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CHAPTER NINE

Learn about drugs, their effects on the body, the dangers of drug abuse, and find resources for help. This chapter covers various drugs, including prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, inhalants, depressants, stimulants, marijuana, hallucinogens, opiates, and alcohol. Understand the physical and psychological dependence, tolerance, and withdrawal symptoms associated with drug misuse. Find information on the importance of seeking treatment and support from organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Al-Anon, and Alateen.

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CHAPTER NINE

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  1. CHAPTER NINE

  2. DRUGS ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO

  3. DRUGS • ANY SUBSTANCE, OTHER THAN FOOD, THAT HAS AN EFFECT ON THE BODY • PRESCRIPTION DRUG – USUALLY STRONG DRUGS THAT ARE SAFE TO USE ONLY UNDER A DOCTOR’S SUPERVISION • OVER THE COUNTER DRUG (OTC) – DRUGS THAT MAY BE PURCHASED BY ANYONE

  4. DRUG MISUSE – THE IMPROPER USE OF A DRUG • DRUG ABUSE – DELIBERATELY MISUSING DRUGS FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN MEDICAL • 18 – 25 YEAR OLDS HAVE THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF DRUG ABUSE

  5. TOLERANCE – THE BODY NEEDS INCREASINGLY LARGER AMOUNTS OF A DRUG TO GET THE SAME EFFECT • DEPENDENCE – UNABLE TO CONTROL DRUG USE

  6. PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE – A STRONG DESIRE OR NEED TO TAKE A DRUG • PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE – THE BODY NEEDS A DRUG TO FUNCTION NORMALLY

  7. WITHDRAWAL – SYMPTOMS THAT OCCUR WHEN A PERSON WHO IS PHYSICALLY DEPENDENT ON A DRUG STOPS TAKING IT • SYMPTOMS INCLUDE: CHILLS, FEVER, VOMITING, CRAMPS, HEADACHES, AND BODY ACHES

  8. INHALANTS

  9. technically NOT drugs • SLOW DOWN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM • COMMON HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS WHOSE FUMES ARE INHALED • PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE

  10. TOLERANCE BUILDS QUICKLY • DEATH CAN RESULT EVEN THE FIRST TIME IT IS USED

  11. DEPRESSANTS DRUGS THAT SLOW DOWN THE ACTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

  12. BARBITURATES AND TRANQUILIZERS • PHSYICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE • WITHDRAWAL SEVERE AND CAN RESULT IN DEATH • TOLERANCE BUILDS QUICKLY

  13. TRANQUILIZERS

  14. STIMULANTS INCREASE THE ACTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

  15. SPEED

  16. CAFFEINE • FOUND IN MANY COMMON PRODUCTS SUCH AS COFFEE, TEA, OTC DIET PILLS, ETC. • MILD STIMULANT

  17. AMPHETAMINES • PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE • SIDE EFFECTS – DREAD AND SUSPICION • “UPPERS”

  18. COCAINE • INHALED USUALLY BUT CAN BE INJECTED • CAN SEVERELY DAMAGE THE NASAL PASSAGE • PYSCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE

  19. CRACK • VERY DANGEROUS FORM OF COCAINE • SMOKED • THE MOST ADDICTIVE DRUG – PEOPLE ARE OFTEN ADDICTED AFTER USING ONCE

  20. MARIJUANA

  21. MARIJUANA PLANT

  22. MARIJUANA • USUALLY SMOKED • THC – CHEMICAL THAT AFFECTS PEOPLE • DISTORTS SENSE OF TIME • AFFECTS SHORT-TERM MEMORY

  23. RESPIRATORY DAMAGE – MORE THAN TOBACCO SMOKE • PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE

  24. UNPROCESSED MARIJUANA

  25. HALLUCINOGENS • ILLEGAL • ABUSERS CANNOT TELL WHAT IS REAL FROM WHAT IS NOT • MEMORY LOSS • PERSONALITY CHANGE

  26. ECSTASY

  27. LSD • STRONGEST HALLUCINOGEN • EFFECTS UNPREDICTABLE • BAD TRIPS – NIGHTMARE LIKE

  28. PCP • ANGEL DUST • SMOKED, INJECTED, SNIFFED, OR EATEN • CAUSES VIOLENT ACTS

  29. PCP

  30. OPIATES PAIN KILLING DRUGS

  31. GHB

  32. HEROIN • ILLEGAL • STRONG PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE • AIDS AND HEPATITIS TRANSMITTED BY SHARING NEEDLES

  33. TAR HEROIN

  34. MORPHINE, CODEINE, AND PAREGORIC • STRONG PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE • USED BY DOCTORS TO BLOCK PAIN

  35. ROHIPNOL

  36. ALCOHOL • ABUSE OF ALCOHOL CAN LEAD TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE LIVER AND BRAIN CELLS • PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE

  37. AFFECTS THE BODY • ABSORBED THROUGH THE WALL OF THE STOMACH INTO THE BLOODSTREAM • FOOD SLOWS THE SPEED OF ABSORPTION • IN THE LIVER, ALCOHOL IS CHANGED INTO CARBON DIOXIDE AND WATER

  38. WHEN IT REACHES THE BRAIN – DEPRESSANT

  39. INITIALLY JUDGEMENT AND SELF-CONTROL ARE AFFECTED • SOON SPEECH AND MUSCLE COORDINATION ARE AFFECTED • MORE ALCOHOL CAN LEAD TO TOTAL CONFUSION • UNCONSCIOUSNESS MAY RESULT

  40. HEALTH • MODERATE USE DOES NOT CAUSE A PROBLEM • MENTAL DISTURBANCES SUCH AS BLACKOUTS AND HALLUCINATIONS CAN OCCUR WITH PROLONGED USE • IT CAN DAMAGE THE LINING OF THE STOMACH AND SMALL INTESTINE

  41. CANCER OF THE MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS, THROAT, AND LARYNX IS INCREASED • CONTINUED ABUSE CAUSES CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER • SCAR TISSUE IS FORMED DUE TO LIVER DAMAGE • SCAR TISSUE INTERFERES WITH THE LIVER’S ABILITY TO FUNCTION PROPERLY

  42. CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER

  43. EXCESS CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE LIVER AND THE BRAIN

  44. ALCOHOLISM INCURABLE DISEASE IN WHICH A PERSON IS PHYSICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY DEPENDENT ON ALCOHOL

  45. ALCOHOLIC – SOMEONE WHO SUFFERS FROM ALCOHOLISM • AA (ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS) – ORGANIZATION TO HELP ALCOHOLICS STOP DRINKING

  46. ALATEEN – HELPS CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS • AL-ANON – HELPS THE FAMILY OF ALCOHOLICS

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