours
• Effects
• Dec. BP, memory loss, dizzy, confused, urinary
  retention
• Because of ________________, also used as a date
  rape drug.

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Roofies Cont.

• Withdrawal Symptoms

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Ketamine

• Rapid acting disassociative anesthetic which
  produces a_________________________.
• Street Names
• K, Ket, Special K, Kit Kat, Vit. K, etc.
• Found in ________________________form
• Most powerful effects when injected

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Ketamine Cont.

• Similar side effects to PCP
• Numbness
• Loss of Coordination
• Loss of pain feelings
• Convulsions

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Methamphetamine

• a.k.a. ______, ______, crank. In crystaline
  form ____, ___________ or glass.
• Comes in pills, powder, or _____________ in
  crystal form.

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Methamphetamine Cont.

• Effects include_____ __________, insomnia, inc.
  phys. Act., dec. appetite, ___________, tremors,
  confusion, paranoia, damage to ___________________
  ___________ (strokes)
• Meth Lab Victim

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OxyContin

• Slang/Street Names
• _________________________________________________
  

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What is OxyContin?

• _______________ drug approved for the treatment
  of ________________ pain that requires treatment
  for more than a few days.
• Oxycodone is the active, narcotic ingredient.
• Time released to relieve pain over
  _____________________ of time.

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How is it abused?

• OxyContin abusers remove the time released
  coating to get a rush of euphoria, similar to
  heroin.
• The tablets are _________________ ____________or
  the powder is boiled for _______________.

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Common Side Effects

• Headache
• Weakness

• Nausea
• Dizziness