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ILLEGAL DRUGS

ILLEGAL DRUGS. Why is illegal drug use dangerous?. dangerous /permanent damage to brain and body become addicted major factor in suicide, accidents and crimes risk of spreading disease through sharing needles can result in overdose drug use leads to making irresponsible decisions.

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ILLEGAL DRUGS

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  1. ILLEGAL DRUGS

  2. Why is illegal drug use dangerous? • dangerous /permanent damage to brain and body • become addicted • major factor in suicide, accidents and crimes • risk of spreading disease through sharing needles • can result in overdose • drug use leads to making irresponsible decisions

  3. The reasons people begin using drugs are similar to the reasons they begin to drink or smoke. What are these reasons? Desire to experiment Desire to escape depression / boredom Enjoyment of risky behavior Belief that drugs solve personal problems Peer pressure Media glamorizing drug use

  4. While there are many different illegal drugs, all illegal drugs have 3 things in common.What are these 3 things? • Affects function of the brain • Dangerous to health • Result in drug dependence and addiction

  5. WHAT IS MARIJUANA? Marijuanais a word used to describe the dried flowers, seeds, and leaves of the Indian hemp plant. Cannabis describes any of the different drugs that come from Indian hemp, including marijuana and hashish. Hashish is a related form of the drug, made from resins of the Indian hemp plant. Regardless of the name, this drug is an hallucinogen – a substance which distorts how the mind perceives the world you live in. The cannabis plant, from which marijuana is derived, has over 400 different chemicals. The chemical in cannabis that creates this distortion is known as THC.

  6. EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA SHORT TERM LONG TERM • Sensory distortion • Panic • Anxiety • Poor coordination of movement • Lowered reaction time • After an initial “up,” the user feels sleepy or depressed • Increased heartbeat (and risk of heart attack) • Reduced resistance to common illnesses ( cold, bronchitis) • Growth disorders • Increase of abnormally structured cells in the body • Reduction of male sex hormones • Rapid destruction of lung fibers and lesions to the brain could be permanent • Reduced sexual capacity • Apathy, drowsiness, lack of motivation • Personality and mood changes • Inability to understand things clearly

  7. What are some of the effects marijuana has on the body? Slowed thinking, difficult paying attention, no sense of time or distance, loss of short term memory, shrinks your brain

  8. Can you become dependant on marijuana? Yes, you can build a tolerance and a dependence to it.

  9. Can marijuana use affect your driving? If so, how? It can slow your reaction time and impair your judgment. Yes, much like how alcohol affects your driving.

  10. STREET NAMES POT TEXAS TEA MARYJANE ASTRO TURF HEMP REEFER HERB GRASS WEED J DOPE ROACH

  11. Marijuana and School Marijuana and school don’t mix. Marijuana makes it harder for users to concentrate, and slows thinking down. One of the prevalent effects of marijuana is the decline in school performance. Marijuana damages the user’s memory and things such as simple math problems become extremely difficult.

  12. What are inhalants? What are 2 legal inhalants used by physicians? Drugs that are inhaled as vapors such as Asthma Inhaler Laughing Gas

  13. INHALANTS WHAT ARE THEY? SNIFFING Users may inhale the chemical vapors directly from open containers Inhalants refers to the vapors from toxic substances which are inhaled to reach a quick high The chemicals are quickly absorbed through the lungs into the bloodstream and quickly reach the brain and other organs There are more than 1,000 household products that could be used as inhalants Produce effects similar to anesthetics, which slow down the body’s functions The user experiences an initial high and loss of inhibitions, then drowsiness, lightheadedness, and agitation Because they reach the brain with a faster speed and force than other substances, they can cause irreversible physical and mental damages. HUFFING Breathing the fumes from rags soaked in a chemical substances

  14. What type of effects might you experience from inhalants? Hyperactivity, loss of inhibitions, dizziness, loss of coordination, difficulty speaking and thinking, fear, anxiety, depression

