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CH. 24 Illegal Drugs Health Ed. Drugs • Refers to dangerous/ illegal substances • Drugs are grouped according to their affects on the body Problems of Drug Use 1- Physiological dependence• tolerance- body adjusts to the effects of the drug/larger doses are needed in order to achieve same effect • withdrawal- symptoms occur when person stops using (vomiting, chills, ect) Problems……… 2- Psychological dependencePerson believes a drug is needed in order to feel normal Problems…….. 3- Addiction- person has become physiological/ and or psychological dependence Early consequences • Behavioral/social • Depending on the drug/ chronic health risk-possible death Psychoactive Drugs Affect the central nervous system and alter the normal functioning of the brain 3 types: 1- Stimulants 2- Depressants 3- Hallucinogens Everyone is Not “Trying It”! • www.abovetheinfluence.com/above-it/ Stimulants • “Uppers” • What is does? Increases heart rate, headaches, blurred vision, sleeplessness, moodiness, restlessness Types of “Uppers” • Amphetamines- stimulants that speed up the heart and breathing *They cause anxiety, sleeplessness, and loss of appetite* Types of Stimulants • Methamphetaminesamphetamines that have been used to treat narcolepsy, Parkinson's Disease, and obesity Also called: crank ice, speed What does it cause? Paranoia, violence • Effects are long lasting; food and water become unimportant; seizures can result in death Types of Stimulants… • Cocaine- powerful stimulant, is snorted or injected; results in immediate high (20 min) followed by extreme let down • Drug can interfere with the electrical impulses of the heart and result in death; tissue in nasal passages can be damaged causing holes in nasal septum • Crack- form of cocaine that can be smoked, extremely addictive (10 sec) Depressants • Slow down central nervous system (sedatives) • Depressants and alcohol have a synergistic effect; often resulting in depression Synergetic= 2 substances working together so that total effect is greater than either of the two alone Types of Depressants • Sedative- “hypnotics”- induce sleep, reduce anxiety: produce physiological and psychological dependence Types of Depressants…. • Barbiturates- used illegally to produce feeling similar to intoxication (can be used to treat insomnia) Types of Depressants • Tranquilizers- (ex: valium) can be used to treat schizophrenia • Narcotics- pain relievers and opiates (examples include opiates :made from poppy flower, morphine, codeine) Types of Depressants….. “Heroin” • Made from Morphine • No medical uses • Depresses central nervous system • Coma and death could result • With drawl is very painful • Methadone- given to heroin addicts to block the cravings for heroin; it is synthetic (man made- in a lab) Hallucinogens • PCP- “angel dust” *considered to be the most dangerous drug* flashbacks occur often with this drug (pg. 487) • LSD- “lysergic acid diethylamide” *drug responsible for initiating awareness of hallucinogens in American society; caused several deaths Drug Activity You will be assigned a particular drug. Answer the following: 1- What is the drug? (background info) 2- What does this drug do? 3- How harmful is this drug? (short/long term effects) • 4- How prevalent is this drug? • 5- What are the legal implications of this drug?