Drug Awareness

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Drug Awareness

• Presentation designed by
• 2Lt Wayne Buchanan, CAP
• Rampello Downtown School Cadet Squadron
• SER-FL-818

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What Is A Drug?

• A chemical substance which alters the way the
  human body naturally functions.
• Give some examples...

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Why Do People Use Drugs?

• Lack of self-esteem (Im dirty, rotten, stinky,
  no good).
• Problems (I feel better when Im stoned).
• Peer pressure (I wanna be like).
• Rebellion (Ill show them).
• Curiosity (is it true what they say?)

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What types of problems can result from drug use?

To the individual...
To the family...

• Mental Problems
• Physical Problems
• Problems at school
• Problems at work

• Violence between family members
• money problems

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According to the FBI, a large portion of criminal
acts are committed by people under the influence
of drugs

• One murder every 29 minutes
• One aggravated assault every 31 seconds
• One violent crime every 19 seconds
• One crime every 2 seconds
• One property crime every 3 seconds

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What are four main drugs commonly used and
distributed? (Nationally)
Marijuana
Cocaine (Crack)
Alcohol
Inhalants
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Pot
Herb
Dope
Marijuana
Grass
Weed
Hash
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Effects of Marijuana on the Brain.

• problems with memory and learning
• distorted perception
• difficulty in thinking and problem-solving
• loss of coordination
• increased heart rate
• anxiety
• panic attacks.

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Cocaine
Coke
Crack
Rock
Base
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Physical effects.

• constricted peripheral blood vessels
• dilated pupils
• increased body temperature, heart rate, and blood
  pressure.
• Some cocaine users report feelings of
  restlessness, irritability, and anxiety, both
  while using and between periods of use.
• An appreciable tolerance to the high may be
  developed, and many addicts report that they seek
  but fail to achieve as much pleasure as they did
  from their first exposure.

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Paranoia and aggression.

• High doses of cocaine and/or prolonged use can
  trigger paranoia.
• Smoking crack cocaine can produce particularly
  aggressive paranoid behavior in users.
• When addicted individuals stop using cocaine,
  they may become depressed. This depression causes
  users to continue to use the drug to alleviate
  their depression.

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Long-term effects.

• Prolonged cocaine snorting can result in
  ulceration of the mucous membrane of the nose and
  can damage the nasal septum enough to cause it to
  collapse.
• Cocaine-related deaths are often a result of
  cardiac arrest or seizures followed by
  respiratory arrest.

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Alcohol may be the world's oldest known drug.
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The Path of Alcohol in the Body

• 1. Mouth alcohol enters the body.
• 2. Stomach some alcohol gets into the
  bloodstream in the stomach, but most goes on to
  the small intestine.
• 3. Small Intestine alcohol enters the
  bloodstream through the walls of the small
  intestine.
• 4. Heart pumps alcohol throughout the body.
• 5. Brain alcohol reaches the brain.
• 6. Liver alcohol is oxidized by the liver at a
  rate of about 0.5 oz per hour. Alcohol is
  converted into water, carbon dioxide and energy.

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• In low doses,alcohol produces
• A relaxing effect
• Reduced tension
• Lowered inhibitions
• Impaired concentration
• Slowed reflexes
• Impaired reaction time
• Reduced coordination

• In medium doses,alcohol produces
• Slurred speech
• Drowsiness
• Altered emotions
• In high doses, alcohol produces
• Vomiting
• Breathing difficulties
• Unconsciousness
• Coma
• DEATH

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Effects of Inhalants on the Nervous System

• When vapors are inhaled (1), they are absorbed
  through the lungs (2) and enter the bloodstream
  (3). Once in the bloodstream, the chemicals
  travel to the brain (4) and other tissues
  throughout the body. Most inhalants that are
  abused depress the functioning of the nervous
  system. However, the effects of each
  inhalant are difficult to determine because
  each product is made up many
  different chemicals and each person may
  breathe in different amounts of each
  chemical. Nevertheless, these chemicals
  do have significant effects on the
  nervous system.

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The immediate effects of inhalants include

• relaxation
• slurred speech
• euphoria
• hallucinations
• drowsiness
• dizziness
• nausea
• vomiting
• DEATH - from heart failure or suffocating on
  plastic bags or vomit.

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Long term use of inhalants can cause

• Memory loss
• Concentration problems
• Visual disturbances blindness
• Motor problems
• Peripheral nerve damage
• DEATH

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Black Tar
Junk
Dope
China White
Heroin
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Drug Users!!!
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One year after heroin!!! (Charged with 1st degree
murder).
Does she look like a Heroin addict?
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The Effects of Drugs And Prostitution
This is a series of arrest photographs of the
same individual over the course of 10 years. Some
of the photos were taken at closer time intervals
than others. The dates are posted under each
photo.
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Date November 1979
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Date July 1980
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Date August 1980
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Date March 1981
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Date Sometime in 1982
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Date May 1986
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Date April 1988
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Date Sometime in 1988
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Date June 1988
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Date January 1989
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Positive Ways to End Drug Use

• Making the best decisions in life (drugs have
  many negative consequences)
• Getting involved in positive activities (Like
  Civil Air Patrol)
• Drug education for parents and teens
• Recreational programs
• Stricter laws