Types of Drugs Drug Depressant Stimulant Hallucinogen Narcotic

Types of Drugs • Drug – • Depressant – • Stimulant – • Hallucinogen • Narcotic –

Substance Categories Depressants Stimulants Hallucinogens Narcotics

Drug Abuse A person who abuses drugs may display one or many of the following problems: 1. _______________ symptoms 2. Inability to _______________ use 3. The need for _______ use of the substance 4. Impairment of social functioning or display __________________ 5. The use of any drug for a reason ______ than its intended purpose 6. Excessive use of legal “social” drugs – _____________________ 7. Combining ____________substances in order to obtain a _____________

Dependency • ___________________ – an emotional state of craving a drug for either its positive effects or negative effects caused by its absence • ___________________ – when the body has adapted to a drug and cannot function normally without it (ie) withdrawl symptoms

Early Signs of Drug Abuse… • • • Behaviour at school or work ________ Trouble ________________ Levels of efficiency_____dramatically Lack of ____________ Lack of concern about physical ______________________ – quick to pick a fight Loss of ________ in usual pursuits Unexplained ________ from work or school Need for more _________ Circle of _________ changes

Gateway Drugs • •

Marijuana • Why do teens smoke marijuana? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

MARIJUANA Consider these facts before you decide to smoke MARIJUANA. • There are more cancer-causing agents in marijuana than in any other substance presently known to man. • Crude marijuana contains more carcinogens (one hundred fifty more) and in greater concentration than tobacco. • One joint deposits four times as much cancer-causing tars in the smoker's airways as does tobacco smoke. • Smoking three to five joints a week is equal in harmful effects to smoking 16 cigarettes daily. • Smoking one joint a day is equal to a pack of cigarettes daily. • Three joints smoked per week for three to six months carries the same probability of developing lung cancer as smoking a pack of cigarettes daily for 20 to 30 years.

Marijuana • Common Street Names: Pot, Reefer, Grass, Weed, Dope, Ganja, Mary Jane, Bud, Yellow Submarine. • HOW USED: Rolled into cigarettes or cigars, smoked or eaten. • DETECTABLE IN BODY: up to 28 days after use. • Effects: red eyes, dry mouth and throat, drowsiness, impair motor skills, loss of motivation interest, memory and concentration difficulties develop. • THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) is the main active chemical which alters your mind.

The list is not over… • Because a pot smoker tends to breathe in the smoke more deeply and hold it longer than the tobacco user, greater harm is done to the lungs. • Five times as much carbon monoxide (associated with coronary diseases) is inhaled in marijuana smoke as in tobacco smoke. • Prolonged exposure to marijuana smoke can cause emphysemalike symptoms, cancer of the lungs, mouth, and tongue, and leukemia in children born from marijuana-smoking mothers. • Cases of cancer reported in users in their 20's and 30's include cancer of the mouth, jaw, tongue, larynx, head, neck, and lungs. Normally these cancers would occur between the ages of 55 and 60. • Slows ability to reason and make good decisions. Slows reaction time. Impairs memory. Makes you paranoid…

TOP TEN REASONS WHY TO AVOID MARIJUANA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

TOP TEN continued 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Heroin • DRUG TYPE: Heroin • STREET NAME: Dope, Smack, Horse, Mud, Brown sugar, Junk, Black tar, and Big H and China White • LOOKS LIKE: Varies in colour from White to darkbrown powder or sticky black tar like substance • HOW USED: Injected, smoked, or inhaled • DETECTABLE IN BODY: 1 to 4 days

Paying the Price of Heroin Use The negative consequences of heroin use range from mild distress to life threatening dangers and include: • SKIN: • EYES: • DIGESTION: • More DIGESTION: • GIRL STUFF: • RELATIONSHIP STUFF: • VEINS: • HEART:

You thought the list was over didn’t you… • Slow and irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) • Fatigue, breathlessness, and labored, noisy breathing due to excessive fluid in the lungs ("the rattles") • Injuries that result from engaging in any activity (such as working, driving, or operating machinery) when incapacitated by heroin use • Dependence, addiction • Hepatitis, AIDS, and other infections from unsanitary injection • Stroke or heart attack caused by blood clots resulting from insoluble additives • Respiratory paralysis, heart arrest, coma, and death from accidental overdose

Cocaine • • • DRUG TYPE: Cocaine STREET NAME: Base, Beam, Coke, Snow, Nose Candy, Flake, Blow, Big C, Lady, White, and Snowbirds LOOKS LIKE: White crystalline powder which is soluble in water. HOW USED: Inhaled, sniffed, eaten or rubbed onto mucous membranes DETECTABLE IN BODY: 2 to 4 days Effects: euphoria, alert, rapid heart beat and breathing, sweating, high body temperature, erratic or violent behaviour, tremors, suspiciousness, hallucinations etc.

Crack Cocaine • DRUG TYPE: Crack Cocaine • STREET NAME: Crack, rock, freebase • LOOKS LIKE: White to tan pellets or crystalline rocks that look like soap • HOW USED: Smoked • DETECTABLE IN BODY: 2 to 4 days • Effects: Constricted blood vessels and increased temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure, restlessness, irritability, anxiety, violence and paranoia. Additional risks of smoking crack include respiratory problems such as shortness of breath, chest pains, lung trauma and bleeding.

FAST FACTS • Crack Cocaine is produced by dissolving powdered cocaine in a mixture of water and ammonia or sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). The mixture is boiled until a solid substance forms. The solid is removed from the liquid, dried, and then broken into the chunks (rocks) that are sold as crack cocaine. • Because crack cocaine is smoked, the user experiences a high in less than 10 seconds. • Crack Cocaine produces an intense ‘rush’ or sense of joy with feelings of increased energy and heightened senses such as sight, sound, smell, etc. • The “joy” usually wears off in about 10 minutes, followed by a ‘crash’, marked by feelings of anxiety, confusion, and often depression. Because of its potency and short-lived high, crack is extremely addictive. • Low doses of crack may create a perception of enhanced feelings of sexuality, particularly in male users. Crack increases motor activity of users and reduces the perceived need for food and sleep. • Users have reported having ‘coke bugs’, a feeling of having insects crawling on them.

Psilocybin • • DRUG TYPE: Psilocybin STREET NAME: Magic Mushrooms, 'shrooms LOOKS LIKE: Fresh or dried mushrooms Is a species of fungus which contains chemicals that result in hallucinations when ingested. • HOW USED: Chewed, swallowed or mixed with other foods • DETECTABLE IN BODY: 6 hours • Effects: sensation of relaxation or fatigue, separation from surroundings, heaviness or lightness, dizziness, abdominal discomfort, sweating, psychologically dependent

FAST FACTS • After daily use for as little as three or four days, users build up tolerance. This means that no amount of the drug will produce the desired psychedelic effects. To feel them again, users must abstain for a few days. • Mushrooms containing psilocybin do not appear to cause physical dependence, even after long term use. Regular users may become mentally dependent on the way magic mushrooms make them feel.

ECSTASY • STREET NAMES: Hug Drug, Adam, Eve, X, XTC, E, Roll and Bean, Clarity, Essence, Lover’s Speed • LOOKS LIKE: coloured tablets (often branded with designer symbols)capsules, powder • HOW USED: Synthetic drug (stimulant & hallucinogenic effects) taken orally • Effects: • Drains the brain or an important chemical called seratonin. Causes exhaustion at which point they may collapse and even die! • Water consumption makes drug more harmful. Too much can cause brain to swell.

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Signs of Overdose • • •

Where to get help!! • •