DRUG ABUSE

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DRUG ABUSE

• Medicines and Drugs

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Types of Medicines

• Medicines to prevent disease vaccines
• Medicines to fight
• infection antibiotics
• Medicines to relieve pain
• Other medicines

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How Medicines Enter The Body

• Ingestion medicine in the form of pills,
  tablets, capsules, and liquids
  
• Injection goes directly into the blood
• Inhalation inhaled or breathed in
• Absorption creams or ointments applied to skin

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Drug Misuse

• Using a drug without following the directions
• Combining medicines without a physicians advice
• Taking more of a drug than the doctor ordered
• Using a drug prescribed for someone else
• Giving your prescription to someone else
• Using a drug for longer than a physician advises

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Drug Abuse

• Using any illegal drug
• Using a medicine when you do not need it
• Taking a substance that was not meant to enter
  the body
  
• Using a drug for purposes other than a medical
  treatment
  
• Faking health problems to obtain or renew a
  prescription

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Medicine Safety In The Home

• Store medicines in a cool dry place
• Use childproof containers and out of reach of
  children
  
• Do not share prescription medicines
• Do not use OTC for more than ten days
• Get doctors approval prior to combining
  medicines
  
• Know what medicines are in your home
• Do not keep expired medicines
• Safely dispose of expired medicines

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Drug Abuse

• Narcotics, Stimulants, and Depressants

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Drug abuse - terms

• Addiction physical or psychological need for a
  drug
  
• Psychological dependence an addiction in which
  the mind sends the body a message that it needs
  more of a drug
  
• Physical dependence addiction in which the body
  itself feels a direct need for a drug

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Percent of 1217 Year-Olds Reporting Drug Use,
2003
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Percent of Students Reporting Drug Use, 19992003
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Narcotics

• Specific drugs that are obtainable only by
  prescription and are used to relieve pain
  
• Morphine and codeine

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Narcotics

• Heroin illegal narcotic made from morphine
• Highly addictive
• Depresses the central nervous system
• Lead to coma or death
• Sharing of dirty needles will increase the users
  risk of contracting HIV or hepatitis

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Stimulants

• Substances that speed up the bodys functions
• Heart rate and breathing rate increases
• Raise in blood pressure
• Caffeine is a mild stimulant found in cocoa,
  coffee, tea and many soft drinks

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Effects of Stimulants
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Depressants

• Substances that slow down the bodys functions
  and reactions
  
• Known as sedatives
• Slow down heart rate, lower blood pressure and
  reduce breathing
  
• Prescribed for the relief of anxiety, tension,
  nervousness, and sleeplessness

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Depressants
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Medicines and Drug Abuse

• Marijuana and Other Illegal Drugs

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Street Drugs

• Drugs made or sold without following strict
  government regulations
  
• Include illegally made, packaged, or sold legal
  drugs (i.e. amphetamines)
  
• Purity and content of drug is unknown result in
  poisoning and dying of an overdose

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Marijuana

• Active chemical is THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)
• Street name pot, grass, weed, joint, and herb
• Reduces memory, reaction time, and coordination,
  and impairs judgment
  
• Reduces initiative and ambition

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Marijuana

• Increases heart rate and appetite and lowers body
  temperature
  
• Damages heart and lungs
• Interferes with normal body development in teens
  by changing hormone levels
  
• May cause addiction

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Hallucinogens

• Drugs that distort moods, thoughts, and senses
• Physical effects increased heart rate and blood
  pressure and lack of muscle coordination
  
• Causes a decreased sensitivity to pain

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Effects of Hallucinogens
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Inhalants

• Any substance whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled
  to produce mind-altering sensations
  
• Spray paint, cleaning fluid, lighter fluid hair
  spray, nail polish remover, and other harmful
  substances

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Inhalants

• Fumes go directly to the brain
• Cause headache, nausea, vomiting, and loss of
  coordination
  
• Can result in sudden death
• Physical dependence

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Club Drugs

• Other terms designer drugs and look-alike
  drugs
  
• Designer drugs synthetic version of a natural
  drug
  
• Look-alike resemble and are passed off as
  another drug
  
• Colorless, tasteless, and orderless

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Club Drugs

• Drug slipping drugs are placed in someones
  food or beverage without their knowledge
  
• Commonly used club drugs ectasy, GHB, Rohypnol,
  and ketamine

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Club Drugs
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Anabolic Steroids

• Bulk up muscle
• 100 different types
• Taken orally, injected intramuscularly, or used
  as a cream or gel
  
• Effects acne, mood swings, nausea, liver
  damage, brain cancers, shorter adult height when
  used by children and teens
  
• Street or slang terms arnolds, gym candy,
  juice, pumpers, stackers, and weight trainers

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Staying Drug Free

• Reasons to be drug free
• Not breaking the law
• Make wiser decisions
• Better control of feelings and actions
• Will not waste money
• Better relationships
• Better concentration and memory
• You will be able to succeed

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Getting Help

• Detox units part of a hospital or other
  treatment center. Addicts remain under a
  doctors care
  
• Inpatient treatment centers stay for a month or
  more
  
• Outpatient treatment for a few hours each day