HOW DRUGS ENTER THE BODY

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DRUG ADMINSITRATION

• HOW DRUGS ENTER THE BODY

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INJECTION

• Intravenously
• into the veins
• Intramuscularly
• into the muscle
• Subcutaneously
• under the skin

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INGESTION

• Consuming any liquid or solid through the mouth
• Eating
• Drinking

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INHALATION

• Inhaling or breathing a drug directly into the
  lungs.
• Smoking
• Huffing

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ABSORPTION

• Absorbing through the mucus membrane or through
  the skin.
• Snorting
• LSD laced tattoos

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DRUG CATEGORIZATION

• DRUGS AND HOW THEY ACT

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PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS
HALLUCINOGENS
DEPRESSANTS
STIMULANTS
DRUG CATEGORIES
NARCOTICS
INHALANTS
CLUB DRUGS/RAVES
CANNABIS SATIVA
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
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HALLUCINOGENS

• Hallucinogens and dissociative drugs are both
  categories of drugs that alter a persons' state
  of mind and mood. Hallucinogens can cause a
  person to hallucinate--that is to see, hear, or
  feel things that aren't actually real.
  Hallucinogens include LSD, Mescaline (Peyote),
  Psilocybin, and Psilocyn (Mushrooms).
  Dissociative drugs, such as Ketamine or PCP,
  alter a persons state of mind and mood but do
  not cause a person to hallucinate. Dissociative
  drugs cause a person to detach, or dissociate,
  from his or her surroundings.

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DEPRESSANTS

• Depressants are substances that depress the
  activity of the central nervous system.
  Depressants are often referred to as "downers"
  because of their sedative, hypnotic and
  tranquilizing effects. There are both legal and
  illegal depressants. Alcohol is the most common
  legal depressant. Other depressants that are
  legal are often prescribed medications used to
  induce sleep, relieve stress, and subdue anxiety.
  These prescriptions are often abused as well,
  such as the case with rohypnol. GHB is an illegal
  depressant often used in drug-facilitated sexual
  assaults because of its sedative properties.

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STIMULANTS

• Stimulants are substances that stimulate the
  activity of the central nervous system.
  Stimulants are often referred to as "uppers"
  because they increase or speed up mental and
  physical processes in the body. There are both
  legal and illegal stimulants. Those stimulants
  that are legal include nicotine (found in tobacco
  products) and caffeine. Stimulants like
  methylphenidate are prescribed to increase
  alertness and physical activity. Illegal
  stimulants include methamphetamine, cocaine and
  crack.
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NARCOTICS

• Narcotics are drugs that alleviate physical pain,
  suppress coughing, alleviate diarrhea, and induce
  anesthesia. Natural narcotics are derived from
  the Opium poppy and synthetic narcotics are made
  to act like the major constituents of Opium
  (thebaine, morphine, codeine). Legal, synthetic
  narcotics such as OxyContin (oxycodone) and
  Vicodin (hydrocodone) are prescribed as
  pain-relievers but are often diverted for
  illegitimate uses. Heroin is an illegal narcotic,
  derived from morphine.

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CANNABIS

• Marijuana is the most widely used illegal
  substance in the world today. Its use is also the
  most controversial. With legalization efforts
  underway, it is important to have the facts.
  Marijuana is made from the plant cannabis sativa,
  a plant that grows wild (and is also cultivated
  indoors and out) throughout many regions. Most of
  the marijuana used in the United States comes
  from sources in the within the U.S., Mexico.

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INHALANTS

• Inhalants are common household and workplace
  substances that are sniffed or huffed to give the
  user an immediate head rush or high. Inhalants
  are "sniffed" from an open container or "huffed"
  from a rag soaked in the substance and held to
  the face. A new trend, "dusting," involves
  inhaling common computer cleaners (One brand is
  Dust-Off) - several deaths have occurred.

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ANABOLIC STEROIDS

• Anabolic Steroid abuse has become a national
  concern. Weight lifters, body builders, long
  distant runners, cyclists, and others who claim
  that the drugs give them a competitive advantage
  and/or improve their physical appearance use
  these drugs illicitly. Once viewed as a problem
  associated only with professional athletes,
  recent reports estimate that 5 to 12 percent of
  male high school students and 1 percent of female
  students have used anabolic steroids by the time
  they were seniors. Concerns over a growing
  illicit market and prevalence of abuse combined
  with the possibility of harmful long-term effects
  of steroid use, led Congress to place anabolic
  steroids into Schedule III of the Controlled
  Substance Act (CSA).

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CLUB DRUGS

• The term club drugs has been used in the past
  to refer to drugs primarily used by young adults
  at dance clubs and raves.