Presented By UW-Parkside Police Officer Craig Rafferty The TRUTH ABOUT DRUGS Presented By UW-Parkside Police Officer Craig Rafferty

Why Do People Do Drugs? To Fit In To Escape or Relax Boredom It Makes Them Seem Grown Up To Rebel To Experiment

TYPES OF DRUGS MARIJUANA

Marijuana SIDE EFFECTS: Results of Using Marijuana: 62% of users went on to use Cocaine 9% of users went on to use Heroin Increased Heart Rate Lessened Coordination and Balance Unreal State of Mind Long Term Leads to Poor Memory

TYPES OF DRUGS COCAINE/CRACK

Cocaine / Crack EFFECTS: Both Extremely Addictive Both Create the Greatest Psychological Dependence of any Drug

Cocaine / Crack SIDE EFFECTS:

TYPES OF DRUGS ECSTASY

Ecstasy SIDE EFFECTS: Impaired Judgment False Sense of Affection Confusion Depression Sleep Problems Paranoia

Ecstasy SIDE EFFECTS: DEATH Long Lasting Brain Damage Kidney Failure Cardio – Vascular Collapse Convulsions DEATH

TYPES OF DRUGS LSD (ACID)

LSD (Acid) EFFECTS: Delusions Visual Hallucinations Artificial Sense of Euphoria

LSD (Acid) SIDE EFFECTS: DEATH Severe Depression or Psychosis Flashbacks Impaired Time Perception Fear of Losing Control Self Mutilation DEATH

OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS CRYSTAL METH HEROIN PAINKILLERS

Dangerous Effects DEATH Nausea/Vomiting Dizziness/Confusion Respiratory Depression Increased Risk of Heart Attack and Coma DEATH

HEROIN Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug. It is used by millions of addicts around the world who are unable to overcome the urge to continue taking this drug every day of their lives—knowing that if they stop, they will face the horror of withdraw!

Facts and Figures •More than 1,600 teens begin abusing prescription drugs each day. •Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs. •After marijuana and alcohol, the most common drugs teens are misusing or abusing are prescription medications. •12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined. •Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative. •The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1 •Almost 1 in every 4 teens in America say they have misused or abused a prescription drug. •One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14

Heroin is most often injected, however, it may also be vaporized ("smoked"), sniffed ("snorted"), used as a suppository, or orally ingested. Smoking and sniffing heroin do not produce a "rush" as quickly or as intensely as intravenous injection. Oral ingestion does not usually lead to a "rush", but use of heroin in suppository form may have intense euphoric effects. Heroin can be addictive by any given route. HEROIN USE

Heroin Dangerous Effects Abusers report feeling a surge of euphoria followed by a state of sleep and wakefulness Those who inject heroin risk infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, liver or kidney disease. Street names: BIG H, Black Tar, H, Horse, Junk, , Smack, Thunder

Did you Know? This epidemic has been particularly widespread on college campuses. Between 1993 and 2005, the proportion of college students using prescription drugs went up dramatically: use of opioids such as Vicodin, Oxycontin, and Percocet increased by 343 percent, and use of stimulants like Ritalin or Adderall increased by 93 percent.

What Heroin looks like

Additional Resources Students are encouraged to take full advantage of the services available at UW Parkside Student Health and Counseling Center (262)595-2366) should personal problems arise. Help is also available 24 hours by calling the crisis hotline 262-657-7188 or 800-236-7188

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