1. What are the types of controlled substances? Date: May 7, 2014
Do Now: Collect your lab packet from yesterday’s lab exercise

2. Agenda Hallucinogens Narcotics Stimulants Anabolic Steroids
Depressants
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3. Controlled Substances - Hallucinogens
Affect perception, self-awareness, and emotions.
May be natural (Marijuana) or chemically manufactured (LSD).
Effects vary from person to person

4. Controlled Substances - Hallucinogens
Mescaline
Marijuana
Mushrooms
LSD
MDMA
PCP

5. Narcotics
Act to reduce pain by suppressing CNS ability to relay pain signals to brain.
Very Addictive

6. Narcotics Opium and derivatives: Heroin Codeine Hydrocodone (Vicodin)
Morphine
Methadone
Oxycodone (OxyContin)

7. Narcotics Characteristics of OD
Opium – difficulty breathing, confusion, coma, weakness
Heroin,Codeine, Morphine – difficulty breathing, coma, constipation, vomiting, death
Methadone – difficulty breathing, coma, muscle twitches
Oxycodone – difficulty breathing, seizures, dizziness, coma, small pupils

8. Stimulants
Increase feelings of energy and alertness while suppressing appetite.
Depression as effects wear off.

9. Stimulants Highly Addictive
Methamphetamines more potent than Amphetamines

10. Stimulants Characteristics of OD
Amphetamines (Speed) – high BP, rapid heart rate, stroke, seizure, coma, death
Cocaine/Crack –seizures, stroke, heart attack bleeding in the brain, death
Methamphetamines – rapid heart rate, dilated pupils, high BP, bleeding in the brain, death

11. Anabolic Steroids Promote cell and tissue growth
Chemically Manufactured
Similar to testosterone
Used to treat some medical cases

12. Anabolic Steroids Abused to increase muscle and bone mass.
Side effects: acne, inc. body hair, baldness, sterility in males, heart attacks, cancer

13. Depressants Barbituates – relieve anxiety and produce sleep
Reduce body functions by increase of neurotransmitter GABA, causing drowsiness.

14. Depressants Sleeping pills, rufilin, date rape drugs, etc.
Side effects – slurred speech, loss of coordination
OD may cause slow heart rate, coma, and death.