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Drug Abuse

Drug Abuse. Senior Health - Bauberger. Drugs used in 2012 by 12 th graders. Cocaine. Methamphetamine. Inhalants. “Molly”. Street term for MDMA, a “club drug” Stimulant, other chemicals or substances (caffeine, amphetamines, PCP, or cocaine) are often added, purity is always unknown

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Drug Abuse

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  1. Drug Abuse Senior Health - Bauberger

  2. Drugs used in 2012 by 12th graders

  3. Cocaine

  4. Methamphetamine

  5. Inhalants

  6. “Molly” • Street term for MDMA, a “club drug” • Stimulant, other chemicals or substances (caffeine, amphetamines, PCP, or cocaine) are often added, purity is always unknown • Can be fatal, especially when taken with alcohol • Effects: • Confusion, anxiety, depression, paranoia, sleep problems, drug craving, muscle tension, tremors, involuntary teeth clenching, muscle cramps, nausea, faintness, chills, sweating, and blurred vision. • High doses can interfere with the ability to regulate body temperature, resulting in a sharp increase in body temperature (hyperthermia), leading to liver, kidney and cardiovascular failure. • Severe dehydration can result from the combination of the drug and the crowded/hot conditions in which the drug is often taken.

  7. Marijuana *Form your own opinion* -Recreational vs Medicinal -Synthetic Marijuana

  8. Prescription Stimulants

  9. Prescription Sedatives

  10. Prescription Opioids (Pain killers)

  11. Opioids (Heroin)

  12. Camden County heroin overdoses reported in Gloucester City, Berlin, Stratford • 3/11/14 NJ.com— “Police are investigating a single-day rash of heroin overdoses in the city. Authorities confirmed seven overdoses in Camden alone, all of which occurred on Tuesday. None were fatal there, but investigators are seeking the source of the heroin. "We are hoping this warning may alter the behavior of the addicted, or assist their loved ones with their intervention to prevent another senseless death," Camden County Police Department Chief Scott Thomson said. Early emergency dispatch reports indicated there were a dozen 911 calls reporting heroin overdoses throughout Camden County early Tuesday evening.”

  13. New Jersey Drug Epidemic • 2 yr probe recently unveiled escalating epidemic in NJ • 1/2 of the 843 drug-related deaths that occurred in NJ in 2010 were specifically due to prescription pills • More Americans die each year due to prescription drug overdoses than to heroin and cocaine combined • Corrupt doctors and “medical facilities” are the trigger to the epidemic • North Jersey.com: • http://www.northjersey.com/specialreports/heroin_bergen_paterson_drugs_2013.html#ooid=5vZWtmYjqsdVqUypmfN7Zc8cBMPHUuk_

  14. New Jersey Drug Epidemic • Chain Reaction:

  15. New Jersey Drug Epidemic • In 2010, enough painkillers were prescribed in New Jersey to medicate all 9 million state residents around the clock for a month, according to the CDC • Drug overdoses now outnumber automobile accidents as the leading cause of death in NJ • What is being done???

  16. New Jersey Drug Epidemic • What can you do? • Only used prescription medications AS INSTRUCTED • NEVER take a medication that wasn’t specifically prescribed for YOU • If you see something, SAY something – spread the word • “Medicine” does not mean “Safe”

  17. “No Heroin in Heaven” • http://noheroininheaven.com/ • http://www.wsbtv.com/videos/news/study-soaring-number-of-local-youth-dying-from/vCQzzL/

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