Drug Classifications

Depressants

•Drowsiness•Slow down body function

Decreased:Heart Rate

Blood PressureBreathing RateReaction TimeCoordination

•Overdose•Depression/suicidal thoughts•Withdrawal – in some cases may be life-threatening•Respiratory failure

•Alcohol•Opiates (Heroin, Morphine, and other Pain Killers)•Tranquilizers & Sedatives•Barbiturates & Anesthetics

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Stimulants

•Sleeplessness•Hyperactivity•Anxiety•Euphoria•Increase body function

Increased:Heart Rate

Blood PressureBreathing Rate

•Irregular heart beat•Heart failure•Hyperthermia•Convulsions•Death

•Cocaine•Crack•Nicotine•Amphetamines•Methamphetamine•Caffeine, ephedrine•Adderall and Ritalin

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Hallucinogens

•Mind alterations

•Alteration of reality•Anxiety•Potential for flashback

•PCP•MDMA (Ecstasy)•GHB•Ketamine•LSD (D-Lysergic Acid)•Mushrooms (Psilocybine)•Peyote

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Inhalants

•Slurred speech•Lack of coordination•Dizziness•Confusion•Nausea and vomiting•Headache

•Hypoxia – depriving body of oxygen•CNS or Brain damage•Heart failure•Death from suffocation

•Toluene (spray paints, rubber cement, and gas)•Chlorinated hydrocarbons (dry-cleaning chemicals, & correction fluids)•Hexane (glues & gas)•Benzene (gas)•Methylene chloride (varnish removers & paint thinners)•Butane (cigarette lighter refills & air fresheners)•Nitrous oxide (whipped cream dispensers & gas cylinders)

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Opiates(from the Asian Poppy Palaver somniferous)

•Slow down body function - depressants•Used to relieve pain

•Addiction•Convulsions•Coma•Death

•Opium•Morphine•Heroin•Oxycodone•Methadone

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Cannabis •Produces mixed effects including:

•Increased heart rate•Increase appetite•Dry throat•Feelings of disorientation

•Loss of interest and motivation•Impaired short-term memory and learning•Impaired coordination•Respiratory damage (contains 50-70% more carcinogens than tobacco smoke)

MarijuanaTHCHashish

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Anabolic Steroids

•Hostility and aggression•Acne•Increased male traits on females•Shrunken testicles and lowered sperm production in males•Gynecomastia

•Hypertension•Prostate cancer in males

•Anadrol•Oxandrin •Durabolin•Depo-Testosterone •Equipoise