STIMULANTS

HEALTHMR. GARDNER

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

TYPES OF STIMULANTS

Amphetamines (speed) Diet pills Methamphetamine (Crank, Ice)

Medical use Weight loss Control blood pressure & narcolepsy

sleep disorder

TYPES OF STIMULANTS

Ephedra Dietary supplement

Caffeine Coffee, tea, cola drinks, chocolate Aspirin, Excedrin

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

TYPES OF STIMULANTS

Cocaine (Coke, Snow, Blow) Effects

Anesthetic (numb) Ulcers (open sores) Convulsions Heart & breathing problems Feeling of satisfaction

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)

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)