Chapter

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Chapter 11 Lesson 3

• Marijuana and Other Illegal Drugs

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What are Street Drugs?

• Companies that manufacture drugs sold as
  medicines follow strict government regulations
• Strength of drug, known risks, side effects,
  etc(commercials?)
• Street Drug any drug that is made or sold
  outside of these laws
• Nobody to check consistency or make-up of the drug

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Marijuana

• Most commonly used street drug
• Main active chemical is THC (tetrahydrocannabinol
  ) -which affects the brain
• Common street names
• Pot, Grass, Weed, and Joint

• Most commonly marijuana is smoked, which causes
• Lung problems
• Frequent colds
• Carries 3-5 times the amount of tar and other
  cancer-causing substances found in tobacco smoke

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List 6 Effects of Marijuana on the Human Body
(Figure 11.5 on p. 281)

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Hallucinogens

• Hallucinogens drugs that distort moods,
  thoughts, senses
• Physical effects of hallucinogens
• Increased heart rate and blood pressure
• Lack of muscle coordination
• Decreased sensitivity to pain
• Psychological effects of hallucinogens
• Cause user to see things that are not there
• Trigger uncontrolled, violent behavior
• Cause user to lose sense of direction, distance,
  and time
• Often these things lead to misjudgments that
  result in serious injury and death

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Hallucinogens Continued

• PCP (phencyclidine), powerful hallucinogen whose
  effects last a long time
• Produces strange, destructive behavior
• LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), powerful
  hallucinogen
• Produces rapid mood swings and hallucinations
• Terrifying thoughts and feelings that the person
  is going crazy
• Look at Figure 11.6 on page 283 for more info on
  Harmful Effects

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Inhalants

• Inhalants any substance whose fumes are sniffed
  and inhaled to produce mind-altering sensations
• Common household products may be abused spray
  paint, cleaning fluid, lighter fluid, hair spray,
  nail polish remover, etc.
• Fumes commonly cause headache, nausea, vomiting,
  and loss of coordination
• Can cause damage to the liver, kidneys, and brain

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Club Drugs (Transparency 49)

• Club Drugs drugs that are associated
  w/nightclubs, concerts, and all night dance
  parties called Raves
• Designer drugs -synthetic version of a natural
  drug
• Look-alike drugs -drugs that resemble and are
  passed off as another drug

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Club Drugs Continued

• Some are colorless, odorless, and tasteless
• Drug slipping when a drug is slipped into
  someones food or beverage without that persons
  knowledge (sometimes called date rape drugs)
• Ecstasy (sometimes called E, X, and XTC)
• Its a stimulant and hallucinogen in a pill form
• Can cause confusion, sweating, depression,
  anxiety, nausea, faintness, chills, etc.
• Can cause permanent brain damage (first time use)

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Club Drugs Continued

• GHB (sometimes called liquid ecstasy, liquid
  X, Georgia home boy, Grievous Bodily Harm)
• Depressant
• Can be made in liquid or powder form
• Especially dangerous when taken w/alcohol or
  other drugs
• Combination may result in coma or death
• Rohypnol (sometimes called date rape drug,
  roofies, and R-2)
• Sedative (calms person down, affecting central
  nervous system, causes sleepiness-addictive)
• Has no taste or odor
• Sleepiness may last 2-8 hours and user may black
  out

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Club Drugs Continued

• Ketamine
• Anesthetic used for medical purposes, mostly
  treating animals
• Causes hallucinations and dreamlike states
• Use may result in death through respiratory
  failure
• Anabolic Steroids (by definition-NOT A CLUB
  DRUG)
• Increase muscle development
• Cause acne, mood swings, nausea, liver damage,
  brain cancers, shortening of final height when
  taken by children or teens

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Reasons to Be Drug Free (Transparency 41)

• Physical
• Mental/Emotional
• Social

• Activity
• Look at the Health Skills Activity on pg. 284
• Read Megans Scenario
• When youre done reading
• With a partner
• Discuss What Would You Do?