  15. EFFECTS OF INHALANTS SHORT TERM LONG TERM • Slurred Speech • Drunk, dizzy, or dazed • Inability to coordinate movement • Apathy • Impaired judgment • Unconsciousness • Severe headaches • Rashes around the nose and mouth • DEATH from suffocation • Muscle weakness • Disorientation • Lack of coordination • Irritability • Depression • Serious and sometimes irreversible damage to the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs and brain • Hearing loss • Bone marrow damage • Deaths from heart failure

  16. STREET NAMES • Air blast • Highball • Satan’s Secret • Hippie Crack • Shoot the Breeze • Amy • Huff • Snappers • Bolt • Whippets • Whiteout • Toilet Water • Oz • Locker Room • Texas Shoe Shine • Pearls

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  18. ECSTASY (MDMA) WHAT IS IT? Ecstasy is a synthetic, psychoactive drug that is chemically similar to the stimulant methamphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline. Ecstasy (MDMA) produces feelings of increased energy, euphoria, emotional warmth, and distortions in time, perception, and tactile experiences

  19. STREET NAMES California Sunrise ADAM BEANS

  20. SHORT TERM EFFECTS FALSE SENSE OF AFFECTION IMPAIRED JUDGEMENT SLEEP PROBLEMS

  21. LONG TERM EFFECTS • Long lasting brain damage affecting thought and memory • Damage to portions of the brain that regulate critical functions such as learning, sleep and emotion • Depression • Anxiety • Kidney Failure • Hemorrhaging • Psychosis • Cardiovascular collapse • Convulsions • DEATH

  22. HEROIN

  23. Highly addictive, illegal drug Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants. Milky, sap-like opium is first removed from the pod of the poppy flower. This opium is refined to make morphine, then further refined into different forms of heroin. Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infections on top of the pain of addiction.

  24. DEATH Sedation; drowsiness SHORT TERM EFFECTS BREATHING SLOWED

  25. ITCHING • INFLAMMATION OF THE GUMS • COLD SWEATS • CONSTIPATION • WEAKENING OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM • COMA • RESPIRATORY ILLNESS • MUSCULAR WEAKNESS • REDUCED SEXUAL CAPACITY • LONG TERM IMPOTENCE IN MEN • MENSTRUAL DISTURBANCE IN WOMEN • LOSS OF MEMORY • DEPRESSION • INSOMNIA LONG TERM EFFECTS Abscesses from use of needles pockmark the body of a 16 year old addict

  26. WHAT IS IT? LSD is one of the most potent, mood changing chemicals. It is manufactured from lysergic acid, which is found in the ergot fungus that grows on rye and other grains. Produced in crystal form in illegal laboratories mainly in the US. These crystals are converted to a liquid for distribution. Colorless Odorless Slightly Bitter Taste

  27. No matter what form it comes in, LSD leads the user to a same place, a serious disconnect from reality • Sold on the street as: • small tablets • capsules • gelatin squares • Liquid • It is sometimes added to absorbent paper, which is then divided into small squares decorated with designs or cartoon characters (“loony tunes”) LSD IS KNOWN AS ACID LSD users call an LSD experience a “trip,” usually lasting 12 hours or so. When things go wrong, which often happens, it is called a “bad trip,” another name for a living nightmare!

  28. STREET NAMES BATTERY ACID BOOMERS YELLOW SUNSHINE DOSES LOONY TOONS DOTS TAB SUPERMAN GOLDEN DRAGON WINDOW PANE LUCY IN THE SKYWITH DRAGONS HIPPIE

  29. HARMFUL EFFECTS OF LSD PHYSICAL EFFECTS • Dilated Pupils • Higher or Lower Body Temperature • Sweating or Chills • Loss of Appetite • Sleeplessness • Dry Mouth • Tremors MENTAL EFFECTS • Delusions • Visual Hallucinations • Panic Attacks • Impaired Depth Perception • Severe Depression or Psychosis • Flashbacks • Severe, terrifying thoughts and feelings • Fear of losing control • Impaired time perception • Distorted perception of the size and shape of objects, movements, color, sound, touch, and the users own body image

  30. WHAT IS COCAINE? • The word cocaine refers to the drug in a powder or crystal form. • The powder form is usually mixed with corn starch, talcum, powder, sugar or any other drugs such as procaine (a local anesthetic) or amphetamines • Extracted from cocoa leaves • Cocaine was originally developed as a painkiller • Cocaine is most often sniffed with the powder absorbed into the bloodstream through the nasal tissues. • It can also be ingested or rubbed into the gums • To more rapidly absorb the drug into the body, abusers inject it, but this substantially increases the risk of overdose.

