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A drug that affects the brain
A drug whose production or use is prohibited or
strictly controlled via prescription
A drug or chemical whose manufacture, possession,
or use is regulated by the government and under
legislative control
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This may include illegal drugs and prescription
medications.
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Why is illegal drug use dangerous?
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dangerous/permanent damage
to brain and body
• become addicted
• major factor in suicide,
accidents, and crimes
• risk of spreading disease
through sharing needles
• can result in overdose
• drug use leads to making
irresponsible decisions
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The reasons people begin using drugs are
similar to the reasons they begin to drink or
smoke. What are these reasons?
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Desire to experiment
Desire to escape depression/boredom
Enjoyment of risky behavior
Belief that drugs solve personal problems
Peer pressure
Feeling of being invincible
Media glamorizing drug use
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Steps to Addiction
Most drug use begins with
EXPERIMENTATION.
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Drugs that lead to the use of
other drugs are called what?
What are the 3 most common ones?
Alcohol
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Marijuana
Tobacco
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DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS
All drugs, legal and illegal, are classified into
different categories based on their similar effects on
the mind and body.
• Depressants
• Stimulants
• Hallucinogens
• Club/Designer
• Opiates
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What are DEPRESSANTS?
•They are drugs that slow down the central nervous
system.
Ex: slowed breathing and heart rate and may
make it hard to speak (slurred speech) or move
properly
•People using depressants may feel sleepy and
relaxed.
•Depressants are most often prescribed for
anxiety and sleep disorders.
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Common Depressants
•Alcohol
•Barbiturates
•Tranquilizers
•Ambien
•Rohypnol (Roofies)
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What are STIMULANTS?
• They are drugs that speed up the central nervous
system.
• People using stimulants may feel happy
and excited and have more energy,
concentration, or motivation.
• Stimulants make it difficult to
sleep and suppress your appetite.
• Most stimulants have more
side effects than other drugs.
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Common Stimulants
•Caffeine
•Nicotine
•Cocaine
•Amphetamines
•Bath salts
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What are HALLUCINOGENS?
• Hallucinogens change the way people see, hear,
feel, or think.
• The most common hallucinogen is LSD.
• LSD leads the user to a serious
disconnect from reality.
• LSD users call an LSD experience a
“trip,” usually lasting 12 hours or so.
When things go wrong, which often
happens, it is called a “bad trip,”
another name for a living nightmare!
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Common Hallucinogens
•Marijuana (mild)
•Mushrooms
•LSD
•Spice/K2/Synthetic Marijuana
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What are
CLUB/DESIGNER DRUGS?
• They are psychoactive drugs that tend to be
abused by teens and young adults at bars,
night clubs, and raves.
• Their properties and effects are
similar to known hallucinogens or
narcotics, but have a slightly altered
chemical structure.
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Common Club Drugs
•Ecstasy
•PCP
•GHB
•Ketamine
•Meth
•LSD
•Rohypnol (Roofies)
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What are OPIATES?
• Also known as narcotics
• Powerful, highly addictive drugs
• Derived from the poppy plant
• Used to relieve pain
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Common Opiates
• Morphine
• Heroin
• Oxycontin
• Percoset
• Vicodin/hydrocodone
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Let’s take a closer
look at some
of the most
common
illegal drugs.
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What is MARIJUANA?
Marijuana is a
word used to
describe the
dried flowers,
seeds, and leaves
of the Indian
hemp plant.
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The cannabis plant, from
which marijuana is derived,
contains the chemical THC
which creates the distortion.
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Effects of Marijuana
SHORT-TERM
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Sensory distortion
Panic/Anxiety
Lowered reaction
time
After an initial “up,”
the user feels sleepy
or depressed
Increased heart rate
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LONG-TERM
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Apathy, drowsiness, lack of
motivation
Personality and mood
changes
Rapid destruction of lung
fibers and lesions to the brain
could be permanent
Reduction of male sex
hormones
Reduced resistance to
common illnesses
(cold, bronchitis)
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Marijuana
Marijuana can actually be classified as a stimulant,
depressant, or hallucinogen based on the strand or
potency, but for all intents and purposes, we will
classify marijuana as a mild hallucinogen.
