Drugs

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Drugs

• An introduction into some of the various kinds of
  drugs both illegal and legal

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Legal Drugs
The most common drug What does it do? Why can it
be dangerous? Why can it be good? Who drinks more
than one cup a day? Are you addict?
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Legal Drugs

• Smoking is another common legal drug
• What is it used for?
• What are
• the dangers?

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Legal Drugs

• What is this drug?
• Do you like it?
• What problems can it cause?

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Legal Drugs

• Sleeping pills.
• Is a legal drug that is causing a lot of problems
• What kinds of problems do you think that sleeping
  may cause?

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Legal Drugs

• They make the brain too sleepy to work properly
• They can also destroy the brain
• Because one is so sleepy one confuses ones
  dreams with the real world
• For example, a person might see a devil but is
  actually dreaming (it is not real)

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Legal Drugs

• Prozac
• This is a drug that makes you happy. It is called
  the happiness drug
• This drug can be quite dangerous

Prozac oral capsules
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Legal Drugs

• What kinds of problems do you think over use of
  this drug may bring?
• A) One may become too happy
• B) One might forget how to be without the drug
• C) One will become dependent on the drug

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Legal Drugs

• All of these are in someway correct
• A happy drug can be dangerous

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Illegal drugs
What is this drug?
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Illegal drugs

• Opium

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Illegal drugs

• Daoguang Emperor

What did he try and do?
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Illegal drugs
He tried to stop the British Trading Company and
their allies (France etc) selling the dangerous
and highly addictive drug Opium. This drug was
responsible for destroying Chinese society and
removing much of Chinas wealth (gold and silver)
to the west.
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Illegal drugs
Where is this picture from What time 1850 1750
1950 ?
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Illegal drugs
Where do you think this picture is from?
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LSD
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Illegal drugs
Invented by this man Basically allows you to see
your dreams while you are awake Why would this be
a dangerous thing?
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Illegal drugs

• Obviously, the problem could be when someone is
  having a very bad dream. They may become
  completely crazy.

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Illegal Drugs
Other Drugs which are like LSD also make one
hallucinate Some in some cultures they use it as
part of a religious practice (and so are legal).
They believe it can help them see their Gods
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Illegal Drugs
What is the name of this drug? Is it very
addictive?
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Illegal Drugs
It is highly addictive. It is also extremely bad
for ones health Furthermore it can make a
person become very violent
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Some illegal and legal drugs

• This is just a short introduction to some of the
  more famous illegal and legal drugs.
• So, be careful what your doctor gives you!