1. Mrs. Chatterton’s Health Class
Illicit DRUGs
Mrs. Chatterton’s
Health Class

2. What is a Drug?
Any chemical or substance, other than food, that changes the way the body works and/or that alters normal body functioning

3. Routes of Transmission (The Ways Drugs are Taken)
Mouth (pill, liquid)
Nose (sniffing, snorting)
Inhalation/Smoking
Injection (IV needles)
Drops
Absorption (patches)

4. Are there good reasons for drug use??
ABSOLUTELY!!!
LET’S NAME A FEW…

5. Good Reasons for Use Treat illness Get sleep Relieve pain
Prevent disease
Help function normally
Treat depression/anxiety
Anesthetic
First Aid
Treat addiction

6. What about the bad reasons?

7. Bad Reasons for Use Peer pressure/dares Low self-esteem/depression
Dependent
Forget problems
Parents/community members do it
Lonely/boredom
Curiosity/new experience
To get high
To “be cool”
Advertisements
Build muscle (anabolic steroids)

8. Discuss:
What are alternative things someone can engage in instead of drug use/abuse?

9. Basic Drug Classifications
Stimulants: Drugs that make the user hyper and alert
Depressants: Drugs that cause the user’s mind and body to slow down
Hallucinogens: Drugs that disrupt a user’s perception of reality and cause them to imagine experiences and objects that seem real
Opioids/Narcotics: Drugs from the opium poppy plant—used primarily to relieve pain

10. Drug Use, Abuse, and Misuse
Ingesting a drug the way it was prescribed or intended
ABUSE
The intentional, repetitive and willful use of a drug for another end aside from its original or prescribed intention or use
MISUSE
Improper, unintentional use of prescribed or non-prescribed medications

11. Stages of Addiction First Use Continued Use Tolerance Dependence

12. A few stats…
More than 2000 teens begin abusing prescription drugs each day.
When asked if they had ever taken a prescription drug without a doctor’s prescription, 21% of high school students said yes.
Prescription and OTC drugs are the most commonly abused drugs by 12th graders after alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco.
There are as many prescription drug abusers age as there are marijuana.
One person dies every 19 min. from prescription drug abuse in the US, according to the CDC.
Prescription narcotics are often a gateway to heroin use.

13. STIMULANTS

14. What are they?
Drugs that cause the body systems to speed up

15. Drugs Involved also known as… Nicotine Ritalin Caffeine Ecstasy (MDMA)
Amphetamines
Ephedrine
Methamphetamines
also known as…
Speed
Uppers
Meth
Crank
Chalk
Ice

16. Effects Increases heart rate Increases breathing rate
Decreased appetite
Brain damage
Insomnia

17. Medical Uses
Weight control
Hyperactive children (ADD, ADHD)

18. Meth

19. COCAINE

20. What is it? White powder from coca plant
Beige pellets of crystalline rocks in small vials

21. Effects Increased heart rate Increased breathing rate
Increased blood pressure
Runny nose, damaged cartilage
Loss of appetite
Heart attack
Stroke

22. Cocaine

23. DEPRESSANTS

24. What are they?
Drugs that slow down body systems

25. Drugs Involved… also known as… Barbiturates
Tranquilizers (Xanax, GHB, Rohypnol)
Alcohol
also known as…
Xans
Barbs
Ludes
Downers

26. Effects Calmness Slurred speech Blurred vision Impaired judgment
Loss of coordination
In larger doses…. blackouts, coma, or death

27. Medical Uses
Relieves anxiety
Helps with sleep/insomnia

28. Xanax Overdose
Alcoholic

29. MARIJUANA

30. What is it?
The dried leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the Cannabis sativa plant… HEMP
Contains tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)… the active ingredient

31. Effects 1 joint = 15 cigarettes Increased heart rate
Increased appetite
Bloodshot eyes
A motivational syndrome (“I don’t care…”)
Loss of time
Short-term memory loss/ Lower IQ
Lack of coordination
Impaired judgment
1 joint = 15 cigarettes

32. Medical Uses
Chemotherapy
AIDS
Glaucoma
Pain relief

34. NARCOTICS

35. What are they?
Drugs most commonly from the opium poppy plant (found predominantly in Asia)
Used to relieve pain

36. Drugs Involved also known as… Heroin Methadone Codeine Morphine Opium
OxyContin
also known as…
Horse
Junk
Black tar
Shoots
Dope

37. Effects Depresses breathing center in brain Nausea, vomiting
Convulsions
Coma
Death
Unsterile needles…. HIV/AIDS

38. Medical Uses
Pain relief
Cough suppressant

39. Heroin

40. HALLUCINOGENS

41. What are they?
Drugs that distort the senses and cause visual and/or audible hallucinations

42. Drugs Involved also known as… LSD Peyote PCP Psilocybin Acid
Sugar cubes
Buttons
Angel dust
Magic mushrooms
‘Shrooms
also known as…

43. Effects Super-human like feelings Distorted senses Bizarre behavior
Flashbacks
Visions

44. LSD Bath Salts

45. ANABOLIC STEROIDS

46. What are they? Drugs used to increase muscle mass and strength
Similar to the male hormone, TESTOSTERONE

47. Drugs Involved also known as… Synthetic human growth hormone
Performance enhancers
Andro
Creatine
also known as…
HGH
Roids

49. PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

50. What are they?
Drugs prescribed by a physician to free patients from symptoms of medical conditions (i.e. depression, ADHD, etc.) in order to help them live healthier, more productive lives
They are abused by individuals both with and w/o a doctor’s recommendation
Often abused by changing the FORM of the drug or by combining with other drugs— “pharm parties”

51. Effects Vomiting Mood changes Decrease in ability to think
Change in heart rate
Change in respiratory function
Addiction
Seizures
Coma
Death
Risks increase tremendously when mixed with other substances

52. Medical Uses Opioids Depressants Stimulants
Pain relief, cough suppressant, diarrhea
Depressants
Anxiety, tension, panic attacks, sleep disorders
Stimulants
Narcolepsy, ADHD

53. Opioid Overdose
Naloxone Injection

54. SOURCE: http://www. drugabuse

55. SOURCE: http://www. drugabuse