WHY DO PEOPLE ABUSE DRUGS?

PEER PRESSURE SOCIAL SITUATIONS FAMILY MEMBERS ROLE MODELS MEDIA MESSAGES PERCEPTION OF DRUG BEHAVIOR ESCAPE MY PROBLEMS “I WON’T GET ADDICTED.” MISLEADING INFORMATION EUPHORIA – SENSE OF GREAT WELL BEING AND PLEASURE BROUGHT ON BY SOME DRUGS. BIOLOGICAL MOTIVATOR THAT MAKES YOU WANT MORE.

ADDICTION. DRUG ADDICTION – PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL NEED FOR HIGHER AND HIGHER DOSES OF A DRUG. DRUGS CREATE A “HIGH” BY RELEASING PLEASURE PRODUCING CHEMICALS IN THE BRAIN. ENDORPHINS – CHEMICALS IN THE BRAIN THAT PRODUCE FEELINGS OF PLEASURE. NATURAL ENDORPHINS ARE PRODUCED DURING HEALTHFUL ACTIVITIES. DYSPHORIA – UNPLEASANT FEELINGS THAT OCCUR WHEN ENDORPHINS ARE LACKING.

HOW DOES ADDICTION SET IN? LOOK TO PG. 316 FOR FIGURE. FACES OF DRUG ADDICTION HAND SANITIZER WARNING

ClassificationDrugEffects Narcotics – habit forming drugs that relieve pain and produce sleep when taken in moderate doses. Opium, Morphine, Codeine, Heroin, Oxycodone, Methadone Euphoria, drowsiness, respiratory depression, clammy skin, coma, death. Depressants – slow body system and the activity of the CNS. Barbiturates Rohypnol GHB Slurred speech, drunken behavior, difficulty walking, memory loss, dilated pupils, coma, death. Stimulants – increase activity, block fatigue and hunger and cause euphoria. Cocaine Amphetamines Methamphetamine (speed) Aggression, Euphoria, pulse rate, insomnia, loss of appetite, “trip episodes”, death by accident or suicide, kidney failure, blood clot. Hallucinogens – cause visions and other sensory illusions. LSD, PCP, Ketamine Ecstasy Mushrooms Illusions, poor perception of time and distance, vomiting, organ damage, death from heart or kidney failure, psychosis.

ClassificationDrugEffects InhalantsHydrocarbon Vapors Altered sense of time, nausea, vomiting, liver, brain, and kidney cancer, death by suffocation, cerebral hemorrhage, Sudden Sniffing death. Cannabis - plant Marijuana Euphoria, relaxed inhibitions, memory loss, disorientated behavior, fatigue, paranoia, psychosis

MARIJUANA. CONTAINS MIND ALERTING CHEMICAL (THC). COMES FROM A PLANT CALLED CANNABIS SATIVA. MOST COMMONLY USED ILLICIT DRUG IN THE US. SMOKED VAPORIZED (SEPARATES THC AND SMOKE) FOOD HASHISH – MOST DANGEROUS FORM (OIL OR WAX FORM) EXTRACT THC

Legal Marijuana use Washington Oregon Colorado Alaska *21 years of age can possess 1 oz. of marijuana. *Can only buy ¼ oz. in a single transaction.

EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA. SHORT TERM ALTERED SENSES/CHANGE IN MOOD/DIFFICULTY THINKING POOR JUDGEMENT/IMPAIRED MEMORY LONG TERM REDUCED THINKING, MEMORY AND LEARNING FUNCTIONS AND AFFECT HOW THE BRAIN CONNECTS BETWEEN AREAS NECESSARY FOR THESE FUNCTIONS. PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EFFECTS BREATHING PROBLEMS/DEVELOPMENT/INCREASED HEART RATE PARANOIA/HALLUCINATIONS/ANXIETY

HEROIN. MADE FROM THE RESIN OF A POPPY SEED. 93% COME FROM AFGHANISTAN. USED MY 9.2 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. MOST HEROIN IS INJECTED WHICH PUTS USER AT GREATER RISK OF AIDS AND OTHER INFECTIONS. WHITE POWDER FORM, BUT USUALLY MIXED WITH OTHER SUBSTANCES. NEVER KNOW WHAT IS IN HEROIN THEREFORE OVERDOSE IS HIGHLY LIKELY – ESPECIALLY “STREET” HEROIN. HIGHLY ADDICTIVE BREAKS DOWN IMMUNE SYSTEM LEAVES USER SICKLY, VERY THIN AND BONEY, AND,ULTIMATELY DEAD.

HEROIN. AT HOME. ON AUGUST 23, WASHINGTON, PA HAD 8 OVERDOSES IN 70 MINUTES. 18 IN 24 HOURS. 3 DIED. LAST YEAR 50 DEATHS TO HEROIN USE. WHY WASHINGTON, PA? DRUG TRAFFICKING EASY BECAUSE OF LOCATION. (I-70 AND 179) DRUGS COME FROM NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK AND OHIO.

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CLUB DRUGS. INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF DRUGS ABUSED BY YOUNG PEOPLE AT DANCE CLUBS AND ALL-NIGHT DANCE PARTIES. EFFECTS INCLUDE: LOSS OF MUSCLE CONTROL, BLURRED VISION, SEIZURES, AND DEATH. ROHYPNOL - “DATE RAPE DRUG” – COLORLESS, TASTELESS AND ODORLESS DRUG. WHEN MIXED WITH ALCOHOL VICTIMS BECOME HELPLESS. GHB AND KETAMINE “SPECIAL K” – HAVE BEEN USED BY SEXUAL PREDATORS TO SEDATE VICTIMS.

KICKING THE HABIT PG

FACING THE PROBLEM. FIRST STEP: ADMITTING YOU HAVE A DRUG PROBLEM. OTHER STEPS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TOO: NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS – SELF HELP PROGRAM. METHADONE – A DRUG USED TO TREAT HEROIN ADDICTION. DRUG ABUSE AGENCIES DRUG REHAB