Stimulants and Your Brain Daniel Nachun, Graduate Student Laura Weil, Undergraduate.

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Stimulants and Your Brain Daniel Nachun, Graduate Student Laura Weil, Undergraduate

What are stimulants?

How do they work?

Physical effects and dangers EffectDanger Increased heart rateHeart attack Increased blood pressureStroke Increased temperatureOverheating & Dehydration Decreased appetiteWeight loss Reduced salivationMeth mouth EffectDanger Increased heart rateHeart attack Increased blood pressureStroke Increased temperatureOverheating & Dehydration Reduced salivationMeth mouth DecreasedappetiteWeight loss

Mental effects and dangers EffectsDangers Obsessive focusParanoia Increased alertnessCrazy behavior (psychosis)

Combining Stimulants and Other Drugs  Mixing with drugs that have opposite effects:  Alcohol  Sleeping pills and anxiety meds  Heroin and painkillers

Addiction/Withdrawal  Withdrawal symptoms:  Fatigue  Increased appetite  Inability to focus  Social problems:  Stealing  Prostitution  Drug cartels

Bath Salts A Legal(?) High

 Sold as legal high online and certain stores  Also sold as plant food, jewelry cleaner, phone cleaner

Street Names BloomCloud Nine Vanilla SkyWhite Lightning ScarfaceMeow Dronebk-MDMA Ivory WaveLunar Wave ExplosionFlakka

Effects and mechanism  Same effect on synapses as meth and cocaine  Physical and mental effects are also very similar  Just as if not more addictive!

Safety and Legality  Can cause someone to test positive for meth use  Some bath salts are now illegal – state and federal laws  If a bath salt is legal, has no regulation – may be impure  Often sold as mixtures

ADHD Medications

What is ADHD?  Difficulty paying attention  Hyperactivity  Impulsive behavior  ~5% of children under 18 have ADHD worldwide

Types of Medications  Adderall  Vyvanse  Ritalin

ADHD Medications as “Study Aids”  Doesn’t actually make you smarter  Could end up very focused on something aside from school  Might end up being detrimental

Dangers of Abuse  Inability to concentrate without the drug  Irregular sleeping patterns  Dangerous combinations  Drug tests  Legal issues  Death

Treatment