Drug Unit

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Drug Unit
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Bellringer

• Chris is very excited for the weekend to begin.
  The new sequel to his favorite video game is
  being released today. As he walks down the block
  toward the video game store, he hears someone
  call his name. His new friend, Eric, is hanging
  out in the alley with some students from school
  that Chris has heard are into drugs. You want to
  try something new? asks Eric. Chris isnt sure
  what to say. He likes Eric, but he doesn't want
  to get pressured into doing drugs.
• Write a paragraph that describes three ways Chris
  could avoid getting involved with drugs in this
  situation.

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Substance Abuse

• Substance abuse includes the use of illegal
  substances, as well as the misuse of legal
  substances.
• Medicines cure and prevent disease. Sometimes
  medicines are accidentally used in an improper
  way. At other times, medicines are intentionally
  abused.
• Substance abuse is any medical unnecessary or
  improper use of chemical substances for
  non-medical purposes. It includes the overuse,
  or multiple use of a drug, use of an illegal drug
  or use of a drug with alcohol.

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Substance Abuse

• Some abused substances are illegal drug use,
  chemical substances that people of any age may
  not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy or sell.
• Using illegal drugs is a crime called illicit
  drug use, the use or sale of any substance that
  is illegal or otherwise not permitted. This
  includes the sale of prescription drugs to those
  for whom the drugs are not intended.

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DEFINITIONS

• A drug is a chemical substance that has a direct
  effect on the body.
• Drug abuse Taking drugs in ways not medically
  intended.
• Drug use- Use of a legal drug.
• Dependence- A state arising from the repeated
  administration of a drug, in which the body
  relies on the effect produced by the drug.
• Physical Dependence- The need to use a drug to
  prevent withdrawal symptoms.
• Addiction. Another serious consequence is
  addiction, a physiological or psychological
  dependence on a drug. An addict is someone who
  requires persist compulsive use of a substance
  known by the user to be harmful.

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DEFINITIONS

• Psychological Dependence- Condition in which user
  relies on a drug for a sense of well-being.
• Tolerance- The bodys adjustment to the effects
  of a drug results in the need for increased
  dosages to achieve the same effects.
• Withdrawal- physical and psychological symptoms
  that occur when users dependent on a drug stop
  taking it.
• Rehabilitation- is the process of medical and
  psychological treatment for physiological or
  psychological dependence on drug or alcohol.
• Overdose- a strong, sometimes fatal reaction to
  taking a large amount of a drug.
• Flashbacks- unwanted recurrences of the drug's
  effects weeks or months after use.

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Why people abuse drugs

• Boredom
• Availability
• Conformity Peer Pressure
• Curiosity
• Rebellion
• Escape
• Fun

• Family members
• Media messages
• Perceptions of drug behavior
• Misleading information
• A belief that drugs solve personal, social, or
  medical problems
• Role models

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How Drugs Enter the Bloodstream

• Swallowed
• Inhaled
• Smoked
• Applied to the skin
• Injected
• Snorted

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Patterns of Use

• Situational/recreational
• Certain activities
• Used for coping
• Intense
• High does over time
• Habitual use for coping
• Dependence developing
• Compulsive
• Out of control
• Dependence
• Interferes with family and work

• Experimental
• Curiosity
• Social events
• Often not repeated
• Occasional
• Social use
• Low risk
• Not integrated

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Drugs take a Heavy Toll

• In addition to the physical risks to a persons
  health, substance abuse can damage all aspects of
  your life.
• Consequences for the individual.
• Teens who use illegal drugs may stop pursuing
  their interests and goals.
• Taking drugs lower inhibitions, engage in sexual
  behavior which increase the risk of STIs or
  acting recklessly.
• Drug use is also the leading factor in teen
  depression and suicide.
• Teens who are involved in drug use are more
  likely to be arrested are involved in crime,
  increased violence, and accidental death.

