Illegal Drugs

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Illegal Drugs

• Dena Lackey, Adrianna Jenkins, Dieula John,
  Meredith Hunter, Cindy Chang

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What defines an illegal drug?

• Medicinal Purposes
• Benefits
• Consequences
• Potential for Abuse
• Potential for Addiction

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Regulation of Drugs

• 1970 Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and
  Control Act
• Controlled Substances Act regulates the
  manufacture and distribution of drugs, and
  organizes them into one of five schedules.

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Schedule of Drugs

• Schedule I
• Has no acceptable medical use and is highly
  addictive
• Examples Heroin, Marijuana, LSD, Peyote,
  Hashish, Psilocybin

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Schedule of Drugs

• Schedule II
• Has current medical use and high potential for
  abuse
• Examples Dilaudid, Demerol, Methadone, Cocaine,
  PCP, Morphine

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Schedule of Drugs

• Schedule III
• Has current medical use and medium potential for
  abuse
• Examples Tylenol with codeine, Opium, Vicodan

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Schedule of Drugs

• Schedule IV
• Has current medical use and low potential use for
  abuse
• Examples Darvocet, Xanax, Valium, Ambien,
  Ativan, Halycon

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Schedule of Drugs

• Schedule V
• Has current medical use and has the lowest
  potential for abuse
• Examples Phenergan, Lomotil, and many liquid
  suspensions

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Stimulants

• Ecstasy (MDMA) Where does it come from?
• Manufactured made with various chemicals in a
  laboratory.

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How introduced to the body

• Swallowed as a tablet
• Snorted after crushing tablet
• Injected
• Inserted per rectum as a suppository

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Effects of Ecstasy on the Body

• Effects on the brain
• Suppresses need to eat, drink, or sleep
• Seizures
• Loss of consciousness
• Stroke

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Effects of Ecstasy on the Body

• Severe dehydration
• Increases body temperature
• Rapid heartbeat
• High blood pressure
• Faintness
• Muscle cramping
• Panic attacks

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Effects of Ecstasy on the Body

• Jaw muscle tension and teeth grinding
• Kidney and cardiovascular failure
• DEATH

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Effect of Ecstasy on the Body
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Marijuana

• Where marijuana comes from
• Grown
• Imported

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Statistics of Marijuana Drug Use
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How Introduced to the Body

• Ingested in food
• Smoked as a joint or blunt
• Out of a pipe or bowl

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Effects of Marijuana on the Body

• Effects on the Brain
• Impairs memory and learning

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Effects of Marijuana on the Body

• Effects on the body
• Frequent respiratory infections
• Increased heart rate
• Anxiety
• Panic attacks
• Physical dependence
• Tolerance

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Effects of Marijuana and the Body

• Effects on the body
• When smoked marijuana introduces over 2,000
  chemicals to the body
• Some of the chemicals are carcinogenic

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Common Street Names

• Ecstasy
• -E, X, XTC, go, hug drug, Adam, beans

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Common Street Names

• Marijuana
• Pot
• Dope
• Grass
• Weed
• Mary Jane