1. Drugs Above the Influence http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/the-ads/#
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2. Drugs
Drugs are substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind
Medicine is a drug that is used to treat or prevent diseases and other conditions

3. Drugs Prescription Medication vs Over-the-Counter Medication
Prescription Medicine can only be sold with a written order from a doctor
Over-the-Counter Medication are safe enough to be taken without an order from a doctor and are sold at local grocery stores

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Antibiotics are medicines that reduce or kill harmful bacteria in the body
Vaccine is dead or weakened germs that cause the immune system to produce antibodies.
Antibodies are proteins that attack and kill a specific germ that causes disease

5. Drugs 4 Ways that medicine enters the body: 1. Injection 2. Inhalation
3. Absorption
4. Ingestion

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Side Effect is any effect of a medicine other than the one intended
Tolerance is a condition in which a persons body becomes used to the effect of a medicine and needs greater amounts
What happens when you mix medications
Medicine may have a stronger effect than it would by itself
Combining may produce unexpected effects
One medicine may cancel out the expected effects of the other

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Narcotics are specific drugs that are obtainable only be prescription and used to relieve pain
Natural Narcotics
Opium
Morphine
Codeine
Semi-Synthetic
Heroin
Oxycodone
Hyrdrocodone
Synthetic
Fake
Drug Treatment
Methadone

8. Drugs Addiction is the physical or psychological need for a drug
Physical addiction
You can feel the desire
Headaches, stomach-aches, pain
Psychological addiction
All about the Brain
You can’t feel it

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Depressants are substances that slow down the body’s functions and reactions
Tranquilizers help reduce anxiety and relax muscles
Barbituates are powerful sedatives that produce relaxation
Alcohol

10. Drugs Stimulants are substances that speed up the body’s functions
Amphetamines
Used to treat ADD & ADHD
Methamphetamines
Similar to amphetamines
Used to treat Parkinson’s Disease
Cocaine
Illegal
Comes from the Coca plant
White powder
Crack
Concentrated form of cocaine that can be smoked
Rock
Nicotine
Found in tobacco
Caffeine
Found in sodas, chocolate, and tea

11. Drugs Street Drugs are any drug that
is sold outside the law (illegally)
Marijuana is the most commonly sold street drug
Marijuana reduces memory, reaction time, coordination, and impairs judgment
Marijuana reduces initiative and ambition
Marijuana increases appetite
17.5 percent of 8th graders reported trying it

12. Drugs Hallucinogens are drugs that distort moods thoughts and senses
PCP (phencyclidine) produces strange and destructive behavior
LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) produces rapid mood swings and users have terrifying thoughts and feelings
Inhalants are any substances whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to produce mind altering sensations

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14. Drugs Club Drugs are drugs that are popular in the club scene
Ecstasy (MDMA) can cause permanent brain damage
Often called a
“feel good” drug

15. Drugs Club Drugs cont’d GHB can result in sleep coma or death Rohypnol
A depressant
Often called “liquid ecstasy”
Rohypnol
Causes a “black out”
Also called the “date rape” drug
Tasteless, colorless, and odorless

16. Drugs Club Drugs Cont’d
Ketamine may result in death through respiratory failure
Also called “Vitamin K”
Animal tranquilizer

17. Drugs Reasons to be Drug Free
You’re not going to break the law
Not disappoint your family
Passing random drug tests
Withdrawal is physical and psychological symptoms that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance
Detox is the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance
Different types of rehab
Detox units (hospitals)
Inpatient and outpatient rehab centers