Drugs

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DrugsUse and Abuse

• Lesson 2
• Marijuana, Inhalants, and Steroids

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MarijuanaMary Jane, bud, gungi, chronic,
Whackatabacky , pot, weed, dube, Hooch, Stack

• Marijuana-Plant whose leaves, buds and flowers
  are usually smoked for their intoxicating
  effects.
• Hashish, hash are stronger forms of MJ.
• MJ is a mind altering drug that can lead
• to other serious health problems
• When combined with other drugs like,
• cocaine, and alcohol can lead to deadly
  experiences

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MJ Facts and info

• MJ contains more cancer causing
• chemicals than tobacco.
• MJ users are 17 times more likely to try harder
  drugs (heroin, cocaine, meth)
• THC is the psychoactive chemical in MJ, which is
  stored in fat cells and can be detected for up to
  a month after use.
• ---May be used medically for
• Glaucoma Chemotherapy

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MJ--some of the many health risks

• Hallucinations and paranoia
• Impaired short term memory
• Poor reaction times
• Distorted sense of timing, sight
• and sound
• Decreased ambition
• Heart lung damage
• Weakened immune system
• Increased appetite leading to weight gain
• Lower sperm count in males

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Addiction

• MJ release a brain chemical called dopamine.
• Dopamine allows one to feel intense
• well-being and elation.
• When the MJ wears off the pleasure drops quickly.
  This causes a mental let-down and physical
  crash. This cycle makes
• it easy for MJ users to want to do
• more and more, which can lead to
• addiction.
• (Mental or Physical addiction?)

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Mental/Emotional Problems

• MJ users begin to experience slow mental
  reactions and start to feel anxious and
  Paranoia-an irrational suspiciousness or distrust
  of others.
• School work suffers
• Problems with persons of authority

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Physical changes

• MJ users have a major risk to
• Reproductive organs.
• Males-low sperm count low levels of
  testosterone.
• Females-Increased testosterone, (more facial
  body hair, deep voice) increased risk of
  infertility.

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DUI Issues

• Using MJ and driving can have similar effects as
  alcohol.
• Poor judgment, depth perception, slow reflexes,
• Insurance rate go up if
• caught using and driving.

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Inhalants

• Are substances whose fumes are
• sniffed and inhaled to get high and
• alter the mind.
• Inhalants go straight to the brain, killing brain
  cells that can never be replaced.
• Aerosols, glue, spray paint, gas, and varnishes
  are typical
• Most inhalants are depressants slowing the CNS
• Body effects are staring, slurred speech, bad
  judgment, increased heart rate, damage to brain
  cells

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Steroids

• Anabolic-androgenic steroids-synthetic substances
  that are similar to the male hormone
  testosterone.
• Anabolic-refers to muscle building
• Androgenic-refers to increased male
  characteristics
• Legal only with a doctors prescription

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Bodily side affects

• Mood swings, impaired judgment, paranoia and
  invincibility
• Steroids build muscle BUT do NOT grow/build
  tendons and ligaments, so when injuries occur
  they take longer to heal.
• Taken by pill or injection. Pill forms can lead
  to liver damage. Injecting can lead to HIV,
  Hepatitis, and Viruses.
• When hormone production is disrupted, males can
  develop breasts, a condition called gynecomastia.
  
• Taking roids can cause pimples to pop up.

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Discussion Groups

• Should pro athletes be allowed to use steroids?
  Support your opinion with quality ideas and/or
  facts
• Should high school athletes have to under-go
  random drug testing??
• Support your opinion with
• quality ideas and/or facts