DRUG ALCOHOL UNIT What is a drug Any

DRUG / ALCOHOL UNIT

What is a drug? � Any substance that alters perception or behavior reducing that individuals ability to function appropriate in the academic environment. � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=1 li. TPa 8 j. IS 8

Why do people use drug? �Altered Consciousness �Bored – Lonely – Rebellion - Experiment �Avoid Problems �Depression �Peer Pressure

Indicators of drug abuse Changes in…. . � Behavior � Personal hygiene � Physical changes � Friends � Grades

Definition of Addiction � Obsessive Behavior �Think about it all the time � Inability �Can’t – Compulsive to stop for 3 months � Continued use despite adverse consequences �Health and family suffers, no job or money

Perception of Drug and Alcohol Use � Denial �Yourself � Minimization �I � only do it once in awhile Rationalization �At � and parents least I’m not dealing or using coke Individual Perception �Alcohol isn’t a drug � Family Perception: Minimize and hide � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=YT 6 p 2 Rth. Ueo

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome FAS http: //seattletimes. nwsource. com/html/health /2018109029_apusmednewbornsdrugwithdr awal. html

FAS Behavior problems and learning disabilities

Gateway Drugs � Tobacco � Alcohol � Marijuana � Harder Drugs: for example Meth, Cocaine or Heroin

7 Drug Categories � Depressants � Stimulants � Hallucinogens � Dissociative Anesthetics � Narcotic Analgesics � Inhalants � Cannabis

Central Nervous System Depressants � Alcohol � Methaqualone � Valium � Xanax � Prozac (Quaaludes)

Alcohol � Ethyl Alcohol: A family of closely-related chemicals whose molecules are made up of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen. � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=u. BSo. Ia 0 s 1 Wc

Alcohol is the MOST ABUSED DRUG in the United States

Alcohol Effects � � Slurred speech Disorientation Loss of Memory and Inhibitions Impaired Judgment Overdose � � Coma Death

Standard Sized Drink A Can of Beer 12 ounces of fluid @ 4% alcohol equals 0. 48 ounces of pure ethanol A Glass of Wine 4 ounces of fluid @ 12% alcohol equals 0. 48 ounces of pure ethanol A Shot of Whiskey (80 -Proof) 1 and 1/4 ounces @ 40% alcohol equals 0. 50 ounces of pure ethanol

Alcohol Limits and Police � Driving Under the Influence (DUI) 0. 08% = 0. 00% takes 5 hours � Over . 25% taken to the hospital before jail

Drinking and Driving write down one fact � � � Every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes involving alcohol. One death every 48 minutes. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $51 billion.

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM • • • STIMULANTS Methamphetamines (Meth) Cocaine / Crack ADHD Drugs Ecstasy Caffeine Bath Salts

Stimulant Effects �Rapid jerky movements �Extremely �Grind high energy teeth down to nerve

Methamphetamine Don’t sleep or eat and burst of "energy" lasts a few hours, then slams the user into an exhausted, weak, crash. � Unpredictable, acting friendly and then violence. � Pick at imaginary bugs on their skin until it bleeds. � � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=GS 8 XY 4 GMn. Jk&feature=fvwrel

Methamphetamine http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=sy-n. NQEQ 1 io&feature=fvwrel http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=n. Od. E_i. Qaw. Uw&feature=related

� High Caffeine dose is a stimulate like methamphetamines � Red Bull can raise blood pressure to 184/126 (120/80) 6 x the amount of caffeine in a Mt. Dew �Lady in med-50’s was 8 x the normal amount of caffeine. Convicted for driving impaired �

Cocaine � Short � Eats high and expensive up flesh

ADHD Drugs � Ritalin is speed for some people. � Others it balances them out. � College students are taking Adderall to study. They’ll have bouncy, dilated eye

Hallucinogens � LSD stored in the fatty tissues. Flashbacks come back later. �Emotional most dangerous �Feelings of panic, fear sensation � of a “bad trip” MDMA – Ecstasy in pill form. �Stays in the system for 24 hours � Salvia plant Somatic – altered bodily � Peyota Cactus sensations…. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Nyv 21 q. W 7 SQo �Native American tribes smoked it

Hallucinogens Effects � � � Illusion Hallucinations Poor Perception of time and distance Overdose � � � Longer and more intense “trip” episodes Violence Possible death

Bath Salts �It’s a new hallucinogen �Similar to PCP �Very Dangerous � http: //www. necn. com/search. NECN/search/v/43001621/bath-salts-anew-drug-similar-to-pcp-is-taking-off. htm � http: //seattletimes. nwsource. com/html/localnews/2015311562_bathsalt s 14 m. html

Dissociative Anesthetics � PCP � Dissociates person from pain and reality � Brain receptors don’t feel pain: Used on burn victims � Very dangerous � Some time only lethal force will stop the person � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=w. LZq 5 GGPxws&feature=related � Dextromethorphan � Loss (cough syrup) of memory � Lasts the entire school day � Blank stare and eyes look like they saw a ghost

Narcotic Analgesics � Heroin � Methadone � Morphine � Codeine � Opium

Narcotic Analgesics � Heroin � Track Marks � Shooting up in muscles. Eats at the muscle, holes, shares needles then fills with pus, can see to the bone � Under the finger nails � Methadone Less addictive than heroin. � Methadone State Program: People can be on this free program for 3 years. Made to get them off of it, but it’s abused. �

Narcotic Analgesics Effects � � Euphoria Drowsiness Respiratory depression Nausea Overdose � � Slow and shallow breathing Convulsion Coma Death

Opiates and the Brain

Inhalants � � Displacing amount of oxygen in the blood. People will die if too much is in the lungs. Cooking spray acts differently and coats the lungs. Short lived � Once � they start breathing normal air it clears it out. HUGE headaches!

Cannabis Marijuana � Spice � � Hashish: I like marijuana. It consists of the THC-rich resinous material of the cannabis plant, which is collected, dried, and then compressed. The Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan/Afghanistan are the main sources of hashish. � Sinsemilla: Marijuana from seedless female hemp plants that contain very high levels of THC.

Marijuana � Smoking is fastest to the brain. � Marijuana impairs attention span. “smoke themselves stupid” lasts 8 hours � THC is 10 x more potent than the 1980’s. Genetically engineered

Marijuana Effects Difficulty concentrating � Euphoria � Short-term memory loss � Loss of depth perception � Lack of motivation � Lowered productivity �

Marijuana and the Brain

Spice � � � � Synthetic marijuana Made in labs and stores sell it Chemicals are sprinkled on top of plants, like herbs 100% more potent than marijuana One step ahead of legislative to make it illegal Not fit for human consumption http: //www. cnn. com/2011/US/02/28/dea. synthetic. marijuana/index. html? iref=allsear ch http: //www. cnn. com/2011/US/04/01/navy. drug. expulsions/index. html? iref=allsearch

Robert Downey Jr. � Iron Man…. � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=d 25 WMA 61 r. M