Types and Effects of Drugs:

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Types and Effects of Drugs
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Hallucinogens

• Health effects include
• Sense of distance and estrangement
• Mood disorders
• Dilated pupils
• Elevated body temperature, heart rate, and blood
  pressure
• Loss of appetite
• Sleeplessness
• Tremors
• Heart and lung failure

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Stimulants

• Health effects include
• Increased blood pressure, heart and respiratory
  rates
• Dilated pupils
• Decreased appetite
• Sweating and high fever
• Tremors
• Loss of coordination
• Physical collapse
• Stroke
• Heart failure

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Depressants

• Health effects include
• Calmness and relaxed muscles
• Slurred speech
• Staggering gait
• Altered perception
• Respiratory depression
• Coma
• Death

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Marijuana

• Health effects include
• Increased heart rate
• Bloodshot eyes
• Dry mouth and throat
• Increased appetite
• Short-term memory loss
• Reduced concentration and coordination
• Paranoia
• Psychosis

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Cocaine

• Health effects include
• Dilated pupils
• Elevated blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory
  rate, and body temperature
• Stuffy or runny nose
• Ulcerated mucous membranes of the nose
• Cardiac arrest
• Respiratory failure

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Inhalants

• Health effects include
• Short-term memory loss
• Loss of smell
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Fatigue
• Brain damage
• Convulsions
• Coma
• Cardiac arrest
• Nervous system damage
• Death

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Over-the-Counter Drugs

• Although these products seem harmless, they
  should be treated and taken with caution. Large
  doses of over-the-counter drugs can be toxic.
• These drugs include pain relievers, cold and
  allergy medications, cough products, antacids,
  and performance enhancement products.

• Side effects may include
• Dizziness, Nausea, Anxiety
• Fatigue, Drowsiness, Insomnia
• Mental confusion
• Loss of coordination
• Irregular heartbeat
• Blurred or impaired vision
• Liver damage
• Gastrointestinal irritation
• Mood swings
• Stroke, heart attacks, death

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Club Drugs Are

• A group of dangerous drugs used by teens and
  young adults at many dance clubs and all-night
  dance parties known as raves.
• Extremely dangerous because there is no way to
  know
• The composition of the drug.
• The quantity of each ingredient of the drug.

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Why People May Use Club Drugs

• Try to escape.
• See what its like.
• Feel like part of a crowd.
• Commit rape or other crimes.

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Rohypnol aka Date Rape Drug

• Health effects include
• Drowsiness
• Confusion
• Dizziness and headache
• Impaired judgment
• Difficulty speaking and walking
• Amnesia and/or loss of consciousness
• Coma
• Death

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GHB aka G, Liquid X, Liquid E

• Health effects include
• Drowsiness
• Confusion
• Tremors
• Dizziness
• Nausea and vomiting
• Breathing problems
• Amnesia and/or loss of consciousness
• Seizures
• Coma

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Ketamine

• Health effects include
• Dream-like states
• Hallucinations
• Delirium
• Amnesia
• Impaired motor function
• High blood pressure
• Numbness
• Vomiting
• Fatal respiratory problems
• K-hole

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Club Drugs Can

• Harm your health.
• Get you in trouble with the law.
• Lead to dependence.
• Threaten your future.