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How drugs enter the body and Types of drug users. Drugs. DRUG: a substance other than food that changes the structure or functions of the body or mind. Legal drugs Prescription drugs Illegal drugs. Drug unit vocabulary. Stimulant.
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How drugs enter the body and Types of drug users Created by Nicole Muzard, Health educator, April 2012
Drugs • DRUG: a substance other than food that changes the structure or functions of the body or mind. • Legal drugs • Prescription drugs • Illegal drugs Created by Nicole Muzard, Health educator, April 2012
Drug unit vocabulary Stimulant • ______________: A drug that increases or speeds up the body functions. • What do you think happens when a person overdoses on an stimulant? • ______________: A drug that decreases or slows down body functions. • What do you think happens when a person overdoses on an depressant? Depressant Created by Nicole Muzard, Health educator, April 2012
Drug Unit Vocabulary Drug tolerance • _________________________: When using a drug on a regular basis, the body gets used to the drug and needs MORE of the drug to get a high/buzz. • _________________________: When the body becomes dependant on a drug and needs it to feel normal or good. • _________________________: The PHYSICAL symptoms that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance. Drug addiction Withdrawal Created by Nicole Muzard, health educator, April 2012
Drugs Enter the Bloodstream • Taken by mouth • The drug passes through the walls of the stomach and then into the small intestine to be absorbed into the bloodstream • Inhaled • There is a rich supply of blood vessels in the nasal passages • Smoked • The drug passes from the alveoli in the lungs into the capillaries Created by Nicole Muzard, Health educator, April 2012
Drugs Enter the Bloodstream • Applied to the skin • Passes through the pores and into the tiny capillaries and then to the bloodstream • Injected • Skin popping- just under the surface • Intramuscular injection- steroids, epi-pen, etc. • Mainlining- IV’s, heroin, cocaine, etc. Created by Nicole Muzard, Health educator, April 2012
Drugs enter the body • All of these ways drugs enter the body (except for injections) are absorbed by the tiny blood vessels called…… • Capillaries Created by Nicole Muzard, Health educator, April 2012
Types of Drug Users • The Experimenter • Curiosity is a motivator • Learning about the mood swings • Learning to trust/mistrust the drug • Good experience and/or have fun = probably will want to use again • Bad experience and/or got in a lot of trouble = probably will not want to use again • “high” is a new feeling • Can still relate to people Created by Nicole Muzard, Health educator, April 2012
Types of Drug Users • Regular User • The decision to use has been made • Seeks the “high” • Comfort and confidence in using • Peer group uses • Getting “high” is more important • Tolerance develops • Has some problems relating to others Created by Nicole Muzard, Health educator, April 2012
Types of Drug Users • The Preoccupied User • Thinking more about drugs • Wants to be high often • Blackouts start • Relationships are difficult • Clearly want to use the drug • Use when alone • Still thinks is in control Created by Nicole Muzard, Health educator, April 2012
Types of Drug Users • The Addict • Can no longer get high • Must take the drug to survive • No choice: must use • Relates to the drug, not people • Will use at any time Created by Nicole Muzard, Health educator, April 2012
Ways to break the addiction cycle • Intervention • Rehab • Therapy Created by Nicole Muzard, health educator, April 2012