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Drugs take a Heavy Toll

• Consequences for Family Friends
• Teens who use illegal drugs may lose interest in
  healthy activities.
• They may stop spending time with friends who
  value a drug-free lifestyle.
• Family member who feel responsible for their
  loved ones feel the burden of the emotional and
  financial cost of drug abuse.
• Consequences for others. unborn baby
• Consequences for Society. Crime violence, jobs,
  accidents death, and insurance. Drug abuse costs
  the U.S. economy 180 billion per year.

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Review Sect. 1

1. What is an overdose?
2. What are six ways drugs enter your body?
3. Why might a person choose to try drugs?
4. Why might an addiction to a drug become more
   expensive as the body develops a tolerance to the
   drug?
5. Distinguish between substance abuse and illicit
   drug use. How are these terms similar? How are
   they different?
6. What is the difference between an experimental
   user and a compulsive user?

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Chapter 12

• Section 2

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Bellringer

• List some other common names for marijuana,
  inhalants, and steroids.

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Drug Classifications

• Narcotics
• Stimulants
• Depressants
• Hallucinogens/ Psychedelics

• Marijuana
• Inhalants
• Anabolic Steroids

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Drug Chart
Drug Classification Drug Name Slang Name How the drug enters the body Short-term Effects Long-Term Effects
Marijuana
Inhalants
Anabolic Steroids
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MARIJUANA
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MARIJUANA

• Marijuana is one of the most widely used illegal
  drugs. Hashish, or hash is a stronger form of
  marijuana. Marijuana is considered a possible
  gateway drug, a drug that may lead to the user to
  try other, more dangerous drugs.
• All forms of marijuana are mind-altering and can
  damage the users health. They all contain THC
  (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), the main active
  chemical in marijuana.
• They also contain more than 400 other chemicals.
• Marijuana has been found to contain more
  cancer-causing agents than is found in tobacco.

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MARIJUANA

• Marijuana has some features of both depressants
  and stimulants.
• Marijuana is used in some federally funded
  research studies to treat cancer patients for
  nausea or experimentally for glaucoma in these
  uses, it is classified as a narcotic.
• THC can be found in the fatty tissue of users and
  can remain in the body up to a month after use.

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MARIJUANA Drug Names

• Cannabis
• Sinsemilla
• Hashish
• Hash oil
• THC

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MARIJUANASlang Name

• Pot
• Grass
• Weed
• Chronic
• Reefer
• Joint

• Dope
• Mary Jane
• Ganga
• Maui Wowee
• Roach

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MARIJUANAHow it enters the bloodstream

• Marijuana is a plant whose leaves, buds, and
  flowers are usually smoked for their intoxicating
  effects.
• Marijuana may also be included in some foods and
  eaten to gain its intoxicating effects.
• Marijuana might also be mixed in food or brewed
  as a tea.
• As a more concentrated, resinous form it is
  called hashish and, as a sticky black liquid,
  hash oil.

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MARIJUANAShort-term Effects

• Problems with memory and learning
• Distorted perception (sights, sounds, time,
  touch)
• Trouble with thinking and problem-solving
• Loss of coordination and
• Increased heart rate, anxiety.
• Mood changes

• Decreased initiative and ambition
• Bloodshot eyes, dry mouth
• Weakened immunity
• Increased appetite
• Mild euphoria or depression

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MARIJUANALong-Term Effects

• Increased risk of chronic pulmonary disorders
• Decrease in testosterone levels for men
• Chronic bronchitis
• Lung Cancer
• Psychological dependence requiring more of the
  drug to get the same effect

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INHALANTS
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INHALANTS

• Some commercially available products produce
  fumes that can make people high when inhaled.
• The body develops tolerance to inhalants but no
  physical dependence.
• Repeated exposure to solvents can cause serious
  damage to the body.

