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CHEMICAL REACTION

CHEMICAL REACTION. chemical reaction?. A process in which one or more substances are chemically changed into another substance. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chemical%20reaction. Does Adrenaline help or hurt our society?. What is Adrenaline?. Fight or Flight! Releases epinephrine

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CHEMICAL REACTION

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  1. CHEMICAL REACTION

  2. chemical reaction? A process in which one or more substances are chemically changed into another substance. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chemical%20reaction

  3. Does Adrenaline help or hurt our society?

  4. What is Adrenaline? Fight or Flight! • Releases epinephrine • When Stressed • InDanger • Threatened • Excited

  5. WHAT GOES ON IN YOUR BODY? • Raises sugar levels • Heart beats faster • Rises blood flow to muscles • Constricts blood vessels • Widens bronchioles • Dilates pupils http://www.abpischools.org.uk/page/modules/hormones/horm8.cfm

  6. NORMAL V. FIGHT OR FLIGHT! What’s happening in your body

  7. What Happens mentally? • You become… • More Alert • Stronger • More Energized • No Appetite http://www.abpischools.org.uk/page/modules/hormones/horm8.cfm

  8. History? • Discovered in 1850-1935 by Edward Sharpey-Schafer • First hormone discovered • Used as medical resource • Once got from animals, not artificial http://www.discoveriesinmedicine.com/Enz-Ho/Epinephrine.html

  9. Good Uses • Epipen • Inhaler • Jobs • Slow Contractions • Survival http://www.allergycapital.com.au/Pages/epipen.html http://www.drugs.com/cdi/epinephrine-solution.html

  10. Bad Uses • Cocaine • Speed • Asthmatic abuse • Adrenaline Junkie http://asthma.about.com/b/2007/09/25/over-the-counter-asthma-inhalers-being-phased-out.htm

  11. Trends in 30-day prevalence of cocaine abuse among eighth, tenth and twelfth graders. 1991-1998 http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.rimrock.org/i/graph_coke.gif&imgrefurl

  12. ARE YOU AN ADRENALINE JUNKIE? • You always seem to have a crisis going in your life (real or overblown) or surround yourself with troubled souls who constantly need your help. • You are always rushing, with a packed schedule and if things begin to slow down, you take on more. • You have dramatic conflicts with people in your lives, exploding in anger and otherwise causing unnecessary ‘drama’. • You wait until the last minute to begin a project and then need to really scramble to get it done. http://stress.about.com/od/situationalstress/a/adrenaline0528.htm

  13. Life without it • No know when to Fight or Flight • Not know when to leave danger • No slowing contractions • No Nerves • No fear • No epi pens • No inhalers • No addiction to drugs

  14. Pushing the Limits with Adrenaline Click to View Movie

  15. ANSWER TO DRIVING QUESTION Epinephrine Helps our Society

  16. Sources • http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chemical%20reaction • http://www.abpischools.org.uk/page/modules/hormones/horm8.cfm • http://www.abpischools.org.uk/page/modules/hormones/horm8.cfm • http://www.abpischools.org.uk/page/modules/hormones/horm8.cfm • http://www.discoveriesinmedicine.com/Enz-Ho/Epinephrine.html • http://www.drugs.com/cdi/epinephrine-solution.html • http://www.allergycapital.com.au/Pages/epipen.html • http://asthma.about.com/b/2007/09/25/over-the-counter-asthma-inhalers-being-phased-out.htm • http://stress.about.com/od/situationalstress/a/adrenaline0528.htm • http://www.pharmacyreviewer.com/forum/bronchodilators/9400-what-epinephrine-compound-name-compound-molecular-formula-molar-mass-compound-principle-use-com.html • http://asthma.about.com/b/2007/09/25/over-the-counter-asthma-inhalers-being-phased-out.htm

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