Drugs• Above the Influence

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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

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

Drugs• 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

Drugs4 Ways that medicine enters the body:

1. Injection

2. Inhalation

3. Absorption

4. Ingestion

Drugs• 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

Drugs• 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

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

Drugs• 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

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

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

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

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

Drugs

Drugs

• Club Drugs cont’d– GHB can result in

sleep coma or death• A depressant• Often called “liquid

ecstasy”

– Rohypnol• Causes a “black out”• Also called the “date

rape” drug• Tasteless, colorless,

and odorless

Drugs• Club Drugs Cont’d

– Ketamine may result in death through respiratory failure

• Also called “Vitamin K”• Animal tranquilizer

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