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Depressants Chemicals used to treat mental illness; they depress or slow down the nervous system. Click to Continue

Depressants  Barbiturates  Phenobarbital  Seconal  Tuinal  Tranquilizers (Benzodiazepines)  Valium  Lithium  Xanax  GHB & Rohypnol  Narcotics  Morphine  Dilotted  Demoral  Heroin  Oxycontin  Percocet Click to Continue

Short-term effects  Feel calm and sleepy  Get confused and can’t concentrate  Muscles relax  Speech gets slurred  Become clumsy and stagger Click to Continue

Long-term effects  Personality changes and violent behavior  Fear of people and things (paranoia)  See things that aren’t real (hallucinate)  Chest infections  Deadly when used with alcohol Click to Continue

Narcotics A chemical classified as a narcotic; narcotics come from the opium poppy and are used as painkillers. Click to Continue

Short-term effects  Heart beats slower  Breathing slows  Pupils shrink and eyes water  Skin on face, neck and chest turns red  Staggering and sleepy  Nausea  Relief of pain Click to Continue

Long-term effects  Collapsed veins  Heart disease; liver and kidney disease  Lung disease  Lowered sex drive  Disruption of menstrual periods  Constipation Click to Continue

Depressant withdrawals  Nervousness  Anxiety  Inability to sleep  If abuse has been prolonged, doctors may wean addict off of the drug Click to Continue

Narcotic withdrawals  Insomnia  Delirium  Tremors  Diarrhea  Vomiting  Convulsions and seizures  Muscle and bone pain  Craving for the drug  Withdrawal from some depressants can be fatal without medical assistance This concludes our presentation