Download Drugs 3

Lesson 3:
Narcotics, Stimulants, and
Depressants
 Narcotics-
specific drugs that are
obtainable only by prescription and are
used to relieve pain.
 Opium- a liquid from the poppy plant
containing substances that numb the
body. (historically narcotics were made
from opium)
 Highly addictive so they are controlled
by law.
 Euphoria-
feeling of well being or elation
 Abusing these drugs can result in
tolerance, physical and psychological
dependence, and addiction.
 Withdrawal- symptoms that occur after
chronic use of a drug is reduced or
stopped.
• Symptoms can be unbearable.
• Pain in muscle and bones, sleeplessness,
diarrhea, agitation, and vomiting.
 Illegal
narcotic
 Made from morphine.
 Usually injected but can sometimes be
smoked.
 Regular users develop a tolerance and
need more and more of the drug.
 Extremely hard to quit and may
experience extremely painful withdrawal
symptoms.
 Legal
narcotic, available with a
prescription.
 Controls severe pain with cancer, back
pain, or arthritis.
 Long term effects increase tolerance,
which leads to physical addiction.
 Withdrawal is similar to all narcotics.
 Look at page 347.
 Stimulant-
drugs that speed up the
activity of the brain and spinal cord.
 Raise heart rate, blood pressure, and
metabolism.
 Users may feel exhilarated, or excited
which others may feel anxious.
 STIMULATES THE
CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM
 Results in aggressive behavior and can
include extreme weight loss and loss of
physical strength.
 METHODS- SNORTED, SWALLOWED
AND SMOKED
 Speed
 CAN
OVERDOSE AND DIE.
 VERY ADDICTIVE
 CAN BE SNORTED, SMOKED, or injected
 SHORT LIVED HIGH ONLY LASTS UP TO 30
MINUTES.
 When using drug people tend to binge and use
large quantities of the drug
 Cocaine
is heated and processed with baking
soda and water, forms a substance that is
smoked.
 Gets its name by when it’s smoked it makes a
cracking sound.
 LASTS ONLY A FEW MINUTES WITH AN
INTENSE HIGH.
 CLUB
DRUGS USED TO STAY UP ALL
NIGHT TO DANCE AT PARTIES.
 USER STARTS SNORTING AND THEN
MOVES TO INJECTION.
 LASTS SEVERAL HOURS.
 Initially
users feel confident and full of
energy.
• Users often binge and go days without food or
sleep.
• User’s behavior is often unpredictable.
 Once
addicted, user’s find it very difficult
to find pleasure in anything except using
the drug.
 Look at page 349.
 CNS
depressants- substances that slow
down normal brain function.
 Called sedatives or tranquilizers.
 Prescribe for relief of sleeplessness,
anxiety, or tension.
 CNS depressants produce a feeling of
calm or drowsiness.
 Barbiturates
prescribed for anxiety or
tension, or for people with sleep
disorders.
 Benzodiazepines to treat patients with
more serious anxiety and panic attacks.
 CNS depressants should only be taken as
prescribed.
 Look at page 351.
 Complete questions 1-3 pg. 351