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Psychoactive Drugs
By: Ally Huffman, Holden Rohr,
Megan Lerer, Kelly Bruner, and Tori
Propst
Objective
 SWBAT identify and describe the
dangers and effects of different
psychoactive drugs.
Drill
In your drill section of your notebook….
 What do you already know about
psychoactive drugs?
 Psychoactive drugs are chemicals that
affect the central nervous system and
alter activity in the brain
Vocabulary
 Psychoactive Drugs: chemicals that affect the
central nervous system and alter activity in the
brain
 Designer Drugs: synthetic drugs that that are
made to imitate the effects of other drugs
 Hallucinogens: drugs that alter moods,
thoughts, and sense perceptions, including
vision, hearing, smell, and touch
 Euphoria: a feeling of intense well-being or
elation
Vocabulary (continued)
 Depressants: drugs that tend to slow the central
nervous system
 Club Drugs: drugs that are disguised in foods
or put in a person’s drink w/o their knowledge
 Stimulants: drugs that speed up the CNS
 Opiates (narcotics): drugs such as those
derived from the opium plant that are obtainable
only by prescription and are used to relieve pain
Psychoactive Drugs Basic
Characteristics
 Changes the functioning of the Central
Nervous System
 When abused or misused, a person’s
health and functioning capacity of all
body systems are seriously affected
 Leads to poor judgment and behaviors
which can put teens and adults using
abusively at risk of injury, violence,
STDs, pregnancy, and suicide
Club Drugs
 Disguising drugs into foods or slipping them into
drinks: illegal
 Able to be several 100x stronger than regular
drugs
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Ecstasy (MDMA): shares the effects of stimulants
and hallucinogens. May cause: short-term euphoria
Rohypnol (“roofies”): depressants (sedatives
specifically) that are colorless, odorless, and
tasteless
 The “date-rape” drug: related to unwanted
physical contact, unplanned pregancy, HIV/STDs
 Having sex w/ someone under the influence of
Rohypnol: illegal
Club Drugs (continued)
 Meth (methamphetamine):
 Stimulant that is white, odorless, and easily
dissolves in alcohol or water
 Creates short- term euphoria, depression,
paranoia, delusions, and death
 Ketamine:
 Anesthetic used to treat animals
 Causes hallucinations and possible respiratory
failure
 GHB (gamma hydroxybutyric acid):
 Depressant that is AVAILABLE as clear liquid,
white powder, tablets, and capsules
 “Date-rape” drug
Club Drugs (cont.)
 LSD (lysergic acid diethyiamide)
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LSD is an acid
Can cause hallucinations, flashbacks, and
serious emotions that can lead to serious
injury or death
Hallucinogens
 DXM (Dextromethorphan/ “tussin”):
 Cough suppressant sold over the counter that
when used as directed is not harmful
 Misuse: hallucinations, paranoia, panic attack,
nausea, increased heart rate and BP, seizures,
and addiction
 PCP (phencyclidine): distorts sense of time,
increases muscle strength and feelings of
violence which may lead to physical harm to
self and others
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Death is usually caused because of this behavior
Mushrooms
 Name for hallucinogens
found in nature whether
plant- or fungal-based
 When eaten:
hallucinations, nausea,
and flashbacks
 Able to lead to poisoning
and death (usually only
found when bought from
a drug dealer who sells a
toxic species)
Opiate Overview
 Group of highly addictive drugs that are
derived from the poppy plant that are
used as pain relievers, anesthetics, and
sedatives
 Narcotic used to relieve pain and only
obtained by prescription legallypharmacists record # of sales
Opiate examples
 Codeine: highly addictive ingredient in some
cough medicines
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Causes drowsiness, dizziness, labored breathing,
low blood pressure, seizures, and respiratory
arrest
 Morphine: one of the strongest codeine drugs.
 Generally prescribed for a short period of time to
treat severe pain
 Side-affects: fast/slow heartbeat, seizures,
hallucinations, blurred vision, rashes, and difficulty
swallowing
Opiate examples (cont.)
 Heroin: processed version of morphine
that can either be snorted, injected, or
smoked.
 Slows
breathing and pulse, can create
infection of heart linings and liver disease,
and coma and death (large dose)
 Comes in white-brownish powder and black,
sticky tar
 HIV and Hepatitis B can spread from unclean
needles
 Fetal death
Oxycodone
 Brand name: OxyContin
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Under prescription and
supervision of doctor, it
is used to relieve
moderate to severe
chronic pain
Strong opiate
Effects: respiratory
suppression which
may lead to death from
respiratory failure
Stimulants
 Drugs that temporarily increase a person’s
energy and alertness
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Amphetamines: highly addictive and helps
people stay alert and lose weight. If regularly
used: irregular heartbeat/heart failure. paranoia,
aggressive behavior.
Cocaine: fast-acting and highly addictive white
powder that comes from coca plant leaves.
Gives feelings of confidence but eventual
depression. Results of using: fatigue, paranoia,
physiological and cardiac problems, and
malnutrition.
Stimulants (continued)
 Crack: a more dangerous
form of cocaine. Reaches
brain seconds after being
smoked or inhaled.
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Creates heart rate
and blood pressure
to rise to near-fatal
levels
Death: Cardiac or
respiratory failure
Mixing drugs
exponetially
increases risk of
death
Depressants:
 Able to slow heart + respiration rates and lower
blood pressure
 Alcohol: commonly used depressant
 Combining depressants: shallow breathing,
weak or rapid pulse, coma, and death
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Barbituates: sedatives rarely used for medical
purposes. Some users feel “intoxicated” after using.
 Causes: mood changes, excessive sleepiness,
and coma
 Combining w/ alcohol: fatal
Depressant examples
(continued)
 Tranquilizers:
relieves anxiety,
muscle spasms,
sleeplessness, and
nervousness
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When overused:
causes
psychological and
physiological
dependence, coma,
and death
Activity
 Jeopardy Game
 In small groups, you will answer questions based
on your knowledge of this unit.
 Once a question is up, someone from your group
must raise their hand.
 If any of the “teachers” call on you or your other
group members, you must announce the answer (if
you don’t announce in 5 seconds, another group
must answer)
 You may use your note sheet
 You may talk w/ your group
 Most of all: Have Fun!
Closure:??????
 Why do you think it is important to follow
directions from your doctor or pharmacist
when taking a prescription drug such a
as codeine?
 Don’t want to get an overdose or
addicted. If you don’t do as told you
have: headaches, vomiting, dizziness,
difficulty breathing, rashes, and seizures