Types of Drugs

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Types of Drugs

• Drug
• Depressant
• Stimulant
• Hallucinogen -
• Narcotic

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Substance Categories
Depressants Stimulants Hallucinogens Narcotics

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Drug Abuse

• A person who abuses drugs may display one or many
  of the following problems
• ______________________________ symptoms
• Inability to _____________________________ use
• The need for ______________ use of the substance
• Impairment of social functioning or display
  ___________________________________
• The use of any drug for a reason ___________ than
  its intended purpose
• Excessive use of legal social drugs
  _________________________________________
• Combining ________________________substances in
  order to obtain a __________________________

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Dependency

• _____________________________________
• an emotional state of craving a drug for either
  its positive effects or negative effects caused
  by its absence
• _____________________________________
• when the body has adapted to a drug and cannot
  function normally without it (ie) withdrawl
  symptoms

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Early Signs of Drug Abuse

• Behaviour at school or work _______________
• Trouble ________________________________
• Levels of efficiency__________dramatically
• Lack of _______________________
• Lack of concern about physical __________________
• __________________________ quick to pick a
  fight
• Loss of _______________ in usual pursuits
• Unexplained ________________ from work or school
• Need for more _________________
• Circle of _________________ changes

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Gateway Drugs

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Marijuana

• Why do teens smoke marijuana?

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MARIJUANA

• Consider these facts before you decide to smoke
  MARIJUANA.
• There are more cancer-causing agents in marijuana
  than in any other substance presently known to
  man.
• Crude marijuana contains more carcinogens (one
  hundred fifty more) and in greater concentration
  than tobacco.

• One joint deposits four times as much
  cancer-causing tars in the smoker's airways as
  does tobacco smoke.
• Smoking three to five joints a week is equal in
  harmful effects to smoking 16 cigarettes daily.
• Smoking one joint a day is equal to a pack of
  cigarettes daily.
• Three joints smoked per week for three to six
  months carries the same probability of developing
  lung cancer as smoking a pack of cigarettes daily
  for 20 to 30 years.

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Marijuana

• Common Street Names Pot, Reefer, Grass, Weed,
  Dope, Ganja, Mary Jane, Bud, Yellow Submarine.
• HOW USED Rolled into cigarettes or cigars,
  smoked or eaten.
• DETECTABLE IN BODY up to 28 days after use.
• Effects red eyes, dry mouth and throat,
  drowsiness, impair motor skills, loss of
  motivation interest, memory and concentration
  difficulties develop.
• THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) is the main active
  chemical which alters your mind.

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The list is not over

• Because a pot smoker tends to breathe in the
  smoke more deeply and hold it longer than the
  tobacco user, greater harm is done to the lungs.
• Five times as much carbon monoxide (associated
  with coronary diseases) is inhaled in marijuana
  smoke as in tobacco smoke.
• Prolonged exposure to marijuana smoke can cause
  emphysema-like symptoms, cancer of the lungs,
  mouth, and tongue, and leukemia in children born
  from marijuana-smoking mothers.
• Cases of cancer reported in users in their 20's
  and 30's include cancer of the mouth, jaw,
  tongue, larynx, head, neck, and lungs. Normally
  these cancers would occur between the ages of 55
  and 60.
• Slows ability to reason and make good decisions.
  Slows reaction time. Impairs memory. Makes you
  paranoid

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TOP TEN REASONS WHY TO AVOID MARIJUANA

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Heroin

• DRUG TYPE Heroin
• STREET NAME Dope, Smack, Horse, Mud, Brown
  sugar, Junk, Black tar, and Big H and China
  White
• LOOKS LIKE Varies in colour from White to
  dark-brown powder or sticky black tar like
  substance
• HOW USED Injected, smoked, or inhaled
• DETECTABLE IN BODY1 to 4 days

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Paying the Price of Heroin Use

• The negative consequences of heroin use range
  from mild distress to life threatening
• dangers and include

• SKIN
• EYES
• DIGESTION
• More DIGESTION
• GIRL STUFF
• RELATIONSHIP STUFF
• VEINS
• HEART

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You thought the list was over didnt you