Can you become dependent on marijuana?
YES, you can build a
tolerance and a dependence
to it.
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Can marijuana use affect your
driving? If so, how?
Yes, it affects
driving much like
how alcohol
affects your
driving.
It can slow your reaction time and impair
your judgment.
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Marijuana and School
Marijuana and school don’t mix.
Marijuana makes it harder for users to
concentrate and slows down thinking.
One of the prevalent effects of
marijuana is the decline in
school performance.
Marijuana damages the
user’s memory and things
such as simple math
problems become extremely
difficult.
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What are INHALANTS?
They are drugs that are inhaled as vapors.
The 2 most common inhalants used for
medical reasons are…
Laughing Gas
Asthma Inhaler
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What type of effects might you
experience from inhalants?
Hyperactivity
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Loss of inhibitions
Dizziness
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Loss of coordination
Difficulty speaking and thinking
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Anxiety
Depression
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Fear
DEATH
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What is ECSTASY?
Ecstasy is a synthetic, psychoactive drug chemically similar to
the stimulant methamphetamine and the hallucinogen
mescaline.
Ecstasy (MDMA) produces feelings of
increased energy, euphoria, and
distortions in time and perception.
It is most commonly called “molly.”
The coined terminology when on the
drug is “rolling.”
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What is HEROIN?
Extremely Addictive Narcotic
• Most heroin is injected, creating
additional risks for the user, who faces
the danger of AIDS or other infections
along with addiction.
• Initial effects include a surge of
sensation or ”rush,” which sometimes
can include vomiting or sever itching.
• After the initial effects fade, the user
becomes drowsy for several hours.
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What is COCAINE?
Cocaine was originally
developed as a painkiller.
Most often it is sniffed with
the powder being
absorbed into the
bloodstream through the
nasal tissues.
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The most rapid form
of absorption is
through injection, but
this increases the risk
of overdose.
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What is CRACK COCAINE?
It is the crystal form of cocaine that is heated and
smoked.
• It is so named because it makes a cracking or
popping sound when heated.
• It is the most potent/riskiest form in which cocaine
appears.
• Smoking crack allows it to reach the brain more
quickly and brings an intense and immediate high
that last about 15 minutes.
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What are the effects of using
cocaine / crack cocaine?
It creates an intense high
followed by an intense
low. Intense depression,
edginess and craving for
more of the drug follow.
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People who use it do not
sleep properly. There is
increased heart rate, muscle
spasms, and convulsions. It
can make you feel paranoid,
hostile and anxious even
when not high. It increases
the rate of heart attack,
stroke, seizure, and
respiratory failure, any of
which can result in sudden
death.
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What is CRYSTAL METH?
• It is most commonly used as a Club Drug.
• It develops a strong desire to continue using it
because the drug creates a false sense of happiness
and well being - a RUSH of confidence,
hyperactivity and energy.
• People take it by snorting, injecting, smoking, or
ingesting orally.
• Some of the long-term effects could be liver, kidney,
and lung damage, psychosis,
depression, and damage to the brain.
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What are STEROIDS?
A synthetic version
of the male
hormone
What type of effects
might this drug have
on an adolescent’s
body and mind?
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Physical Effects
Bones will mature early
• Growth can be stunted
• Severe acne
• Increased cholesterol
• Rapid weight gain
• Liver damage
• Kidney tumors
• Heart disease
• Heart attacks
• Cause breasts to grow in males
• Can shrink the testes and reduce sperm count
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Mental Effects
Feeling of paranoia
• Panic attacks
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Suicidal thoughts
• “Roid Rage” which can
result in violent behavior,
crime, assault and rape
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With all the bad side effects,
including death, why do you
think people still use drugs?
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What would be some
alternatives to drug or
substance use?
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