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Illicit Drugs

Illicit Drugs. What is a drug? . A drug is any chemical substance that produces physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral change in the user. Heroin. Heroin is an opiate processed directly from the extracts of the opium poppy.

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Illicit Drugs

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  1. Illicit Drugs

  2. What is a drug? • A drug is any chemical substance that produces physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral change in the user

  3. Heroin • Heroin is an opiate processed directly from the extracts of the opium poppy. • Originally created to help cure people of addiction to morphine. • mimics the action of endorphins, creating a sense of well-being • intravenous injection

  4. Heroin

  5. Cocaine • obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. • both a stimulant of the central nervous system and an appetite suppressant • a potent central nervous system stimulant • initial signs of stimulation are hyperactivity, restlessness, increased blood pressure, increased heart rate and euphoria • Side effects can include twitching, paranoia, and impotence

  6. Cocaine

  7. Methamphetamine • “meth” or “ice” • enters the brain and triggers a cascading release of norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin • Users may become obsessed or perform repetitive tasks such as cleaning, hand-washing, or assembling and disassembling objects • Withdrawal is characterized by excessive sleeping, eating and depression-like symptoms, often accompanied by anxiety and drug-craving

  8. Methamphetamine

  9. Crack Cocaine • made popular during the early 1980s • Used to be made using ether which was extremely dangerous and often deadly • Now, “crack” is made using baking soda, or a similar “base” chemical, and ammonia • Feelings of “heaven on earth” when it is smoked and it is highly addictive • Feel effects almost instantly

  10. Crack Cocaine

  11. LSD • A psychedelic • Considered a recreational drug and used for out-of-body meditation • Can cause long-term personality changes • “trips” very from one person to another • Some “acid” trips can be very disturbing to the taker because it causes powerful sensory and visual hallucinations

  12. LSD

  13. Ecstasy • “MDMA” • A psychedelic which gives more stimulant-like effects than other psychedelics • A club drug, used recreationally • effects of MDMA include an increased awareness of the senses, feelings of openness, euphoria, empathy, love, heightened self-awareness, feeling of mental clarity and an increased appreciation of music and movement • jaw clenching and elevated pulse, are common

  14. Ecstasy

  15. Opium • formed from the latex released by lacerating (or “scoring”) the immature seed pods of opium poppies • contains up to 16% morphine and is smoked by the user • Discovered in 1817 • Users may experience problems with their vision, feelings of claustrophobia and heaviness

  16. Opium

  17. Psilocybin Mushrooms • fungi that contain the psychedelic substances psilocybin and psilocin • “Shrooms” are ground into a fine powder and are usually ingested by putting the powder into tea and drinking it • Powerful hallucinogen that lasts 3-7 hours and the user can feel exhilarated or very distressed • Some people do not experience any effects

  18. Psilocybin Mushrooms

  19. Things to Consider • You can’t predict the effect that a drug can have on you—especially if it’s the first time you try it, and even if it’s a small amount or dose. Everyone's brain and body chemistry are different. Everyone's tolerance for drugs is different. • Using drugs can lead to abuse, addiction, serious health problems, and even death.

  20. What is drug abuse? • Drug abuse is the use of a drug for any reason other than medical purposes,which results in the impaired physical, mental, emotional, or social well-being of the user. • A physical or psychological dependence on a drug What is drug addiction?

  21. Why do people abuse drugs? • the wish or belief that drugs can solve every problem • the pressure from friends to experiment • the enjoyment of drug effects

  22. Legal Stuff • Possession: Having controlled legal drugs that are not obtained either directly from a doctor, or from a pharmacist using a valid prescription OR having controlled drugs which are illegal for use under any circumstance, like heroine or cocaine • Dealing: is illegally supplying or selling controlled drugs to users on a small scale • Trafficking: the illegal manufacture, distribution, and sale of these drugs to dealers on a large scale.

  23. Treatment • Treatment approaches for narcotics abusers principally include drug-free maintenance in residential or out-patient facilities. • Rehabilitation services such as career development, counseling, and job skills training are also available

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