1. Diseases and Dependencies
Alzheimer Disease
Parkinsons Disease
Drugs
Alcohol

2. Alzheimer Disease
Plaque
Nerve tangles

3. Parkinson’s Disease
Decrease CNS dopamine secretion

4. General drug actions

5. Cocaine: stimulant
Cocaine
Coca Plant
Increases dopamine
Cocaine

6. Cocaine What are the short-term effects of Cocaine Use?
Increased energy
Decreased appetite
Mental alertness
Increased heart rate and blood pressure
Constricted blood vessels
Increased temperature
Dilated pupils

7. Cocaine What are the long-term effects of Cocaine Use? Addiction
Irritability and mood disturbances
Restlessness
Paranoia
Auditory hallucinations
Numerous effects on
HEART
RESPIRATION

8. Examples of some drug opiates
Morphine
Heroine
Codeine

9. Heroine
Heroin is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of the Asian poppy plant.
Poppy Plant
Street names associated with heroin include "smack," "H," "skag," and "junk."

10. Heroine
Soon after injection (or inhalation), heroin crosses the blood-brain barrier. In the brain, heroin is converted to morphine and binds rapidly to opioid receptors.

11. Methampethamines
street names: Chalk, Crank, Croak, Crypto, Crystal, Fire, Glass, Meth, Tweek , White Cross.
Methamphetamine can be taken orally, injected, snorted, or smoked.

12. Methampethamines
It rapidly enters the brain and causes a cascading release of norepinephrine and dopamine (and to a lesser extent, serotonin) resulting in euphoria and the availability of undirected energy.

13. LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)
LSD: has a chemical structure that is very similar to the neurotransmitter called serotonin.
Originally from fungus of rye
Plants: 1938

14. Cannabis
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) stimulates receptors of pain and appetite

15. Ectasy
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Street Names: X, XTC, E, Adam, Lovers Speed, Eve, Beans, Clarity, Essence, etc.
Potential to damage the serotonin receptor sites as well as the serotonin neurons of the brain

16. Alcohol Stimulates inhibitory receptors at high doses
Can be excitatory at low doses

17. Stimulant
Binds to acetylcholine receptors
Acetylcholine receptor