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INHALANTSDrug Names

• correction
• fluid
• hair spray
• spray paint
• asthma spray
• ether
• chloroform
• Helium
• dry cleaning
• fluid

• glue
• gasoline
• rubber cement
• varnish remover
• paint thinner
• lighter fluid
• nail polish
• remover
• spot remover
• paint

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InhalantsSlang Name

• Snappers
• Poppers
• Locker room
• Rush
• Laughing gas
• Whippets
• Bullet
• Climax
• Bolt

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INHALANTS How the drug enters the bloodstream

• Bagging Sniffing or inhaling fumes that have
  been sprayed inside a paper or plastic bag
• Huffing Absorbing fumes from an inhalant-soaked
  rag that's stuffed in the mouth
• Inhaling gas such as helium or nitrous oxide
  from a balloon

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INHALANTSShort-term effects

• Glassy stare
• Slurred speech
• Impaired
• judgment
• Nausea
• Coughing
• Nosebleeds
• Fainting

• Fatigue
• Lack of coordination
• Clumsy
• Dizzy
• Euphoria
• Delusions
• hallucinations

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INHALANTSLong-term Effects

• Damage to the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys
• Blindness
• Brain damage
• Paralysis
• Cardiac arrest
• Death
• Poor memory, dementia
• Extreme mood swings
• Tremors
• Seizures

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Signs of INHALANT ABUSE

• A sweetish, chemical smell on the clothes or body
  
• Inflammation of the nostrils, frequent
  nosebleeds, or a rash around the nose and mouth
• Poor appetite and loss of weight
• Pale, bluish skin
• Watery, bloodshot eyes with dilated pupils
• Slow, slurred speech
• Clumsy, staggering gait, and drunken appearance.

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ANABOLIC STEROIDS
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ANABOLIC STEROIDS

• Anabolic-androgenic steroids the class of drugs
  is androgenic (promoting masculine
  characteristics- testosterone) anabolic (tissue
  building) steroids (the class of drugs).
• Steroid use can result in unnatural muscle
  growth.
• When combined with physical conditioning,
  steroids can increase muscle strength, but the
  tendons and ligaments do not get stronger which
  can lead to injury.

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ANABOLIC STEROIDS

• Anabolic steroids are synthetic drugs that can
  simulate the male hormone testosterone.
• Doctors occasionally prescribe anabolic steroids
  in low doses for patients who suffer from cancers
  and anemias that do not respond to usual
  treatments, but special attention is given to
  minimize the side effects.

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ANABOLIC STEROIDSDrug Names

• Oxandrolone
• Oxymetholone
• Ethylestrenol
• Stanozolol
• Sustanon 250
• Clembuterol
• Anabol

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Anabolic Steroids Slang Names

• HGH
• Roids
• Juice
• D-Ball
• Gym Candy
• Arnolds
• Fakes

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STEROIDSHow the drug enters the body

• Anabolic steroids can be taken orally
• injected intramuscularly
• rubbed on the skin when in the form of gels or
  creams.
• Many steroid users take two or more kinds of
  steroids at once. Called stacking, this way of
  taking steroids is supposed to get users bigger
  faster.

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STEROIDSSide effects (males)

• Acne
• Baldness
• Roid Rage Aggressive behavior may suffer from
  paranoid jealousy, extreme irritability,
  delusions, and impaired judgment stemming from
  feelings of invincibility.
• Gynecomastia- female breasts
• Kidney, liver, immune
• Impotence

• High blood
• pressure
• Bloating
• Heart
• disease
• Jaundice
• Insomnia
• Shrinking
• of testes
• Growth
• deficits
• Headaches

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STEROIDSShort-Term Effects (FEMALE)

• Reduced breast size
• Enlarged clitoris (a very sensitive part of the
  genitals)
• Increase in facial and body hair
• Deepened voice
• Menstrual problems
• "Roid rage" - severe, aggressive behavior that
  may result in violence, such as fighting or
  destroying property
• Severe mood swings
• Hallucinations - seeing or hearing things that
  are not really there
• Paranoia - extreme feelings of mistrust and fear
• Anxiety and panic attacks
• Depression and thoughts of suicide
• An angry, hostile, or irritable mood
• Liver, kidney, cardiovascular disease

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Long-Term Effects of Steroids for Men and Women

• Cardiovascular disease (heart attack stroke)
• Increases LDL and lowers HDL which increases the
  risk of atherosclerosis

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Review

1. What is the main ingredient found in marijuana?
2. What are inhalants?
3. Why does using steroids for increasing muscle
   strength often result in injury?
4. What does the term huffing mean?
5. How do the effects of steroids differ in males
   and females?
6. What does the term roid rage mean?

