“DRUGS OF ABUSE”

-Rawal Zeba Hasan

Q. What is a ‘Drug’? It is a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.

Q. What is“DRUG ABUSE” ?Drug abuse, also called substance abuse or chemical abuse, is a disorder that is characterized by a destructive pattern of ‘using a substance’ that leads to significant problems or distress. 

A Fact to Know :

2.ALCOHOL : Found In :liquor, beer, and wine

Means of intake :Swallowed

2.ALCOHOL : Found In :liquor, beer, and wine Means of intake :Swallowed Acute Effects:In low doses, euphoria, mild stimulation, relaxation,

lowered inhibitions; in higherdoses, drowsiness, slurred speech, nausea, emotional volatility, loss of coordination, visual distortions, impaired memory, sexual dysfunction, loss of consciousness

Health Risks :- Increased risk of injuries, violence, fetal damage (in pregnant women); depression; neurologic deficits; hypertension; liver and heart disease; addiction; fatal overdose

Acute Effects: In low doses: ,, Euphoria (feeling or state of excitement $happiness) mild stimulation, relaxation, lowered inhibitions;

In higherdoses, drowsiness, slurred speech, nausea, emotional volatility, loss of coordination, visual distortions, impaired memory, sexual dysfunction, loss of consciousness

EUPHORIA

EFFECT OF ALCOHOL:

3.MARIJUANA :

Found In: Blunt, dope (heroin), ganja, grass, herb, joint, bud, Mary Jane, pot, reefer, green, trees, smoke, sinsemilla, skunk, weed

Means of Intake: Smoked, swallowed

Acute Effects: Euphoria; relaxation; slowed reaction time; distorted sensory perception; impaired balance and coordination; increased heart rate and appetite; impaired learning, memory; anxiety; panic attacks; psychosis ( a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.)

Health Risks: Cough, frequent respiratory infections; possible mental health decline; addiction

PSYCHOSISINCREASED APPETITE IMPAIRED MEMORY

4.HEROIN (Diacetylmorphine): Found In: brown sugar, dope,junk, skag, skunk, ; cheese (with OTC cold medicine and antihistamine (used for allergies)

Means of intake:, Injected , smoked, snorted

INJECTED

SMOKED SNORTED

Acute Effects: Euphoria; drowsiness; impaired coordination; dizziness; confusion; nausea; sedation; feeling of heaviness in the body; slowed or arrested breathing

Health Risks: Constipation; endocarditis(inflammation of the endocardium.); hepatitis; HIV; addiction; fatal overdose

5.OPIUM (Laudanum, paregoric) : Found In: big O, black stuff, block, gum, hop Means of intake: Injected, smoked, snorted Acute Effects: Euphoria; drowsiness; impaired coordination; dizziness; confusion; nausea; sedation; feeling of heaviness in the body; slowed or arrested breathing Opium poppy

Health Risks: Constipation; endocarditis; hepatitis; HIV; addiction; fatal overdose (same effects as Heroin)

6. COCAINE (Cocaine hydrochloride): : Found In : blow, bump, , candy, Charlie, coke, crack, flake, rock, snow, toot

Means of Intake: snorted, smoked, injected

Acute effects: Increased heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, metabolism; feelings of exhilaration; increased energy, mental alertness; tremors; reduced appetite; irritability; anxiety; panic; paranoia; violent behavior; psychosis, nasal damage from snorting (inhaling)

Health Risks: - Weight loss, insomnia; cardiac or cardiovascular complications; stroke; seizures; addiction

TREMORS PARANOIA

INSOMNIA SEIZURE

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