Prescription Drugs Opiates and Amphetamines Alejandro Calderon & Rowan Laine

Opiates (DEA Opiates) Medical Titles Slang/Street Morphine Methadone Oxycodone (OxyContin and Percocet) Hydrocodone (Vicodin and Lortab) Codeine Fentanyl Slang/Street Big H, Black Tar, Brown Sugar, Dover’s Powder, Hillbilly Heroin, Horse, Junk, Lean,Purple Drank, MPTP, Mud, OC, Ox, Oxy, Oxycotton, Paregoric, Sippin Syrup, Smack

Opiates Cont. Legal, with a prescription Orally Snorted Injected Depressant: reduce tension, anxiety, and aggression, relieves pain Causes drowsiness, inability to concentrate, apathy Organic Opioids can be synthetic

Amphetamines (DEA Amphetamines) Methylphenidate (Ritalin or Ritalin SR) Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine (Adderall) Dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) Slang Bennies, Black Beauties, Addy, Crank, Ice, Speed, Uppers, Study Buddy

Amphetamines Legal Stimulant Synthetic Similar to cocaine, but effects’ onset is slower and their duration is longer, increased blood pressure and pulse rates, insomnia, loss of appetite, physical exhaustion Synthetic Taken orally can result in a mild high Crushed up and snorted results in a significantly more potent drugging effect, but comes with more lethal side effects Nose bleeding, and damage to frontal cortex

Effects- Opiates Short Term Long Term Other Pain relief, drowsiness, nausea, constipation, euphoria, confusion, slowed breathing, death Long Term Extreme addiction, withdrawal symptoms, Other Pregnancy/miscarriage, low birth weight, neonatal abstinence syndrome; Risk of infections, HIV, hepatitis, etc. from shared needles

Effects- Amphetamines Short Term Excitement, anxiety, euphoria Heart problems, high blood pressure, erectile dysfunction, aggressiveness, cognitive impairment Long term Hallucinations, violent behavior, paranoia, convulsions, loss of coordination, respiratory issues, obsessive behavior Other Psychosis, loss of consciousness, stroke, heart attack

Impact on the Community Opium Wars on China Entire governments relied on opium taxes up until 1949 Over 2 million people in the United States are dependent on a prescription drug. Heroin addicts total approximately 500,000 Over half of heroin addicts started by using legal opiates like Oxycodone, and Morphine

Impact *Chart does NOT include deaths from drug addictions that began with prescription opioids (National Institute on Drug Abuse)

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