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Chapter 12

• Section 3

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Psychoactive Drugs
Drug Classification Drug name Slang Name How it is taken Short-term Effects Long-Term Effects
Stimulants
Depressants
Opiates/ Narcotics
Hallucinogens
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PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS

• The central nervous system (CNS) is
• amazingly complex. Every human
• activity, from bending a finger to solving
• complicated problems involves the CNS.
• Psychoactive drugs, chemicals that
• affect the central nervous system and
• alter activity in the brain, change the
• functioning of the CNS.

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STIMULANTS
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STIMULANTS

• Stimulants are a class of drugs that elevate
  mood, increase feelings of well-being, and
  increase energy and alertness. Stimulants often
  produce a feeling of euphoria in users.
• Users are exhausted and often depressed after
  use.
• Examples of stimulants includeCocaine,Crack,
  Meth, Caffeine, Ritalin,Amphetamines

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STIMULANTS Drug Names

• Caffeine
• Nicotine
• Cocaine
• Amphetamines
• Khat
• Ritalin

• Benzedrine
• Ephedra
• Dexedrine
• Ephedrine
• Methamphetamine

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STIMULANTSlang Names

• Uppers
• Speed
• Meth
• Crank
• Bumble bees
• Nose candy
• ICE

• Black beauties
• Coke
• Rock
• Hearts
• White crosses
• Crystal
• Toot

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StimulantsHow the drug enters the body

• Swallowed in pill form
• "Snorted" in powder form, through the nostrils,
  where the drug is absorbed into the bloodstream
  through the nasal tissues
• Injected, using a needle and syringe, to release
  the drug directly into a vein
• Heated in crystal form and smoked (inhaled into
  the lungs).

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STIMULANTS Short-term Effects

• Talkativeness and sociability.
• Extreme mental alertness.
• Nervousness and jumpiness.
• Anxiety, especially about being caught using.
• Irritability.
• Paranoia.
• Diminished decision-making ability.
• Insomnia.
• Tremors and dizziness.
• Muscle twitches and spasms.

• Violent behavior.
• Dry mouth.
• Constricted blood vessels.
• Dilated pupils.
• Decreased appetite.
• Abdominal pain and nausea.
• Blurred vision.
• Fever.
• Increased heart rate and blood pressure.
• Lost self-control.
• Heavy sweating
• Performing repetitive, meaningless tasks

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STIMULANTSLong-Term Effects

• Burns in mouth and on hands from smoking.
• "Tracks" - puncture marks on arms or wherever
  injections are made.
• Infections and sores associated with injection
  tracks.
• Incontinence (inability to control urination
  and/or bowel movements.)
• Brain infections - both bacterial and fungal,
  sometimes leading to abscesses.
• Weight loss and malnourishment due to decreased
  appetite for food.
• Confusion, paranoia,
• Lung disease
• Kidney damage
• Liver damage
• Seizures, convulsions

• Gangrene (rot) of bowels and other body parts
  from lack of blood flow.
• Irritability and mood disturbances.
• Auditory hallucinations (imaginary sounds that
  seem real.)
• Formication - The sensation that insects are
  crawling under the skin.
• Headaches. Convulsions. Seizures. Coma. Heart
  Disease, Altered heart rhythm, Chest pain. Very
  high or very low blood pressure Heart attack
• Tooth decay
• Brain damage similar to Alzheimers disease or
  Parkinsons disease
• Death
• Auditory hallucinations and delusions

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StimulantsCocaine

• Cocaine is a rapidly acting powerful and highly
  addictive stimulant.
• Cocaine is a white powder extracted from the
  leaves of the coca plant.
• It is widely cultivated in Bolivia, Peru,
  Ecuador, and Columbia, currently the source of
  some 80 percent of the world's cocaine.
• Cocaine is the world's most powerful naturally
  occurring stimulant.
• Crack is a dangerous form of cocaine, also called
  rock or freebase rock . Crack reaches the brain
  in 10 seconds after being smoked or injected.

