Illegal Drugs Dena Lackey Adrianna Jenkins Dieula John

Illegal Drugs Dena Lackey, Adrianna Jenkins, Dieula John, Meredith Hunter, Cindy Chang

What defines an illegal drug? Ø Medicinal Purposes Ø Benefits Ø Consequences Ø Potential for Abuse Ø Potential for Addiction

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

Schedule of Drugs Ø Schedule I l l Has no acceptable medical use and is highly addictive Examples: Heroin, Marijuana, LSD, Peyote, Hashish, Psilocybin

Schedule of Drugs Ø Schedule II l l Has current medical use and high potential for abuse Examples: Dilaudid, Demerol, Methadone, Cocaine, PCP, Morphine

Schedule of Drugs Ø Schedule III l l Has current medical use and medium potential for abuse Examples: Tylenol with codeine, Opium, Vicodan

Schedule of Drugs Ø Schedule IV l l Has current medical use and low potential use for abuse Examples: Darvocet, Xanax, Valium, Ambien, Ativan, Halycon

Schedule of Drugs Ø Schedule V l l Has current medical use and has the lowest potential for abuse Examples: Phenergan, Lomotil, and many liquid suspensions

Stimulants Ø Ecstasy (MDMA): Where does it come from? l Manufactured: made with various chemicals in a laboratory.

How introduced to the body Ø Swallowed as a tablet Ø Snorted after crushing tablet Ø Injected Ø Inserted per rectum as a suppository

Effects of Ecstasy on the Body Ø Effects on the brain *Suppresses need to eat, drink, or sleep *Seizures *Loss of consciousness *Stroke

Effects of Ecstasy on the Body Ø Severe dehydration Ø Increases body temperature Ø Rapid heartbeat Ø High blood pressure Ø Faintness Ø Muscle cramping Ø Panic attacks

Effects of Ecstasy on the Body Ø Jaw muscle tension and teeth grinding Ø Kidney and cardiovascular failure Ø DEATH

Effect of Ecstasy on the Body

Marijuana Ø Where marijuana comes from *Grown *Imported

Statistics of Marijuana Drug Use

How Introduced to the Body Ø Ingested in food Ø Smoked as a “joint” or “blunt” Ø Out of a pipe or bowl

Effects of Marijuana on the Body Ø Effects on the Brain *Impairs memory and learning

Effects of Marijuana on the Body Ø Effects on the body *Frequent respiratory infections *Increased heart rate *Anxiety *Panic attacks *Physical dependence *Tolerance

Effects of Marijuana and the Body Ø Effects on the body * When smoked marijuana introduces over 2, 000 chemicals to the body * Some of the chemicals are carcinogenic

Common Street Names Ø Ecstasy -E, X, XTC, go, hug drug, Adam, beans

Common Street Names Ø Marijuana *Pot *Dope *Grass *Weed *Mary Jane