1. Harmful Drug Abuse
Don’t Lose Control

2. What Is A Drug?
Drugs – substances other than food that change the structure and function of the body or mind.
Medicines – drugs that are used to treat or prevent diseases and other conditions
Over the counter
Prescription
Antibiotics – medicines that reduce or kill harmful bacteria in the body.

3. The Drug Classes
Inhalants- Chemical mixtures that alter mood or behavior when inhaled through nose mouth
Depressants- Slow down or enhance the bodies mood or function HR etc. neuron sensory etc.
Narcotic/Opiates- Pain killing drugs that can only be obtained through legal prescription by doctor
Hallucinogens- Drugs that alter the minds thought processes create hallucinations
Stimulants- Drugs that speed up bodily function by directly stimulating the nervous system in most cases.

4. Designer VS Street
Designer drugs – drugs that are made from chemicals that resemble illegal substances
Street drugs – drugs that have limited, if any medical benefit; commonly abused and traded on the streets
Designer drugs – drugs that are made from chemicals that resemble illegal substances
Street drugs – drugs that have limited, if any medical benefit; commonly abused and traded on the streets

5. Inhalants
Substances whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to give a hallucinogenic-like high
Paint
Rubber cement
Markers
Gas duster

6. Stimulants VS Depresants
Depressants = Drugs that slow down the body’s function, highly addictive
Tranquilizers
Barbiturates
Hypnotics
Drugs that speed up the body’s function (caffeine)
Amphetamines
Methamphetamine
Cocaine
Crack Cocaine

7. Narcotics / Opiates
Specific drugs that are obtainable only by prescription and are used to relieve pain
Codeine
Oxycodone
Morphine

8. Hallucinogens Drugs that distort moods, thoughts, and senses
PCP (phencyclidine)
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)
Mescaline
Shrooms (Psilocybin)
DXM (Cough syrup, thera flu, etc…)

9. Using Marijuana
Marijuana – Plant containing psychoactive and physiological chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in its leaves, buds, and flowers.
Signs of use
Rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure/rate of breathing, blood shot eyes, dry mouth, increased appetite, slowed reaction time
Short term effects
Calmness, anxiety, paranoia, distorted sense of time, random thinking, short term memory loss, depression

10. What Is A Club Drug?
Recreational drugs associated parties/raves that cause amnesia
Ecstasy (MDMA)
Rohypnol (date rape drugs)
GHB

11. Performance Enhancing Drugs
Substances used by athletes to improve their performance
Steroids
Anabolic – promote growth
Androgenic – promote development of male characteristics
Blood Doping – Boosting the number of red blood cells in the blood stream

12. How To Know Signs at Home Withdrawal from responsibilities
Loss of interest in family activities
Verbally and/or physically abusive
Signs at School
Sudden drop in grades / Not doing homework
Truancy or regularly being late to school
Loss interest in learning / Sleeping during class

13. Risk Factors Risk Factors For Drug Use Include Emotional problems
Friends who use
Being unable to delay gratification
Having access (parents grandparents opiates)
Rejection by peers
Inherited links to addictive personality
Role models who abuse
Lack of involvement in school activities
Failing in school
Home use by parents

14. Where to Turn Drug abusers cannot recover from addiction on their own
Detoxification (Detox) – freeing the body of an addictive substance, also overcoming psychological dependence
Support groups (alcoholics anonymous) and other community programs
Counseling

15. New Age Street Drugs Devils Breath (Scopolamine )
Crokodil and Fake Pot
Bath Salts

16. Where To Get Help