1. Chemicals that affect the CNS and alter activity in the brain
Psychoactive Drugs
Chemicals that affect the CNS and alter activity in the brain

2. Classification of Pyschoactive Drugs (p. 604)
________________ – cocaine, crack, amphetamines, methamphetamine
________________ – barbituates, tranquillizers, rohypnol, GHB
__________________– opium, morphine, heroin, codeine
_____________ – PCP, LSD, Ecstasy (MDMA), Ketamine

3. Health Risks
Stimulants – drugs that ___________ the CNS (coffee, tea, cola’s, nicotine, cocaine, etc)
Cocaine – __________, powerful, addictive
_________ the CNS, _________ to possess, use or sell
Euphoria – a feeling of _________________ or elation…last ________________________________
___________/emotional letdown
Can cause _____________________, cardiac problems, collapse of the _________________ (wall)
HIV, overdose, respiratory failure, seizures, death

4. Crack A ______________ form of cocaine (rock)
______ form…reaches the brain in seconds
Heart Rate & Blood Pressure __________
Death
Mixing with alcohol = ___________
Liver Failure

5. Amphetamines
Stimulants used in ____________medicines to reduce fatigue and drowsiness and ___________appetite
______________ uses: stay awake, athletic performance, _______________
Irregular heart beat, paranoia, heart & blood vessel damage

6. Methamphetamine
_________…a _____________used to treat disease (____________ and obesity)
White, _______________, dissolves in water or alcohol
_________drug, ___________ euphoria
Damage to __________, paranoia, increased HB & BP, kills __________, death

7. Depressants – Health Risks
Drugs that tend to ____________ the CNS
Relax muscles, tension, worry (__________________)
Lower BP & HR, breathing is _____________, coma, weak pulse, death
Alcohol, ______________ and tranquillizers
_______________, GHB…produce a synergistic effect

8. Barbiturates _______________ - hypnotic drugs or that __________ sleep
___________ changes, coma
________________ for medical purposes
________use to counter effects of stimulants
With alcohol = ___________

9. Tranquillizers
___________that reduce muscular activity, coordination and attention span
Prescribed to __________anxiety, muscle spasms, _______________, nervousness
If overused then there is a ___________and _______________dependence
Withdrawal = ‘the shakes’ (_______)
Coma, death

10. Rohypnol __________________
Club scene…a depressant…__________ stronger than a tranquillizer
Victims have __________ of nights events
Unplanned pregnancies, exposure to HIV, STD’s, etc.
Never leave your drink __________________…go get a new one!

11. GHB _________ Drug Gammahydroxy butyric acid Date Rape drug
_______________ form, tablets, capsules
Leaves the ______________ very quickly

12. Narcotics
Specific drugs derived from the ________________plant that are obtainable only by ______________and are used to ____________
Morphine, oxycontin, codeine
These drugs __________, cause euphoria, drowsiness, constipation, ________________, convulsions, coma, death
__________ addictive…pharmacies have to keep record of all sales of these drugs

13. Heroin _______________ addictive…processed from ______________
Injected, snorted, smoked
_______________, can cause infection to the __________ & _______, liver disease, pneumonia, HIV, Hepatitis B
Coma, death (___________death if pregnant)
Withdrawal very painful

14. Hallucinogens
Drugs that ____________, thoughts and sense of perception/vision, hearing, ____________________________
__________medical use
PCP, LSD, _________, ecstasy
________ brain sensory controls, impairs judgment, reasoning, ________________
Increase HR, BP
Lasts several hours to several days

15. PCP One of the most _____________ drugs
_____________sense of time and space, increased muscle strength, _______________
Overdose = death
________________________– panic, confusion, lack of control

16. LSD Strong ______________ – sounds, colors intensified
____________, coma, heart & lung failure, death
__________________ reality, euphoria to deep depression
Flashbacks

17. Ketamine
________________________purposes in medical field (for animals)
White powder – smoked (________________________), snorted or injected
Respiratory failure, death

18. Ecstasy (__________)
Designer drug – __________ substance meant to _________the effects of hallucinogens and other dangerous drugs
___________ in strength and potency
Ecstasy a _____________________ of a stimulant & hallucinogen
Short term euphoria, _______________, depression, paranoia, psychosis, brain damage
Overdose is _____________, paralysis, tremors