1. 8th Grade Interactive Drug PowerPoint

2. Drug Use Illicit drug- A drug not allowed by law.
Examine how many teenagers have been using illicit drugs:
Teen Drug Use

3. Stimulants Death-by-caffeine - Calculate how much
are drugs that speed up the central nervous system.
can be considered a mild stimulant.
can be considered a more powerful or severe stimulant.
Stimulants
Caffeine
Cocaine
Death-by-caffeine - Calculate how much
caffeine is unsafe for you!

4. Depressants are drugs that slow down the CNS. Types of depressants:
Xanax
Valium
Alcohol
Depressants

5. Alcohol
is a type of depressant that can cause some serious side effects.
Check out one of serious outcomes of
Alcohol
Drunk Driving

6. Narcotics
Some narcotics are legal with a prescription such as: Oxycontin and Percocet.
Some narcotics are considered over-the-counter drugs such as Advil and Tylenol.
is an example of an illegal narcotic.
Heroin
Watch the video:
Where does heroin come from?
heroin

7. Hallucinogens are drugs that
cause a person to see, hear, and feel things
that are not actually there.
Some examples of hallucinogens are:
Magic Mushrooms
LSD
PCP
Hallucinogens

8. Magic Mushrooms
Magic Mushrooms
Click on the Magic Mushrooms link to learn more about the drug known as Psilocybin (Magic Mushrooms).

9. LSD , also known as acid, is an extremely powerful
hallucinogen that can cause a
person to feel its effects for
several hours.
What do you think the picture
at the top right is?
LSD

10. PCP PCP can come in various forms. The pictures on this
slide show PCP in its tablet
form and its liquid form. Notice
how there is a regular tobacco cigarette in
the picture at the bottom.
How do you think this form
of PCP is used?

11. Inhalants
are everyday household products that can be very harmful to the body when deeply breathed in.
They are mostly abused by kids and teens because they are easy to find around every house. However, inhalants are so deadly that they can kill on a person’s very first use.
Read David Manlove’s
Inhalants
Inhalants story

13. Tobacco
is responsible for one in every five deaths in the United States today.
Click on the link to examine some interesting facts about tobacco use.
Tobacco Use

14. Smoker’s lungs Examine the two different lungs. How
long do you think it
takes for lungs to
turn that black?
What diseases do you
think this person
might have?

15. Chemicals in a cigarette:

16. Marijuana comes from an indian hemp plant called Cannabis Sativa.
Click on the “marijuana” link to learn more about how it is used and how it can effect the different parts of the body.
Marijuana

17. Marijuana
Read more about
Marijuana

18. Steroids Recently, have been a top story in the news because of
the use in sports such
as major league
baseball. Examine some of the harmful
side effects of steroid use.
Steroids

20. Club Drugs
Club drugs are drugs that are often used at parties or raves. Read about club drugs in the following link:
Some examples of club drugs are:
Rohypnol / GHB
Ecstasy
Club Drugs

21. Rohypnol / GHB is also known as the “date rape” drug.
It is a dangerous drug because it can cause the person who uses it to become extremely drowsy and pass out.
Why would a person use Rohypnol for another person (not take the pill themselves)?
Rohypnol

22. Ecstasy
Ecstasy is a club drug that causes the user to have euphoric feelings. Examine the drug in more detail at the following link:
Ecstasy

23. Marijuana Quiz Take the Record your results on your worksheet
What do you know about:
Marijuana Quiz

24. Quiz Tobacco/Alcohol Quiz
Try this quick five questions alcohol/tobacco quiz.
Can you answer all the questions correctly on your first try?
Quiz

25. Tobacco Quiz Tobacco Quiz Take the
Record your results on your worksheet
What do you know about:

26. Interactive Drug Games
Test your knowledge
Click on the link and try out the different interactive internet drug games:
Interactive Drug Games