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Chapter 7:
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Stats Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use (AIDU) The highest risk of illicit drug use is between the ages of 12 and 25 years.
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Stats 90% of all drug users have used marijuana at some point
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Drugs and Crime 75% of adult males arrested for violent crimes in NY tested positive for drugs Half of all domestic violence involves drugs 75% of evidence being evaluated in crime labs in US is from drug related crimes
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Drugs defined Drug any natural or synthetic substance designed to affect humans psychologically or physically Some drugs are able to pass through your body and into your brain and affect neurotransmitters (chemical signals in brain)
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Vocab Any drug in excessive amounts is a poison Poison any substance in body that negatively affects metabolism. Bad for you! Study of poisons: toxicology! Metabolism ALL chemical reactions in your body, breaks down drugs
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A quote All substances are poisons; there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy” -Parcelsus
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Vocab Illicit drug taken only for pleasure. No medicinal value Controlled substance any drug restricted by law
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Schedule of controlled subst. Federal: DEA DEA: Drug Enforcement Administration Schedule I drugs: No acceptable medical use High abuse risk Heroin/Marijuana
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Schedule II drugs: Prescription must be written in ink and signed High abuse narcotics (pain killers) Severe psychotic or physical dependence
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Schedule III: Prescription can be in pencil Small amount of narcotic in it (tylenol + codeine) Schedule IV and V: May not need prescription
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Addiction Addiction: physiological and/or psychological need or dependence on something with the desire for MORE! Hard drugs are physically addictive Heroine, morphine, cocaine, nicotine Soft drugs are not physically addictive Marijuana, LSD, Mescaline Psychological addiction Caffeine, ketamine, marijuana
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Physiological vs. Physchological Physiological effects: withdrawal symptoms You can physically withdraw from something and not be addicted if you are not psychologically addicted Psychological effects: perceived NEED
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Drug classifications Class A Highly addictive, Very dangerous POSSESSION: up to 7 yrs in prison DEALING: up to life in prison Example: Heroin, Morphine, GHB, Special K
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Class B Highly addictive, moderate danger POSSESSION: up to 5 yrs in prison DEALING: up to 14 years in prison Example: Cocaine, LSD, Ecstasy, Oxycontin/oxycodone, Amphetamine, & Methamphetamine
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Class C Not physically addictive POSSESSION: up to 2 years in prison DEALING: up to 14 years in prison Example: xanax, vicodin, mescaline, mushrooms Class D POSSESSION: under 1 ounce = violation More than an ounce = up to 6 months DEALING: up to 2 ½ years Example: marijuana
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Hallucinogens Change normal thought and senses Marijuana: THC is the active ingredient Hash oil: 50% THC LSD: found in fungus Ergot that grows on grain (salem witch trials) flashbacks PCP: feel no pain, causes memory loss, paranoia Ecstasy (MDMA): Synthetic, confusion, memory loss, increased bp & heart rate Ketamine (Special K): club drug like MDMA, GHB, rufies, LSD, causes delerium and amnesia
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Stimulants Stimulate the Central Nervous System Increase heart rate Increase blood pressure Anxiety Examples: cocaine, crack, meth Cocaine comes from coca plant, take 500 lbs of leaves to make 1 lb of coke Nicotine and Caffeine are stimulants that are not controlled substances
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METH FACE http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/me th/body/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/me th/body/
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Depressants Depress Central Nervous System Slow heart rate Decrease blood pressure Slow reaction time Slower mental processing Hinder memory Examples: alcohol (not controlled substance), tranquilizers, barbituates (downers), benzos
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Narcotics/analgesics Pain relievers: affect Central Nervous System Opiates, morphine, codeine, HEROIN, oxycodon, percoset Overdoses can cause death Mild anelgesics are OTC: tylenol, aspirin
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OUCH! Drugs like meth and heroin actually REWIRE your brain Becomes nearly impossible to feel any pleasure due to damaged dopamine receptors
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Neurotransmitters http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/donald.slish/D A.html http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/donald.slish/D A.html
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http://www.naabt.org/education/effects-of- heroin.cfm http://www.naabt.org/education/effects-of- heroin.cfm http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/hero.h tml
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