Other Drugs

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Other Drugs
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Narcotic

• An addictive drug that alters a persons mood,
  reduces pain, and/or induces sleep or drowsiness.

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Illicit Drug

• Illegal Drug
• Cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, PCP,

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Hallucinogen

• A psychoactive drug that produces hallucinations
  or altered sensory perception.
• They disrupt the interaction between nerve cells
  and the neurotransmitter serotonin

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Cocaine

• A narcotic extracted from coca leaves
• It is both a stimulant and an appetite
  suppressant
• It is used in medicine as a topical anesthetic
• The leaves were chewed by native South Americans
• Coca leave were used in 1886 as a part of the
  original coca cola recipe.

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Cocaine Cont.

• Chewed
• The leaves are mixed with something (lime) and
  chewed
• Smoke
• Crack Cocaine, powdered cocaine is made into a
  rock form
• Snorted
• In its powdered form cocaine is snorted and
  absorbed through the blood vessels in the nasal
  cavities.

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LSD

• Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
• Disrupts the neurotransmitter serotonin
• Hallucinogen
• Profound distortions of reality
• Made using lysergic acid which comes from a
  fungus called ergot, that grows on grains
• Effects are unpredictable and depend on the
  amount taken, the persons personality, mood,
  expectations, and the environment in which the
  drug is used.
• Dangers
• People report having sudden unexpected flashbacks
  of experiences during a bad trip (usually in
  people with underlying issues but can happens to
  healthy people)
• May lead to psychosis, schizophrenia, or severe
  depression

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PCP

• Phencyclidine, Angel Dust
• Dissociative drug
• It distorts perception of sight and sound and
• and leaves a person feeling detached from
  themselves and the environment
• Disrupts the neurotransmitter glutamate which
  controls the feeling of pain, our ability to
  respond to the environment and, our memory
• Its a white powder that is dissolved in water or
  alcohol
• It is either smoked snorted or ingested.
• Highly addictive
• At high doses of PCP, blood pressure, pulse
  rate, and respiration drop. This may be
  accompanied by nausea, vomiting, blurred vision,
  flicking up and down of the eyes, drooling, loss
  of balance, and dizziness. High doses of PCP can
  also cause seizures, coma, and death (though
  death more often results from accidental injury
  or suicide during PCP intoxication). High doses
  can cause symptoms that mimic schizophrenia, such
  as delusions, hallucinations, paranoia,
  disordered thinking, a sensation of distance from
  one's environment, and catatonia. Speech is often
  sparse and garbled.
• http//www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/pcp.html

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Ecstasy

• MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
• Synthetic, it does not come from a plant.
• Has effects similar to that of a stimulant and a
  hallucinogen
• Other substances are often added by the makers of
  the drug.
• May cause the user to become hyper. The person
  may experience time distortion and distortion of
  the senses (like an increased sense of touch).
• May also cause muscle tension, grinding of the
  teeth, nausea, chills, sweating, fainting,
  increased heart rate and increased blood
  pressure. In high doses it may cause
  hyperthermia. May also cause brain damage

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Marijuana

• Marijuana
• Mix of dried and shredded leaves, seeds, and
  stems from the Hemp plant (Cannabis Sativa)
• Marijuana contains a chemical called
  tetrahydrocannabinol THC
• About 400 other chemicals are found in the plant
  some of which cause cancer
• It is either ingested or smoked

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Marijuana Cont.

• Effects of marijuana
• Loss of coordination
• Memory loss
• Anxiety, Panic Attack, and Paranoia
• May lead to addiction
• THC triggers the neurotransmitter dopamine, which
  makes a person feel high. The person may feel an
  urge to use the drug again to get the same
  experience.
• Disrupts functions of the hippocampus
• Affects learning and memory
• Teenagers brains are still developing effects may
  be permanent
• Disrupts the work of the cerebellum
• Mostly responsible for balance and coordination
• Makes athletics difficult and driving unsafe

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Meth

• See video

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Heroine
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Speed
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Prescription Drugs