CHAPTER 14

DRUGS

I. DRUG USE

A. DRUG -A substance other than food that changes the structure or function of the body and mind.

1. MEDICINES

a. PERSCRIPTION MEDICNIES CAN BE SOLD ONLY WITH A WRITTEN ORDER FROM A PHYSICIAN.

b. OVER THE COUNTER MEDICINES (OTC) ARE MEDICINES THAT ARE SAFE ENOUGH TO BE TAKEN WITHOUT A WRITTEN ORDER.

B. DRUG MISUSE

used in a way not intended

1. SIDE EFFECT

ANY EFFECT OF A MEDICINE OTHER THAN THE ONE INTEDED.

a. UPSET STOMACH b. DROWSINESS c. DIZZINESS

2. TOLERANCE

A condition in which a person’s body becomes used to the effect of a medicine and needs greater and greater amounts of it to be effective.

C. Drug abuse

1. taking drugs in a way they are not medically intended or

2. using it illegally

3. ADDICTION

A PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL NEED FOR A DRUG.

II. Cannabis (marijuana)

A. THC is the chemical that produces psychoactive effect

1. Hash

a. tops or the buds of cannabis

b. has more THC

B. SHORT-TERM EFFECTS – REDUCES REACTION TIME AND COORDINATION.

1. PANIC ATTACKS

2. IMPAIRED JUDGEMENT

C. LONG-TERM EFFECTS

1. LUNG DISEASE 2. DEPRESSION 3. ANXIETY 4. PERSONALITY DISTURBANCES

III. CLUB DRUGS

A. ECSTASY (MDMA) – SPEEDS UP THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

B. ROHYPNOL (ROOFIE)

SUPPRESSES THE CNS, THE PERSON IS UNABLE TO RESIST ATTACK.

1. PRODUCES AMNESIA – THIS IS WHERE THE VICTIM CANNOT RECALL WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM.

C. GHB

DEPRESSANT OF THE CNS.

D. KETAMINE

SPECIAL K IS USED IN MEDICAL PROCEDURES.

1. CAUSES – HALLUCINATIONS, MEMORY LOSS, AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE.

E. ANABOLIC STEROIDS

SYNTHETIC SUBSTANCES RELATED TO THE MALE SEX HORMONE.

IV. NARCOTICS

PERSCRIPTION ONLY AND USED TO RELIEVE PAIN.

A. OPIUM – LIQUID FROM THE POPPY PLANT CONTAINING SUBSTANCES THAT NUMB THE BODY.

B. HEROIN

severe withdrawal symptoms C. OXYCOTIN –

INCREASED TOLERANCE TO THE DRUG.

V. STIMULANTS

DRUGS THAT SPEED UP ACTIVITY IN THE HUMAN BRAIN. SOME MILD STIMULANTS ARE:

1. COFFEE 2. CHOCOLATE 3. SODA POP

A. AMPHETAMINES (SPEED)

HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS, AND LOSS OF PHYSICAL STRENGTH

B. Cocaine

1. DAMAGE TO NOSE LINING AND LIVER; HEART ATTACK, SEIZURES, STROKE AND DEATH

2. Produces a feeling of energy

C. Crack

strong pure cocaine-1. very addictive

D.Methamphetamines

VERY STRONG STIMULANT

VI. Depressants

- slows the body systems down

A. TranquilizersB. BarbituratesC. Hypnotic

VII. HALLUCINOGENS

DRUGS THAT DISTORT MOODS, THOUGHTS, AND SENSES.

A. Lysergic acid diethyl amide (LSD)

1. ergot fungus on rye

2. high tolerance

3. blotter, microdot

4. flashbacks

B. PHENCYCLIDINE (PCP)

1. CAUSES VIOLENT AND UNPREDICTIABLE BEHAVIOR.

C. Psilocybin

chemical found in certain mushrooms (magic mushrooms)

VIII. INHLANTS

ANY SUBSTANCE WHOSE FUMES ARE SNIFFED AND INHALED TO PRODUCE MIND-ALTERING SENSATIONS.

A. ABUSING INHALANTS CAN DAMAGE THE MYELIN AROUND THE BRAIN.

IX. GETTING HELP

A. FIRST STEP IS TO RECOGNIZE YOU MAY HAVE A PROBLEM.

B. ASK FOR HELP

C. SYMPTOMS OF DRUG ABUSE

1. TOLERANCE IS HIGHER 2. CRAVINGS ARE MORE INTENSE 3. LOSS OF CONTROL 4. PHYISCAL DEPENDENCE OR

WITHDRAWL SYMPTOMS

D. DETOXIFICATION

PHYISCAL PROCESS OF FREEING TH BODY OF AN ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCE.

X. CHOOSING TO BE DRUG FREE

A. USE THE STOP METHOD WHEN REFUSING DRUGS

1. SAY NO IN A FIRM VOICE 2. TELL WHY OR WHY NOT 3. OFFER ALTERNATIVE IDEAS 4. PROMPTLY LEAVE