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StimulantsMethamphetamine

• Meth is a white, odorless powder that easily
  dissolves in alcohol or water.
• In addition, methamphetamine is more widely
  available, at lower prices, than most other
  illicit drugs.
• Unlike cocaine or heroin, methamphetamine can be
  purchased easily in small towns and large all
  across the United States, especially in the West
  and Midwest. Plus, it costs about 1/4 as much as
  cocaine and its high lasts 12-20 times as long.
• People who use meth can stay up for days without
  thinking they need sleep

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StimulantsMeth
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Depressants
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DEPRESSANTS

• Depressants, or sedatives lower inhibitions by
  depressing the central nervous system.
• They can induce sleep and slow down most body
  functions, such as breathing, muscular
  coordination, speech, movement and manual
  dexterity.
• All depressants are physically addictive.
• Withdrawal can be extremely difficult and even
  life threatening if not supervised by medical
  experts.
• The use of alcohol and barbiturates together
  causes more deaths than any other combination of
  drugs.

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DEPRESSANTS Drug Names

• Alcohol
• Barbiturates (Seconal, Nembutal, Phenobarbital)
• Tranquilizers (Valium, Librium, Xanax)
• Quaalude
• Rohypnol roofies
• GHB

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DEPRESSANTS Slang Names

• Yellow Jackets
• Reds
• Blues
• Purple hearts
• Ludes
• Barbs
• R2
• Roofies

• Downers
• Booze
• Qs
• Phennies
• Rainbow
• Blue Heaven
• Georgia Home Boy
• Liquid ecstasy
• Roach

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DepressantsHow drug enters the body

• Injected
• Swallowed

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DEPRESSANTS Short-term Effects

• Slowed breathing
• Poor coordination
• Slower reactions
• Slurred speech
• Blurred vision
• Dizziness
• Drowsiness
• Poor thought process
• Loss of consciousness
• Loss of reflexes

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DepressantsLong-Term Effects

• Unconsciousness up to four hours
• Seizures
• Coma
• Death
• Amnesia
• Depression
• addiction

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DepressantsDate Rape drugs

• Rohypnol, or roofies, are depressants that are
  colorless, odorless, and tasteless.
• It is a surgical anesthetic or sleeping pill used
  legally by doctors around the world.
• It is about 10 times more potent than most common
  prescription sleeping pills.
• Rohypnol is illegal in the U.S. and Canada, but
  is smuggled in from other countries.
• Because victims are likely to suffer amnesia, it
  is often impossible for the victim to tell the
  details of a rape or assault. Victims are often
  aware that they have been sexually assaulted, but
  they can't explain how it happened.
• The newer version of Rohypnol will turn blue when
  it is put in a drink, and it will take longer to
  dissolve.

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DepressantsDate Rape drugs

• GHB is another CNS depressant. It is available as
  a clear liquid, a white powder, and in a variety
  of tablets and capsules
• Effects kick in about after 10 minutes, and last
  about 4 hours.

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Opiates/Narcotics
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OPIATES/NARCOTICS

• Opiates or narcotics, are drugs such as those
  derived from the opium plant that are obtainable
  only by prescription and are used to relieve
  pain.
• They depress or slow down the central nervous
  system.
• They provide pain relief without loss of
  consciousness.
• Narcotics have a high potential for physical
  addiction.

