Chemicals that affect the CNS and alter activity in the brain Psychoactive Drugs Chemicals that affect the CNS and alter activity in the brain

Classification of Pyschoactive Drugs (p. 604) ________________ – cocaine, crack, amphetamines, methamphetamine ________________ – barbituates, tranquillizers, rohypnol, GHB __________________– opium, morphine, heroin, codeine _____________ – PCP, LSD, Ecstasy (MDMA), Ketamine

Health Risks Stimulants – drugs that ___________ the CNS (coffee, tea, cola’s, nicotine, cocaine, etc) Cocaine – __________, powerful, addictive _________ the CNS, _________ to possess, use or sell Euphoria – a feeling of _________________ or elation…last ________________________________ ___________/emotional letdown Can cause _____________________, cardiac problems, collapse of the _________________ (wall) HIV, overdose, respiratory failure, seizures, death

Crack A ______________ form of cocaine (rock) ______ form…reaches the brain in seconds Heart Rate & Blood Pressure __________ Death Mixing with alcohol = ___________ Liver Failure

Amphetamines Stimulants used in ____________medicines to reduce fatigue and drowsiness and ___________appetite ______________ uses: stay awake, athletic performance, _______________ Irregular heart beat, paranoia, heart & blood vessel damage

Methamphetamine _________…a _____________used to treat disease (____________ and obesity) White, _______________, dissolves in water or alcohol _________drug, ___________ euphoria Damage to __________, paranoia, increased HB & BP, kills __________, death

Depressants – Health Risks Drugs that tend to ____________ the CNS Relax muscles, tension, worry (__________________) Lower BP & HR, breathing is _____________, coma, weak pulse, death Alcohol, ______________ and tranquillizers _______________, GHB…produce a synergistic effect

Barbiturates _______________ - hypnotic drugs or that __________ sleep ___________ changes, coma ________________ for medical purposes ________use to counter effects of stimulants With alcohol = ___________

Tranquillizers ___________that reduce muscular activity, coordination and attention span Prescribed to __________anxiety, muscle spasms, _______________, nervousness If overused then there is a ___________and _______________dependence Withdrawal = ‘the shakes’ (_______) Coma, death

Rohypnol __________________ Club scene…a depressant…__________ stronger than a tranquillizer Victims have __________ of nights events Unplanned pregnancies, exposure to HIV, STD’s, etc. Never leave your drink __________________…go get a new one!

GHB _________ Drug Gammahydroxy butyric acid Date Rape drug _______________ form, tablets, capsules Leaves the ______________ very quickly

Narcotics Specific drugs derived from the ________________plant that are obtainable only by ______________and are used to ____________ Morphine, oxycontin, codeine These drugs __________, cause euphoria, drowsiness, constipation, ________________, convulsions, coma, death __________ addictive…pharmacies have to keep record of all sales of these drugs

Heroin _______________ addictive…processed from ______________ Injected, snorted, smoked _______________, can cause infection to the __________ & _______, liver disease, pneumonia, HIV, Hepatitis B Coma, death (___________death if pregnant) Withdrawal very painful

Hallucinogens Drugs that ____________, thoughts and sense of perception/vision, hearing, ____________________________ __________medical use PCP, LSD, _________, ecstasy ________ brain sensory controls, impairs judgment, reasoning, ________________ Increase HR, BP Lasts several hours to several days

PCP One of the most _____________ drugs _____________sense of time and space, increased muscle strength, _______________ Overdose = death ________________________– panic, confusion, lack of control

LSD Strong ______________ – sounds, colors intensified ____________, coma, heart & lung failure, death __________________ reality, euphoria to deep depression Flashbacks

Ketamine ________________________purposes in medical field (for animals) White powder – smoked (________________________), snorted or injected Respiratory failure, death

Ecstasy (__________) Designer drug – __________ substance meant to _________the effects of hallucinogens and other dangerous drugs ___________ in strength and potency Ecstasy a _____________________ of a stimulant & hallucinogen Short term euphoria, _______________, depression, paranoia, psychosis, brain damage Overdose is _____________, paralysis, tremors