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Drug Categories . What is a Drug?. A substance other than food that changes the way the body or brain works. Illegal drugs, but also caffeine, cough syrup, aspirin, ibuprofen, anasthetics.
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What is a Drug? • A substance other than food that changes the way the body or brain works. • Illegal drugs, but also caffeine, cough syrup, aspirin, ibuprofen, anasthetics
Drug categories:Stimulants: Drugs that increase activities of the Central Nervous System (CNS). Increase Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Alertness
Nicotine • Definition: Stimulant; Chemical in cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco that gets a person addicted.
Cocaine/Coke • Definition: stimulant; extremely addictive • Administration – snorting, injecting, smoking • Short term effects – increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, anxiety, restlessness • Long term effects – paranoia, nose bleeds, aggressive behavior, cardiac arrest
Crack • Definition: (stimulant) A purified form of cocaine. • Named from the sound it makes when smoked • The effects of crack that is smoked is 10 times greater than cocaine that is snorted
Caffeine • Definition: Stimulant – A bitter white alkaloid found in tea leaves, coffee beans, coca and other various plants. Found in coffee, tea, tonics, soft drinks, analgesics and even chocolate!
Methamphetamine (Meth) • Definition: Stimulant; extremely addictive drug that strongly activates certain systems in the brain. • Administration: orally, injected, snorted, or smoked • Short-term effects: irritability/aggression, anxiety, nervousness, convulsions, insomnia • Long-term effects: paranoia, hallucinations, dangerously low body temperature, confusion, and even death.
Ice, Crank, Crystal, Speed • Definition: Crank is a stimulant from the amphetamine family. Effects last longer than crack or cocaine. • Ice: stimulant; smokeable form of pure meth. Can become immediately addicted.
Amphetamines • Definition: Stimulant; Chemically manufactured drug that is highly addictive.
Drug Categories • Depressants: Drugs that decrease activities of the CNS. Decrease heart rate, blood pressure, make you sleepy
Marijuana(Weed, grass, pot) • Definition: Depressant/Hallucinogen- most commonly abused illegal drug in the U.S. • Administration – smoked, eaten in food • Short term effects – slowed thinking and reaction time, impaired balance/coordination • Long term effects – frequent respiratory infections, impaired memory and learning
Hashish • Definition: Depressant/Hallucinogen • Made from the roots of the marijuana plant. • Stronger effects than marijuana.
Opium • Definition: Depressant; a narcotic used to control pain. • Found in the poppy seed plant
Heroin • Definition: Depressant, highly addictive (also considered a narcotic or pain killer) • Administration – smoke, snorted, or injected • Short term effects – feeling of euphoria, dry mouth, confusion • Long term effects – collapsed veins, infection of the heart lining, liver disease
Morphine • Definition: Depressant; a narcotic used to control pain; makes you very drowsy. Is addictive so not used much anymore.
Codeine • Definition: Depressant; a narcotic pain killer produced from morphine. • It is weaker than morphine. • Used in prescription cough syrups and pain relievers
Sleeping Pills • Definition: Depressant; Prescribed drugs used to help you sleep better.
Alcohol • Definition: Depressant; All types of alcohol are depressants (wine, beer, liquor)
Sedatives/Tranquilizers • Definition: Depressant; a group of drugs that depress the CNS. Have a calming effect and are prescribed to treat anxiety.
Rohypnol/Roofies Definition: depressant Date Rape Drug Administration – liquid that is swallowed Short term effects – reduced pain, lowered inhibitions Long term effects – impaired memory, respiratory arrest
Drug Categories • Hallucinogens: Drugs that interfere with your senses (sight, hearing). Cause people to see and hear things that aren’t real.
LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide ) • Definition: Hallucinogen; powerful mood-altering drug • Administration – usually by mouth after being added to absorbent paper • Short term effects – altered sense of perception, increased body temperature • Long term effects – flashbacks, chronic mental disorders
Mushrooms • Definition: Hallucinogen; powerful mood-altering drug • Sometimes call Magic Mushrooms • Found in certain types of mushrooms
Ecstasy • Definition: Hallucinogen; popular club drug • Administration – swallowed as a pill • Short term effects – rapid or irregular heart beat, feelings of exhilaration, dehydration • Long term effects – impaired memory and learning, heart failure
Peyote • Definition: Hallucinogen; mind altering drug • Found in a cactus in Mexico and the southwest U.S.
PCP (Phencyclidine) Definition: hallucinogen Administration – snorted, smoked, or ingested Short term effects – increased breathing rate, increased heart rate Long term effects – delusions, disordered thinking, seizures