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NARCOTICSDrug Names

• Opium
• Morphine
• Codeine
• Heroin
• Percocet
• Demerol
• Fentanyl

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Narcotic Slang Names

• Junk
• Smack
• Downers
• Barbs
• Horse
• Mud
• Hillbilly Heroin
• Oxy 80s

• M
• Scag
• Black Tar
• Brown sugar
• Miss Emma
• School boy
• Percs

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Narcotics/OpiatesHow the drug enters the body

• Injected
• Swallowed
• Snorted
• smoked

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Narcotics/OpiatesShort-term Effects

• One-to-two minute "rush."
• Warm flushing of the skin.
• Dry mouth.
• Heavy feeling in arms
• and legs.
• Nausea.
• Vomiting.
• Severe itching.
• Drowsiness and confusion
• for up to six hours.
• Slowed heart rate.
• Slowed breathing rate.
• hallucinations

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Narcotics/OpiatesLong-term Effects

• Addiction
• Coma
• Death
• Tolerance
• dependency
• AIDS
• Endocarditis
• hepatitis from contaminated syringes

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Hallucinogens
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HALLUCINOGENS

• Hallucinogens are drugs that alter moods,
  thoughts, and sense perceptions, including
  vision, hearing, smell, and touch. Some cause
  short-term euphoria, a feeling of intense
  well-being or elation.
• Unlike stimulants and depressants, which have
  many well-researched counterparts, most
  hallucinogens, or psychedelics, are manufactured
  or grown illegally.
• Extended scientific testing has not been done on
  these drugs.
• Although some users do not hallucinate, others
  report seeing music or smelling a sound.

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HALLUCINOGENSDrug Names

• LSD
• PCP
• MDMA (ecstasy)
• Mushrooms
• Ketamine
• DXM (tussin)
• Peyote (mescaline)

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HALLUCINOGENS Slang Names

• Angel dust
• PCP
• Acid
• LSD
• Purple haze
• White lightning
• Love Drug
• Disco biscuits
• Super grass
• Hog

• Buttons
• microdot
• Special K
• Adam
• Shrooms
• XTC
• Hug
• Sunshine
• Magic mushrooms

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HallucinogensHow the drug enters the body

• Snorted
• Smoked
• Swallowed
• Put on the tongue to dissolve
• injected

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HALLUCINOGENSShort-term Effects

• unconsciousness
• hallucinations
• amnesia
• agitation violence
• confusion
• difficulty hearing
• understanding or speaking
• Distorted sense of time
• Poisoning (shrooms)

• Delusions
• Illusions
• Flashbacks
• numbness
• Tremors
• Loss of
• appetite
• Panic
• Nausea
• Inability to feel pain

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HALLUCINOGENSLong-Term Effects

• Flashbacks
• Coma
• Death
• Memory loss
• Difficulty speaking
• Impaired thinking ability
• Depression
• Unwanted weight loss
• Mood disorder
• Psychological dependence
• Anxiety

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Drug Use and Pregnancy
Many drugs are toxic to the fetus, especially in
early pregnancy. Even common drugs such as
aspirin, antibiotics, and birth control pill can
affect the fetus.
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Drug Use and Pregnancy Women who use drugs
during pregnancy can cause the following

• Addiction and withdrawal symptoms
• Learning disabilities
• Deformities
• Mental retardation

• miscarriage
• still birth
• Premature birth
• Low birth weight
• hyperactivity

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Chapter 12

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Drug Abuse Affects the Individual

• Many drug users would like to think the
  consequences of drug use wont affect them.
• Drug use can lead to
• Car accidents
• Accidental injury or death
• Violence other criminal activity
• Unplanned pregnancy
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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• Drug abuse and crime
• Making or selling drugs
• Addiction is expensive so they steal or sell
  drugs to ge money to buy drugs
• 2/3-3/4 of people arrested for violent crimes
  were on drugs when their crimes were committed.
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Drug Abuse Affects the Family

• Affects trust
• Warning signs of a user
• Unusual emotional reactions to situations
• Withdraws from family activities
• Repeatedly breaks household or school rules
• Hangs out with different friends
• Starts to dress differently
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Drug abuse Violence

