Drug Notes

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Drug Notes

• Illegal Drugs 
• I. Psychoactive Drugs
• Four Main Types
• 1.       Stimulants 2. Depressants
• 3.       Narcotics 4. Hallucinogen
• Stimulants
•  Increase HR, BP - Increase functions of the CNS
• Can Cause
•  Dilated pupils, Decrease appetite, Irritable
•  headaches, blurred vision, sleeping problems
• Examples
•   cocaine, crack, Bath Salts, methamphetamines,
• caffeine (most abused)

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Faces of Meth
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Meth Mouth
Meth Mites
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• Depressants
• -Slow down functioning of the CNS
• Can Cause
• - anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue
• -Severe withdrawal symptoms
• Examples alcohol, tranquilizers, rohypnol 
• Narcotics
• - act on the CNS PNS to slow down body
  functioning
• - malnutrition, respiratory problems
• interferes w/ breathing, nausea, rapid HR
• Examples opium, heroin, morphine, codeine

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• Hallucinogen
•  Distorts mood, thoughts, and senses
•  increase HR, flashbacks, Develop a tolerance,
  increase, anger aggression
• Examples Salvia, LSD, PCP, MDMA, Psilocybin
  (mushrooms)
• LSD -
• cant distinguish between past present
• - increase body temp
• overloads brain
• false belief in superhuman power
• confuses senses (synthesthetic) Hearing colors or
  numbers, etc.

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• II. Steroids
• What are Anabolic Steroids?
•   synthetic testosterone (man made)
• Effects on Males
• -low sperm count
• Small testicles
• Increased breast size
• Increase in prostate testicular cancer
• Effects on Females
• - Deeper Voice - Irregular Menstrual Cycle
• - Facial Hair - Infertility
• - Breast Size Decreases - Increase Cervical
  cancer

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• Effects on both
• - Acne - Sleeping Problems - Increase BP
• - Hair loss - Difficulty Urinating - Stunted
  Growth
• Roid Rage - Heart Disease/Stroke - Liver problems
• Bad Breath

Steroid Effects
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Steroid Side Effects
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• Marijuana
•  Cannabis Sativa Plant
• - Has its own classification
  THC (Gives you the high)
• Hashish dark brown resin at he top of the
  cannabis plant ( the most THC)
• Places THC is stored in the greatest amounts
• brain, liver reproductive systems

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Short Term Effects of Marijuana -
amotivational syndrome - blood shot eyes
- decrease body temp - Short term memory
loss - dry mouth - Increase appetite
(Wt. Gain)

• Long Term Effects of Marijuana
•  heart, lung damage
• infertility
•  contains 4-5 times the amount of tar
• lower sperm count
• THC passed to baby
• weak immune system

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Marijuana Brain Scan
Non - Smoker Smoker
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Synthetic Marijuana
Effects psychotic effects like extreme anxiety,
paranoia, and hallucinations

• Poison Control Centers report symptoms that
  include
• - rapid heart rate - Confusion
• - vomiting and agitation - hallucinations
• raise blood pressure
• cause reduced blood supply to the heart
• in a few cases it has been associated with heart
  attacks
• withdrawal symptoms
• Poison Control Centers have seen a 440 increase
  in in the last 2 years!!

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• Inhalants
•  chemicals that affect mood and behaviors when
  inhaled
• Short Term Effects
•  nausea, vomiting - confusion - nose bleeds
•  decrease HR - slurred speech - Gateway drug
• Long Term Effects
•  Remains in fatty tissue for weeks
• permanent brain nervous system damage
•  decrease smell
• liver, kidney, bone marrow, lung damage
• Paralyzes part of brain responsible for breathing

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• Most to Least Addictive Drugs in the World
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• Nicotine
• Heroin
• Cocaine
• Alcohol
• Caffeine
• Marijuana

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Ecstasy

• What is it?
• - Synthetic drug with stimulant and
  hallucinogenic effects
• - MDMA
• Street Names
• - XTC - Hug - Adam
• - X - Beans - Love Drug
• What does it do to the body?
• - Loss of brain tissue
• - Lack of O2 to the brain
• - Cant release seratonin (memory, sleep, mood)

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Ecstasy
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Ecstasy continued

• Mental Effects
• - Confusion - Sleep problems - Paranoia
• - Depression - anxiety - Lasts for weeks
• Physical Effects
• - Teeth Clenching - Death (Extreme body temp)
• - Nausea - Kidney, heart, liver failure
• - Rapid Eye Movement - Acne like rash
• - Increase HR, BP - Dehydration
• - Increase Body Temp - Addictive (Severe
  depression)

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RohypnolThe date Rape Drug

• Slang Terms
• - Roophies - Forget Me Pill
• - Roche
• Effects
• - Person cant remember anything
• - Drowsiness, confusion
• - Decrease BP, HR
• - Intestinal problems