1. Stimulants and Depressants
Essential Question:
*What are the effects of stimulants and depressants?

2. Stimulant
Stimulant= drug that speeds up the heart and the brain, making a person feel more alert or awake.
blood pressure & heart rate.
Tightens blood vessels.
the level of sugars in the blood.
*Dangers=heart failure, brain damage, and stroke.

3. Common Stimulants
Nicotine
Caffeine
Cocaine
Meth

4. Depressants Depressants= drug that causes the body and brain to slow.
rate, blood pressure, & breathing.
Become relaxed or sleepy.

5. Common Depressants Alcohol Marijuana
Valium-muscle relaxer, tranquilizer.
Xanax-treats anxiety
Heroin-opium plant
Morphine-relieve pain
Codeine-sleep inducing derived from morphine.
Methadone-synthetic, Used for heroin and Morphine addiction.
Barbiturates-sedative, sleep inducing
Tranquilizer-GHB, Rophynol