• 25-50 of all family violence is drug related.
• 75 of female victims of domestic violence are
  attacked by someone who was high or drunk.
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Drug Abuse and Pregnancy

• Drugs dangerous to mother and unborn child
• Premature birth
• Low birth rate
• Variety of developmental problems
• Newborn could be physically dependent on that
  drug
• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome drug withdrawal
  that occurs in newborn infants whose mothers were
  frequent drug users during pregnancy
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Drug Abuse Affects Society

• Statistics
• 1962 4 million Americans had tried an illegal
  drug
• 2002 90 million Americans have tried an illegal
  drug
• Drug Abuse Economics
• Economic costs 181 billion in 2002
• Loss of productivity at work
• Accidental injuries
• Car crashes
• Suicide
• Overdose
• Healthcare costs 16 billion in 2002
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Drug Abuse and Crime

• Statistic
• 2002 Cost of drug-related crime was 108
  billion
• 2002 Money that all 50 states spent on
  state-supported colleges 108 billion
• 1983 Ratio 1-11 prisoners were jailed for drug
  related crime.
• 2002 1-4 prisoners were jailed for drug related
  crime.
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Drug Abuse Affects Everyone

• Physical, mental, emotional injuries from
  drug-related domestic violence.
• Health problems in babies born to mothers who
  abused drugs.
• Injury resulting from drug-related car accidents.
• Loss of job productivity resulting from drug use.
• Diseases caused by drug abuse.
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Treatment for Drug Addiction

• Recovering the process of learning to live
  without drugs.
• Need support
• 12-step programs
• Outpatient counseling
• Residential communities
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Principles That Describe Effective Drug Abuse
Treatment

• No single treatment works for everyone
• Should be available easy to access
• Addresses other problems that the abuser has, not
  just the addiction.
• The longer the abuser stays in treatment, the
  more effective it is.
• Group therapy is useful
• Medications can be an important part in the
  treatment.

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Treatment continued

• Mental illness should be treated with the
  addiction.
• Intervention Confronting a drug user about the
  abuse problem to stop him/her from using drugs.
• Monitor for continued drug use.
• Treatment programs for HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B C
• Watch for relapse Return to using drugs while
  trying to recover.

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Saying No to Drugs

• Practice saying NO
• Be firm, calm, and confident
• Buy yourself time find a place where you can be
  alone think about what you can do to get out of
  the situation, (i.e. go to the bathroom)
• Give good reasons why you choose not to do drugs
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Saying No continued

• State the consequences..I dont want to get
  arrested like Mary.
• Suggest an alternate activity.
• Walk away
• Live Drug Free
• MADD
• SADD
• These organizations provide a safe place to have
  fun without having to face the pressure of using
  drugs.

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Activities for Drug Unit

• Choose a partner or work alone.
• 12 verse rap or poem
• Editorial pertaining to drugs
• 10 Question Interview
• Article in the Newspaper pertaining to drugs
• What is expected
• Rap, poem, editorial, interview, or newspaper
  article given to teacher before you present to
  the class

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Rap

• Decide how you want to present the rap.
• Speak loudly enough and clearly enough for the
  class to hear.
• May play music with your rap, no profane words

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Editorial

• What is the main idea of the editorial?
• What drugs are mentioned in the editorial?
• Who is involved?
• What were the consequences of being involved with
  drugs?
• When did the incident in the editorial happen?
• Where did the incident happen?

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Interview

• From the perspective of
• Examples
• Pregnant mother on drugs
• Police officer to drug offender
• Teenager to teenager
• Parent/adult to teenager
• Someone who does drugs/someone who has never
  done drugs

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Newspaper Article

• What is the main idea of the article?
• What drugs are mentioned in the article?
• Who is involved?
• What were the consequences of being involved with
  drugs?
• When did the incident in the article happen?
• Where did the incident happen?