DRUG ABUSE AND EFFECTS The effects of weed
DRUG ABUSE AND EFFECTS The effects of weed, cocaine, meth etc.
MARIJUANA! • Top most recreational drug in U. S. A. • Also known as cannabis, Marijuana, Grass, Hemp, Weed, Pot, Hash, and Dope. • Marijuana is a Psychoactive and a Psychedelic. • It can be smoked as leaves or flower buds, it can be ground down to isolate the crystallized sap and then pressed into a solid, or the resin extracted by collection via contact with the sticky plant parts.
TOP 10 MARIJUANA EFFECTS ON THE BODY! 1. Slightly drunken but euphoric sensation 2. Impaired judgment 3. Accelerated heartbeat 4. Red eyes 5. Memory problem 6. Slowed reaction time 7. Burning mouth 8. Settled stomach 9. Defense goes down 10. The munchies
COCAINE! • Can be snorted through nose. • Can dissolve in water and injected into blood stream. • Crack is a processed version of coc that is in crystal form • Crack can be smoked through a pipe • Injecting or smoking cocaine delivers the drug rapidly into the bloodstream and brain, producing a quicker and stronger but shorter-lasting high than snorting.
SOME EFFECT OF COCAINE. 1. short-lived, intense high 2. intense depression 3. Edginess 4. craving for more 5. sleep deprivation 6. loss of appetite 7. hallucinations 8. Sexual problems 9. Delirium or psychosis 10. Disorientation
CRYSTAL METH. • Rush can last for up to a half hour. • In the 1950 s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression. • 1970, the US government made it illegal for most uses. • After that, American motorcycle gangs controlled most of the production and distribution of the drug. • Most users at the time lived in rural communities and could not afford the more expensive cocaine.
SOME EFFECTS OF CRYSTAL METH. 1. physical and mental breakdown after the effects of the drugs wear off. 2. Hunger 3. extreme weight loss. 4. kidney and lung damage 5. Dilation of pupils 6. Depression 7. Damage to the brain 8. Severe tooth decay 9. Malnutrition, weight loss
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