1. STIMULANTS HEALTH MR. GARDNER

2. STIMULANTS  EFFECTS OF STIMULANTS Excited Insomnia (can’t sleep) Increase in blood pressure Increase in heart rate Increase in respiration (breathing) Withdrawal – sleep for a long time

3. TYPES OF STIMULANTS  Amphetamines (speed) Diet pills Methamphetamine (Crank, Ice)  Medical use Weight loss Control blood pressure & narcolepsy sleep disorder

4. TYPES OF STIMULANTS  Ephedra Dietary supplement  Caffeine Coffee, tea, cola drinks, chocolate Aspirin, Excedrin

5. REASONS FOR ABUSE  Truck drivers –stay awake  Students – study longer  Hourly workers – to get more done  Athletic performance – to feel faster  High feeling  Counteract other drugs

6. TYPES OF STIMULANTS  Cocaine (Coke, Snow, Blow) Effects  Anesthetic (numb)  Ulcers  (open sores)  Convulsions  Heart & breathing problems  Feeling of satisfaction

7. HOW COCAINE IS TAKEN  Chewed  Inhaled (snorted) cut and mixed  Freebased (cooked & inhaled)  Speedball (injected) Factory = (dealer’s house) Chris Farely  Crack (smoked) cheapest & fastest addiction (3-4 seconds to reach brain)

8. STIMULANTS  Habit forming & addicting  Can cause hallucinations & convulsions  Can lead to paranoid behavior resulting in violence  Can cause feelings of depression during withdrawals – possible suicide (Forrest Gump –Jenny)