Health Risks of Drug Use Illegial Drugs

Substance abuse Substance Abuse: any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for non medical purposes. Illegal Drugs: chemical substances that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy or sell. Illicit Drug Use: the use or sale of any substance that is illegal or otherwise not permitted. -the crime of using illegal drugs. -includes the sale of prescription drugs for those who they are not intended for.

Health Risks of Drug Use Overdose: a strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug. Effects of Drug Use -Tolerance -Psychological dependence -Physiological dependence -Addiction These effects can happen with just one try. Cycle of Addiction: takes drug and experience a short pleasure, drug wears off, physical and psychological withdrawal, to relieve the symptoms take drug again.

A plant whose leaves, buds, and flowers are usually smoked for their intoxicating effects. (Grass, weed, or pot) Gateway Drug Unfiltered Smoke More Cancer causing chemicals than tobacco Marijuana

Health Effects of Using Marijuana Hallucinations Impaired short-term memory, reaction time, concentration, and coordination Decreased initiative and ambition Bloodshot eyes, dry mouth Lung irritation, coughing Heart and lung damage (lung cancer) Increased appetite Weakened immunity to infection

Health Effects of Using Marijuana Interferes with sperm production, lowers testosterone levels. (Men) Infertility, raised testosterone levels. (Women) Raised dopamine levels (sense of pleasure) Anxiety Paranoia-irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others. Dizzy, trouble walking, can’t remember -Short term memory affected Sleepy

Facts 1 in 7 have tried Marijuana by the time they graduate Those that start in teens more likely to be addicted

Inhalants Substances whose fumes are sniffed or inhaled to give effect.

Inhalants Some are prescribed by doctors to treat allergies, asthma, or other medical conditions. Sniffed to get High Depress the central nervous system. Glassy Stair, slurred speech, impaired judgment, nausea, coughing, nose bleeds, fatigue and lack or coordination. Loose Brain cells, liver/kidney damage, blindness, brain damage, paralysis, cardiac arrest and death.

Anabolic = muscle building Androgenic = increased male characteristics Can be used for medical condition Result in Unnatural muscle growth

Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids Tendons and ligaments don’t strengthen, which leads to injury. Other side effects- weight gain, acne, high blood pressure, liver and kidney tumors. Roid Rage: violent behavior, extreme mood swings, depression, and paranoia. Shrinking testicles, reduced sperm count, baldness, menstrual cycle changes, and deepened voice.

Chemicals that affect the central nervous system and alter activity in the brain. Four Main Groups: -Stimulants -Depressants -Opiates -Hallucinogens

Stimulants: Drugs that speed up the central nervous system. Depressants: (sedatives) drugs that tend to slow the central nervous system. Opiates: (Narcotics) drugs such as those derived from the opium plant that are obtainable only by prescription and are used to relieve pain. Hallucinogens: drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions, including vision, hearing, smell, and touch.

What Are Club Drugs? drugs found at concerts, dance clubs, and drug parties called raves. List a few that you have heard of…..

Stimulants Drugs that speed up the CNS.

Stimulants Highly addictive Used to stay alert, athletic performance, or to lose weight Easy to develop tolerance Regular use can result in irregular HR, paranoia, aggression, or heart failure Decreased appetite, weight loss, malnutrition Amphetamines Rapidly acting, powerful, addictive, and Illegal White powder of coca plant leaves, causes confidence and euphoria Depression, fatigue, paranoia, dependence, malnutrition,cardiac problems, and death Cocaine

Stimulants Extremely dangerous form of cocaine (rock) Reaches brain quickly, HR and BP go to dangerous levels, death from cardiac or respiratory failure Mixing with alcohol or other drugs=fatal Crack Meth, white odorless powder, produced in makeshift labs Short term feeling of euphoria, depression, paranoia, and delusions. Can cause death Memory loss, heart and nerve damage Increased tolerance and addiction Methamphetamine

Before and After on Meth

Depressants Drugs that tend to slow the CNS Slow Heart and Respiration, lower BP Combining small amounts of depressants can cause shallow breathing, weak or rapid pulse, coma, and death

Depressants Sedatives rarely used for medical purposes. Mood changes, excessive sleepiness, and coma Fatigue, confusion, impaired muscle coordination, reduced HR, BP, respiratory function, death Combinations with other drugs or alcohol can be fatal Barbiturates Relieve anxiety, muscle spasms, sleeplessness, and nervousness. Depression, fever, irritability, loss of judgment, dizziness Dependence, coma, death Tranquilizers

Depressants Decreased BP, drowsiness, memory loss, gastrointestinal disturbances. Rohypnol (roofies) Drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, loss of consciousness Impaired breathing, coma, death GHB

Hallucinogens Overload the Brains sensory controls Cause serious mental/emotional and physical consequences for users. Alter mood, and impair judgment, thoughts, and sense perception. Hallucinations, confusion, intensified sensations Have feelings of invincibility Increases in Heart and respiratory rates. Heart Failure and coma Are not used for any medical purpose.

Hallucinogens Most dangerous of all drugs because how much it varies from one user to another. Distorted sense of time, increased muscle strength, feelings of violence, and inability to feel pain. Loss of appetite, depression, panic, aggression, violent actions. PCP-related deaths are caused by the destructive behavior or disorientation the drug causes. PCP / Angel Dust Cough suppressant Hallucinations, paranoia, panic attacks, nausea, increased HR and BP, seizures, and addiction Nausea, dizziness, lack of coordination, rashes DXM / “tussin”

Hallucinogens Delusions, illusions, hallucinations, paranoia, extreme anxiety, nausea (Psilocybin) Mushrooms Delusions, illusions, hallucinations, flashbacks, numbness, tremors (Mescaline) Peyote Cactus

Hallucinogens short term euphoria: a feeling of intense well-being or elation. Confusion, depression, paranoia, muscle breakdown Ecstasy (MDMA) Distorted perceptions of sound and color, flashbacks, euphoria, panic, terror or depression, numbness, tremors LSD (Acids)

Opiates/Narcotics drugs such as those derived from the opium plant that are obtainable only by prescription and are used to relieve pain. misuse dulls the senses, causes drowsiness, constipation, slow and shallow breathing, convulsions, coma, and death. very addictive

Opiates Dizziness, labored breathing, low BP, reduced respiratory function, respiratory arrest, death. Exposure to HIV through contaminated needles, addiction Codeine Used to treat pain but only for a short time Fast or slow HR, seizures, hallucinations, blurred vision, rashes, difficulty swallowing Morphine

Opiates injected, snorted, smoked Powder, tar, or mixed with other ingredients Slows breathing and pulse rate, infection in heart lining, liver disease, HIV, hepatitis, coma, and death Heroin Used to relieve chronic pain Drowsiness, nausea, constipation, addiction Reduced respiratory function, respiratory arrest, death Oxycodone