Drugs—What kinds of drugs will be Drugs—What kinds of drugs will be talking about?talking about?

MarijuanaMarijuana Stimulants & Stimulants &

DepressantsDepressants HallucinogensHallucinogens Other DrugsOther Drugs

What is Marijuana?What is Marijuana?

Drug made from a Drug made from a cannabis plantcannabis plant

Can be a stimulant, Can be a stimulant, depressant, & depressant, & hallucinogenhallucinogen

Active ingredient is Active ingredient is THCTHC

Will show up in Will show up in blood & urine testsblood & urine tests

Short term effects of marijuana?Short term effects of marijuana?

High=spaceyHigh=spacey Loss of Loss of

understandingunderstanding Drains motivationDrains motivation Paranoia-Paranoia-

hallucinationshallucinations Stays in body for Stays in body for

up to 30 daysup to 30 days

Mixing marijuana Mixing marijuana with PCP (angel with PCP (angel dust) is called dust) is called Super Grass.Super Grass.

Mixing it with Mixing it with heroin is called heroin is called A-Bomb.A-Bomb.

Stimulants and DepressantsStimulants and Depressants

These includeThese include::

Crack/CocaineCrack/Cocaine MethamphetaminesMethamphetamines

AmphetaminesAmphetamines TranquilizersTranquilizers BarbituratesBarbiturates

What is Crack/Cocaine?What is Crack/Cocaine?

A chemicalA chemical Usually found as Usually found as

white powderwhite powder Crack is the Crack is the

“street” name for “street” name for CocaineCocaine

How do people get cocaine into How do people get cocaine into their body?their body?

Most people Most people snort the powder snort the powder through their through their nosenose

Some smoke it Some smoke it or inject it as wellor inject it as well

What does it do when it gets inside What does it do when it gets inside your body?your body?

Affects Central Affects Central Nervous SystemNervous System

Increases blood Increases blood pressure and pressure and heart rate which heart rate which leads to paranoia leads to paranoia and brain and brain seizures.seizures.

MethamphetaminesMethamphetamines

Addictive StimulantAddictive Stimulant Produced in illegal Produced in illegal

labslabs Causes Causes

HallucinationsHallucinations Violent BehaviorViolent Behavior Brain DamageBrain Damage

This is what Meth can do:This is what Meth can do:

Cause cavities and tooth lossCause cavities and tooth loss Cause you to lose interest in activitiesCause you to lose interest in activities Cause a person to make bad Cause a person to make bad

decisions such as:decisions such as: Have unprotected sexHave unprotected sex Use dirty needlesUse dirty needles

Increases likelihood of HIV/AIDSIncreases likelihood of HIV/AIDS

AmphetaminesAmphetamines

StimulantStimulant Medically used to Medically used to

do the following:do the following: Overcome Overcome

depressiondepression Lesson the Lesson the

appetiteappetite ““Speed”Speed”

Tranquilizers and BarbituratesTranquilizers and Barbiturates

Tranquilizers:Tranquilizers:

Depressant used Depressant used to calm nervous to calm nervous patients and is patients and is easily addictingeasily addicting

BarbituratesBarbiturates

Depressant that Depressant that is used to treat is used to treat sleep disorders sleep disorders and seizuresand seizures

Date Rape Drugs & HypnoticsDate Rape Drugs & Hypnotics

Depressants used Depressants used to sexually assault to sexually assault a person without a person without knowing it is knowing it is happeninghappening

GHB and Rohypnol GHB and Rohypnol (roofies)(roofies)

Both HypnoticsBoth Hypnotics Slipped into drink Slipped into drink

to cause a person to cause a person to blackoutto blackout

HallucinogensHallucinogens

Causes a person to Causes a person to see imaginary things see imaginary things and distort real images and distort real images in his/her mind.in his/her mind.

Common side effects Common side effects are:are: HallucinationsHallucinations DepressionDepression TerrorTerror

What are some Hallucinogens?What are some Hallucinogens?

EcstasyEcstasy Mushrooms-Mushrooms-

shroomsshrooms LSD (Acid)LSD (Acid) PCP (Angel PCP (Angel

Dust)Dust) Other club drugsOther club drugs

What are these drugs?What are these drugs? EcstasyEcstasy—Stimulant that causes extreme lows, —Stimulant that causes extreme lows,

kidney failure, & death after just 1 use.kidney failure, & death after just 1 use. ShroomsShrooms—Psychedelic substance in a —Psychedelic substance in a

mushroom that causes euphoria and mushroom that causes euphoria and hallucinationshallucinations

LSDLSD—Acid—comes in pills, gelatin squares, or —Acid—comes in pills, gelatin squares, or is licked off paper—causes intense terror and is licked off paper—causes intense terror and flashbacks.flashbacks.

PCPPCP---Angel Dust—causes a loss in the sense ---Angel Dust—causes a loss in the sense of time and space leading to confusion and of time and space leading to confusion and death.death.

How do these drugs make people How do these drugs make people react?react?

FlashbacksFlashbacks Trip—can last for Trip—can last for

daysdays ParanoiaParanoia Plateauing EffectPlateauing Effect OverdosingOverdosing

InhalantsInhalants

Where the inhaler sniffs Where the inhaler sniffs or inhales the vapors to or inhales the vapors to get high.get high.

Common inhalants:Common inhalants: Nitrous OxideNitrous Oxide Shoe polishShoe polish GasolineGasoline Household cleanersHousehold cleaners Poppers, Snappers, Poppers, Snappers,

IsobutylIsobutyl

Other DrugsOther Drugs

Narcotics=pain Narcotics=pain killerskillers Morphine, Morphine,

Codeine, Codeine, VicodinVicodin

Heroin=SmackHeroin=Smack

What is HeroinWhat is Heroin

Processed from Processed from morphinemorphine

Extracted from the Extracted from the Asian poppy plantAsian poppy plant

Can inject it, snort Can inject it, snort it, or smoke itit, or smoke it

White or brown White or brown powderpowder

What are some health hazards?What are some health hazards?

Fatal overdoseFatal overdose Collapsed veinsCollapsed veins Infectious Infectious

diseasesdiseases Such as Such as

HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS HepatitisHepatitis