  31. A Deadly White Powder • Cocaine is one of the deadliest drugs known to man. • Once a person begins taking cocaine, it has proven almost impossible to become free of its grip physically or mentally • Physically it stimulates key receptors (nerve endings that sense change in the body) within the brain that, in turn, create a euphoria to which users quickly develop a tolerance.

  32. COCAINE STREET NAMES WHITE Binge Aunt Nora Charlie Blow Sniff Bernice

  33. SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF COCAINE • Loss of appetite • Increased heart rate • Contracted blood vessels • Increased rate of breathing • Nausea • Disturbed sleeping habits • Bizarre, erotic, violent behavior • Depression • Tactile hallucinations that creates the illusion of bugs burrowing under the skin • Intense euphoria • Anxiety and paranoia • Intense drug craving • Panic and psychosis • Convulsions, seizures, and sudden death from high doses (even one time)

  34. LONG TERM EFFECTS OF COCAINE • Permanent damage to blood vessels of the heart and brain • High blood pressure • Liver, kidney and lung damage • Destruction of tissues in nose if sniffed • Infectious diseases and abscesses if injected • Malnutrition • Severe tooth decay • Sexual problems • Severe depression • Tolerance and addiction

  35. WHAT IS CRACK COCAINE? Considered a “rich man’s drug” Smoking crack allows it to reach the brain more quickly and thus brings an intense and immediate – but very short lived- high that last about 15 minutes. • The most potent form in which cocaine appears • Also the riskiest • Between 75%-100% Pure (far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine) • Crystal form of cocaine • Comes in solid blocks or crystals • Varies in color from pale rose to white • Crack is heated and smoked • It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated

  36. STREET NAMES CLOUD

  37. SHORT TERM EFFECTS • Panic and psychosis • Intense drug craving • Anxiety and paranoia • Panic, convulsions and sudden death • Loss of appetite • Increased heart rate • Contracted blood vessels • Increased rate of breathing • Nausea • Disturbed sleeping habits • Hallucinations • Depression

  38. LONG TERM EFFECTS • Malnutrition • Severe tooth decay • Auditory • Irritability and mood disturbances • Sexual problems • Severe depression • Tolerance • Permanent damage to blood vessels of the heart and brain • High blood pressure • Liver, kidney and lung damage • Severe chest pains • Respiratory failure • Infectious diseases and abscesses if injected

  39. WHAT IS CRYSTAL METH? Crystal Meth is short for crystal methamphetamine It is just one form of the drug methamphetamine White, Crystalline Drug Develop a strong desire to continue using it because the drug creates a false sense of happiness and well-being -- A “RUSH” of confidence, hyperactiveness and energy Drug effects generally last from 6-8 hours, but can last up to 24 hours • People take it by: • Snorting • Injecting • Smoking • Orally most commonly used as a CLUB DRUG taken while partying in night clubs and at raves Decreased Appetite

  40. CRYSTAL METH STREET NAMES SPEED SHARDS Crypto WASH Cinnamon Tina BLADE Tick Tick Stove Top HOT ICE FAST Chalk

  41. CRYSTAL METH EFFECTS SHORT TERM FFECTS LONG TERM EFFECTS • Loss of appetite • Increased heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature • Dilation of pupils • Disturbed sleep • Nausea • Hallucinations • Convulsions, seizures and death from high doses • Liver, kidney, lung damage • Infectious diseases and abscesses if injected • Malnutrition • Severe Tooth Decay • “METH MOUTH” • Strong psychological dependence • Depression • Damage to the brain similar to Alzheimer’s Disease

  42. FACES OF METH ***VIDEO*** CLICK THE STOP SIGN

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