CHAPTER 14 DRUGS

I. DRUG USE n A. DRUG -A substance other than food that changes the structure or function of the body and mind.

1. MEDICINES n a. PERSCRIPTION MEDICNIES CAN BE SOLD ONLY WITH A WRITTEN ORDER FROM A PHYSICIAN. n b. OVER THE COUNTER MEDICINES (OTC) ARE MEDICINES THAT ARE SAFE ENOUGH TO BE TAKEN WITHOUT A WRITTEN ORDER.

B. DRUG MISUSE n used in a way not intended

1. SIDE EFFECT n ANY EFFECT OF A MEDICINE OTHER THAN THE ONE INTEDED. n a. UPSET STOMACH n b. DROWSINESS n c. DIZZINESS

2. TOLERANCE n A condition in which a person’s body becomes used to the effect of a medicine and needs greater and greater amounts of it to be effective.

C. Drug abuse 1. taking drugs in a way they are not medically intended or 2. using it illegally

3. ADDICTION n A PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL NEED FOR A DRUG.

II.Cannabis (marijuana) n A. THC is the chemical that produces psychoactive effect n 1. Hash a. tops or the buds of cannabis b. has more THC

B. SHORT-TERM EFFECTS – REDUCES REACTION TIME AND COORDINATION. 1. PANIC ATTACKS 2. IMPAIRED JUDGEMENT

C. LONG-TERM EFFECTS n 1. LUNG DISEASE n 2. DEPRESSION n 3. ANXIETY n 4. PERSONALITY DISTURBANCES

III.CLUB DRUGS III.CLUB DRUGS n A. ECSTASY (MDMA) – SPEEDS UP THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

B. ROHYPNOL (ROOFIE) n SUPPRESSES THE CNS, THE PERSON IS UNABLE TO RESIST ATTACK. n 1. PRODUCES AMNESIA – THIS IS WHERE THE VICTIM CANNOT RECALL WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM.

C. GHB n DEPRESSANT OF THE CNS.

D. KETAMINE n SPECIAL K IS USED IN MEDICAL PROCEDURES. n 1. CAUSES – HALLUCINATIONS, MEMORY LOSS, AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE.

E. ANABOLIC STEROIDS n SYNTHETIC SUBSTANCES RELATED TO THE MALE SEX HORMONE.

IV. NARCOTICS n PERSCRIPTION ONLY AND USED TO RELIEVE PAIN. n A. OPIUM – LIQUID FROM THE POPPY PLANT CONTAINING SUBSTANCES THAT NUMB THE BODY.

B.HEROIN n severe withdrawal symptoms n C. OXYCOTIN – INCREASED TOLERANCE TO THE DRUG.

V. STIMULANTS n DRUGS THAT SPEED UP ACTIVITY IN THE HUMAN BRAIN. SOME MILD STIMULANTS ARE: n 1. COFFEE n 2. CHOCOLATE n 3. SODA POP

A. AMPHETAMINES (SPEED) n HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS, AND LOSS OF PHYSICAL STRENGTH

B. Cocaine B. Cocaine n 1. DAMAGE TO NOSE LINING AND LIVER; HEART ATTACK, SEIZURES, STROKE AND DEATH n 2. Produces a feeling of energy

C. Crack C. Crack n strong pure cocaine -1. very addictive

D.Methamphetamines nVnVnVnVERY STRONG STIMULANT

VI.Depressants VI.Depressants n-n-n-n-slows the body systems down

n A. Tranquilizers n B. Barbiturates n C. Hypnotic

VII. HALLUCINOGENS n DRUGS THAT DISTORT MOODS, THOUGHTS, AND SENSES.

A. Lysergic acid diethyl amide (LSD) 1. ergot fungus on rye 2. high tolerance 3. blotter, microdot 4. flashbacks

B.PHENCYCLIDINE (PCP) B.PHENCYCLIDINE (PCP) n 1. CAUSES VIOLENT AND UNPREDICTIABLE BEHAVIOR.

C.Psilocybin n chemical found in certain mushrooms (magic mushrooms)

VIII. INHLANTS n ANY SUBSTANCE WHOSE FUMES ARE SNIFFED AND INHALED TO PRODUCE MIND-ALTERING SENSATIONS. n A. ABUSING INHALANTS CAN DAMAGE THE MYELIN AROUND THE BRAIN.

IX. GETTING HELP n A. FIRST STEP IS TO RECOGNIZE YOU MAY HAVE A PROBLEM. n B. ASK FOR HELP

C. SYMPTOMS OF DRUG ABUSE n 1. TOLERANCE IS HIGHER n 2. CRAVINGS ARE MORE INTENSE n 3. LOSS OF CONTROL n 4. PHYISCAL DEPENDENCE OR WITHDRAWL SYMPTOMS

D. DETOXIFICATION n PHYISCAL PROCESS OF FREEING TH BODY OF AN ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCE.

X. CHOOSING TO BE DRUG FREE n A. USE THE STOP METHOD WHEN REFUSING DRUGS n 1. SAY NO IN A FIRM VOICE n 2. TELL WHY OR WHY NOT n 3. OFFER ALTERNATIVE IDEAS n 4. PROMPTLY LEAVE