1. STIMULANTS
HEALTH
MR. GARDNER

2. STIMULANTS EFFECTS OF STIMULANTS Excited Insomnia (can’t sleep)
Increase in blood pressure
Increase in heart rate
Increase in respiration (breathing)
Withdrawal – sleep for a long time

3. TYPES OF STIMULANTS Amphetamines (speed) Medical use Diet pills
Methamphetamine (Crank, Ice)
Medical use
Weight loss
Control blood pressure & narcolepsy sleep disorder

4. TYPES OF STIMULANTS Ephedra Caffeine Dietary supplement
Coffee, tea, cola drinks, chocolate
Aspirin, Excedrin

5. REASONS FOR ABUSE Truck drivers –stay awake Students – study longer
Hourly workers – to get more done
Athletic performance – to feel faster
High feeling
Counteract other drugs

6. TYPES OF STIMULANTS Cocaine (Coke, Snow, Blow) Effects
Anesthetic (numb)
Ulcers
(open sores)
Convulsions
Heart & breathing problems
Feeling of satisfaction

7. HOW COCAINE IS TAKEN Chewed Inhaled (snorted) cut and mixed
Freebased (cooked & inhaled)
Speedball (injected) Factory = (dealer’s house) Chris Farely
Crack (smoked) cheapest & fastest addiction (3-4 seconds to reach brain)

8. STIMULANTS Habit forming & addicting
Can cause hallucinations & convulsions
Can lead to paranoid behavior resulting in violence
Can cause feelings of depression during withdrawals – possible suicide
(Forrest Gump –Jenny)