1. WHAT ARE DRUGS?
Drugs are substances taken to change the way that the mind or body works.
Drugs do not always come from the Doctor or a drug store
Some drugs come from plants
Drugs can also be made in laboratories
There are legal and illegal drugs
There are drugs that are helpful and drugs that are harmful

3. HOW DRUG USE BEGINS CURIOSITY BELONGING/PEER PRESSURE PAIN AND STRESS
HOPLESSNESS
CULTURE AND MEDIA
BOREDOM

4. DRUG CATAGORIES STIMULANTS CANNABIS
DEPRESSANTS
HALLUCINOGENS
CANNABIS
These are drugs that make you feel up or energetic.
Nicotine
Caffeine
Amphetamines
Cocaine
Methamphetamines
These are drugs that make you calm or sleepy.
Alcohol
Inhalents
Barbituates
Tranquilizers
Narcotics
These drugs make you see things different from what is real.
LSD
PCP
Psilocybin
This drug acts as an hallucinogen but also has depressant & stimulant effects.
Marijuana
Hashish
Hash Oil

5. ALCOHOL Alcohol is our most widely used and abused drug
It is a depressant that slows down the brain’s ability to think and make decisions. As a result, your co-ordination, reflexes and judgement are all impaired.

6. ALCOHOL Light-headedness Liver damage
SHORT TERM EFFECTS LONG TERM EFFECTS
Light-headedness Liver damage
Slurred speech Brain damage (kills
Dizziness brain cells!!)
Nausea Heart damage
Talkitiveness
Clumsy movements

11. TOBACCO
Cigarette smoking is the most preventable cause of illness, disabliity, and premature death
Nicotine in tobacco is one of the most addictive drugs known
50 of the 4000 known chemicals found in tobacco smoke are known to cause cancer
Only 4% of the smoke is inhaled by the smoker. The other 96% goes into the air which is a hazard for non smokers

12. TOBACCO SHORT TERM EFFECTS Increase in hr and bp Breathing gets faster
Smelly breath and clothes
Reduced fitness
LONG TERM EFFECTS
Cancer (lungs,mouth & throat)
Respiratory disease
Heart disease
Stroke
Stomach ulcers
Wrinkled skin

13. CANNABIS & MARIJUANA
Canabis sativa is the plant from which marijuana, hashish and hash oil are produced
THC is the major psychoactive ingredient in cannabis
Most commonly used illegal drug in Canada and around the world

14. MARIJUANA LONG TERM EFFECTS SHORT TERM EFFECTS Cancer Red eyes
Dry mouth/throat
Short term memory loss
Enhanced sensory perception
Paranoia
Lack of coordination
Anxiety
Increased heart rate
Increased appetite
Concentration problems
LONG TERM EFFECTS
Cancer
Respiratory Problems
Dependence
Harms immune system
Memory problems

15. OTHER DRUGS CIRCULATING
CLUB DRUGS OR DESIGNER DRUGS
These are a variety of drugs used by young people at raves, bars, dance clubs
Eg. Ecstasy, Crystal Meth, LSD
Manufactured in labs
Extremely dangerous – you never know what you are going to get
When mixed with alcohol they become more deadly
Colourless, odourless, tastless, so they may be added to one’s drink without their knowledge

16. DATE RAPE DRUGS
“Rohypnol” ( a sleeping pill in Mexico)
Has amnesia like effects
Gets slipped into drinks of young women who are then sexually exploited
Victims have no memory of what happened

17. INHALENTS
Household products (gasoline, glue, paint remover, nail polish remover) that give the user a high when chemical fluids are sniffed
Extremely dangerous/can cause irreversable brain damage – death!

18. STEROIDS
Drugs made from male hormone testosterone
They accelerate muscle growth and cause user to “beef up” their bodies
Side effects includee severe acne, stunted bone growth, nose bleeds, brain damage, loss of hair, “roid rage”