Teen Health Course 3

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Chapter 14 Drugs
Lesson 4 Hallucinogens andInhalants
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Drugs that distort moods, thoughts, and senses

• hallucinogens

Any substance whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled
to produce mind-altering sensations

• inhalant

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• In this lesson, you will learn to
• define hallucinogens.
• explain how hallucinogens affect the user.
• identify the health risks to a person who uses
  inhalants or hallucinogens.

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Make an Outline Using the main heads in this
lesson, make an outline of the lesson. As you
read, fill in your outline with details.
Major Headings in this Lesson

• Hallucinogens
• How Do Hallucinogens Affect the User?
• Inhalants
• What Damage Do Inhalants Cause?
• Warning Signs of Inhalant Abuse

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Hallucinogens

• Some hallucinogens are made from natural
  substances, some are manufactured.

hallucinogens Drugs that distort moods,
thoughts, and senses
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How Do Hallucinogens Affect the User?

• Hallucinogens affect how a user perceives the
  passage of time, sees colors, senses motion, or
  hears sound.
• Hallucinogens interfere with a persons thought
  process and ability to communicate.

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Effects of Hallucinogens
Substance Harmful Effects
PCP Loss of coordination increase heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature convulsions heart and lung failure broken blood vessels bizarre or violent behavior temporary psychosis false feeling of having super powers.
LSD Increased blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature chills, nausea, tremors, and sleeplessness unpredictable behavior flash-backs false feeling of having super powers.
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Inhalants

• Inhalants are not meant to be put into the human
  body.

inhalant Any substance whose fumes are sniffed
and inhaled to produce mind-altering sensations
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Inhalants
Paint
Vegetable cooking sprays
Inhalants
Air fresheners
Lighter fluid
Markers and pens
Correction fluid
Hair sprays
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What Damage Do Inhalants Cause?

• Abusing inhalants can damage the protective
  coating that surrounds brain cells, called
  myelin.
• Permanent effects can include an impaired ability
  to walk, talk, or think.

Even a first-time experiment with inhalants can
result in death from choking, suffocation, or
heart attack.
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Warning Signs of Inhalant Abuse
Eyes that are red or runny.
Sores or spots near the mouth.
Warning Signs of Inhalant Abuse
Breath that smells strange or like chemicals.
Holding a marker or pen near the nose.
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Lesson 4 Review
What I Learned
Vocabulary What are hallucinogens?
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Lesson 4 Review
What I Learned
Recall What are two possible consequences of
using hallucinogens?
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Lesson 4 Review
What I Learned
Identify List the health risks to a person who
uses inhalants.
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Lesson 4 Review
Thinking Critically
Hypothesize What might you say to someone you
know who is thinking of abusing an inhalant for
the first time?
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Lesson 4 Review
Thinking Critically
Analyze Why do you think inhalant abuse might be
a serious problem among 12- to 14-year-olds?
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Chapter 14 Drugs
Lesson 4 Hallucinogens andInhalants
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