1. BELL WORK
Write how your life would change if you were addicted to drugs.

2. REVIEW
What are the two types of medicines? Prescription and over the counter Any effect of a medicine other than the one intended is called what? Side effect

3. REVIEW
How does drug abuse effect your health triangle? Physical sleepiness and death, m/e brain functions, social withdrawal from family. How can you prevent drug misuse and abuse? Lock up medications and dispose down drains.

4. MARIJUANA AND OTHER ILLEGAL DRUGS

5. OBJECTIVES describe the effects and risks of marijuana.
identify the most commonly used club drugs.
explain the reasons that teens abuse anabolic steroids.
list the physical effects of anabolic steroids.

6. MARIJUANA
Marijuana is commonly called pot or weed and many other street names. Regardless of what it’s called understand it is illegal. marijuana Dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, called cannabis sativa

7. MARIJUANA
THC The main active chemical in marijuana THC alters the way the brain processes sensory information. It is impossible to know what other harmful substances may be mixed in with marijuana.

8. MARIJUANA’S SHORT TERM EFFECTS
Reduced reaction time Reduced coordination Impaired judgment Increased heart rate Increased appetite Anxiety Panic attacks

9. MARIJUANA LONG-TERM EFFECTS
Lung diseases, including cancer Changes to the region of the brain that process information Depression Anxiety Personality disturbances Loss of motivation, causing the user to fall behind in school Problems with friends and family members

10. MARIJUANA’S SAFETY RISKS
Risk of getting arrested Users may say or do things that could get them into trouble Impaired reaction and coordination make driving dangerous Impaired judgment can lead to risky behaviors

12. SPICE
NEW DRUG SMOKED THAT IS SMOKED HAS A CHEMICHAL SIMILAR TO THC IN MARIJUANA. SOME AREAS THIS IS ILLEGAL.

13. CLUB DRUGS
Club drugs take their names from dance clubs or raves where they are often used. Some people falsely believe that club drugs are safe to use.

14. CLUB DRUGS EFFECTS
The harmful effects of club drugs include: HALLUCINATIONS PARANOIA AMNESIA amnesia Partial or total loss of memory When club drugs are mixed with alcohol, the effects of both substances are increased.

15. ECSTASY
The scientific name for ecstasy is MDMA. Ecstasy speeds up the central nervous system, making a person feel very alert, or “hyper.”

17. Effects of Taking Ecstasy
ECSTASTY
Effects of Taking Ecstasy
Increased heart rate
Chills
Nausea
Sweating
Anxiety
Increased sense of confidence
Elevated blood pressure
Feelings of well-being
Dizziness
Loss of appetite

18. ROHYPNOL
Rohypnol, commonly called roofie, is a club drug that works by suppressing the central nervous system.

19. ROHYPNOL
CHARACTERISTICS ODORLESS COLORLESS NO TASTE SLIPPED INTO A PERSON’S DRINK UNWILLING USER IS UNAWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING PRODUCES AMNESIA

20. GHB
GHB is a depressant of the central nervous system. Until 1992, GHB was available as an over-the-counter drug used by bodybuilders to increase muscle mass and decrease fat.

21. KETAMINE
Ketamine, sometimes called Special K, is an anesthetic used in medical procedures for humans and animals. A small amount of Ketamine produces hallucinations, memory loss, and severe breathing problems–even respiratory failure.

22. STEROIDS
Physicians sometimes prescribe steroids to treat growth problems, lung diseases, and skin conditions. Anabolic steroids Synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones causing muscle growth.

23. STEROIDS
Steroids are most often abused by people who want to enhance their athletic abilities.

24. STEROIDS
MAJOR SIDE EFFECTS LIVER TUMORS CANCER JAUNDICE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SEVER ACNE TREMBLING

25. STEROIDS
SIDE EFFECTS IN MALES SHRINKING OF THE TESTICLES BREAST DEVELOPMENT SIDE EFFECT IN FEMALES GROWTH OF FACIAL HAIR MENSTURAL CHANGES DEEPENED VOICE

26. STEROIDS

27. STEROIDS AND TEEN USE
REASONS TEENS USE
MEDIA
SPORTS
PEER PRESSURE

28. STEROIDS
Steroid use can have a negative effect on your appearance. Steroid use can cause a person to become angry or violent. Steroid use can cause a hormonal imbalance, which can interfere with the normal development of teens.