• Slow and irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia)
• Fatigue, breathlessness, and labored, noisy
  breathing due to excessive fluid in the lungs
  ("the rattles")
• Injuries that result from engaging in any
  activity (such as working, driving, or operating
  machinery) when incapacitated by heroin use
• Dependence, addiction
• Hepatitis, AIDS, and other infections from
  unsanitary injection
• Stroke or heart attack caused by blood clots
  resulting from insoluble additives
• Respiratory paralysis, heart arrest, coma, and
  death from accidental overdose

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Cocaine

• DRUG TYPE Cocaine
• STREET NAME Base, Beam, Coke, Snow, Nose Candy,
  Flake, Blow, Big C, Lady, White, and Snowbirds
• LOOKS LIKE White crystalline powder which is
  soluble in water.
• HOW USED Inhaled, sniffed, eaten or rubbed onto
  mucous membranes
• DETECTABLE IN BODY 2 to 4 days
• Effects euphoria, alert, rapid heart beat and
  breathing, sweating, high body temperature,
  erratic or violent behaviour, tremors,
  suspiciousness, hallucinations etc.

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Crack Cocaine

• DRUG TYPE Crack Cocaine
• STREET NAME Crack, rock, freebase
• LOOKS LIKE White to tan pellets or crystalline
  rocks that look like soap
• HOW USED Smoked
• DETECTABLE IN BODY 2 to 4 days
• Effects Constricted blood vessels and increased
  temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure,
  restlessness, irritability, anxiety, violence and
  paranoia. Additional risks of smoking crack
  include respiratory problems such as shortness of
  breath, chest pains, lung trauma and bleeding.

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FAST FACTS

• Crack Cocaine is produced by dissolving powdered
  cocaine in a mixture of water and ammonia or
  sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). The mixture is
  boiled until a solid substance forms. The solid
  is removed from the liquid, dried, and then
  broken into the chunks (rocks) that are sold as
  crack cocaine.
• Because crack cocaine is smoked, the user
  experiences a high in less than 10 seconds.
• Crack Cocaine produces an intense rush or sense
  of joy with feelings of increased energy and
  heightened senses such as sight, sound, smell,
  etc.
• The joy usually wears off in about 10 minutes,
  followed by a crash, marked by feelings of
  anxiety, confusion, and often depression. Because
  of its potency and short-lived high, crack is
  extremely addictive.
• Low doses of crack may create a perception of
  enhanced feelings of sexuality, particularly in
  male users. Crack increases motor activity of
  users and reduces the perceived need for food and
  sleep.
• Users have reported having coke bugs, a feeling
  of having insects crawling on them.

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Psilocybin

• DRUG TYPE Psilocybin
• STREET NAME Magic Mushrooms, 'shrooms
• LOOKS LIKE Fresh or dried mushrooms
• Is a species of fungus which contains chemicals
  that result in hallucinations when ingested.
• HOW USED Chewed, swallowed or mixed with other
  foods
• DETECTABLE IN BODY 6 hours
• Effects sensation of relaxation or fatigue,
  separation from surroundings, heaviness or
  lightness, dizziness, abdominal discomfort,
  sweating, psychologically dependent

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FAST FACTS

• After daily use for as little as three or four
  days, users build up tolerance. This means that
  no amount of the drug will produce the desired
  psychedelic effects. To feel them again, users
  must abstain for a few days.

• Mushrooms containing psilocybin do not appear to
  cause physical dependence, even after long term
  use. Regular users may become mentally dependent
  on the way magic mushrooms make them feel.

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ECSTASY

• STREET NAMES Hug Drug, Adam, Eve, X, XTC, E,
  Roll and Bean, Clarity, Essence, Lovers Speed

• LOOKS LIKE coloured tablets (often branded
  with designer symbols)- capsules, powder

• HOW USED Synthetic drug (stimulant
  hallucinogenic effects) taken orally

• Effects
• Drains the brain or an important chemical called
  seratonin. Causes exhaustion at which point they
  may collapse and even die!
• Water consumption makes drug more harmful. Too
  much can cause brain to swell.

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HAZARDS

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Signs of Overdose

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Where to get help!!