QOD

Its not whether you get knocked down;

its whether you get back up.
Vince Lombardi

DRUGS
 What is a drug?
ARE SUBSTANCES OTHER THAN FOOD
THAT CHANGE THE STRUCTURE OR
FUNCTION OF THE BODY OR MIND
Medicine: are drugs that are used to
treat or prevent diseases and other
conditions
All____________ are ________ but not
all _________ are _________________.
How can drugs or medicines enter
the body?
Ingestion- _________ or ____________
-Pills, tablets, capsules, liquids
Injection- _________ ____ _ ________,
directly into blood, through vein or muscle
Inhale- Breathed in. Liquid or substance
can be changed into a fine mist and be
inhaled
 Narcotics,Stimulants,Depressants
are the 3 main drug groups
NARCOTICS: SPECIFIC DRUGS THAT
ARE OBTAINABLE ONLY BY
PERSCRIPTION AND ARE USED TO
_____________ _________
STIMULANT: substances that _______
up body functions
DEPRESSANT: SUBSTANCES THAT
_______ ______THE BODYS
FUNCTIONS AND REACTIONS
 Narcotics (pain killers)
Heroin: Made from morphine
-Most Commonly ________narcotic
-Highly addictive
-Heroin depresses the CNS (central
nervous system)= coma or death
-Mainly _______into blood stream (HIV)
- Illegal !
-Not able to get fix, causes severe pain
 Stimulants
Make the _______ Stimulents can cause:
_____ _________ -Blurred vision
Increase breathing -Dizziness
rate
-Anxiety
Raise blood pressure
-Loss of coordination
Effects can be mild
-May collapse
(coffee and soft drinks)
No Doz, Vivarin ,caffeine
_______ is a stimulant
pills, energy drinks
Cocaine is one also &
illegal
 Methamphetamine (Meth)
Stimulant
________Addictive Causes:
Can be ingested, Memory Loss
snorted,________, or
Damage to Heart and
injected
Nervous System
Can be in the form of
Seizures
a pill, powder, or
crystals ___________
Doctors prescribe Can become
dependent on it
for Obesity
 Amphetamine- Stimulant
Highly Addictive Uneven heart beat
Can be ingested, Rise in blood
snorted, smoked, or pressure
injected Physical Collapse
Can be in the form of Stroke
a pill, powder, or Heart Attack
chunky crystals
Death
Similar appearance to
Speed common
Meth
name
 Consequences of Meth and
Amphetamine
Psychotic behavior
Brain damage- Similar to Alzheimers
_______________
Aggression
Insomnia
Auditory Hallucinations
Mood Disturbances
_______ ______ ________
 Pictures of Meth Users
http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/DrugIssue
/MethResources/faces/index.html
Hallucinations and paranoia with marks on
skin (sores)
 Depressants
Lower Blood Pressure Tranquilizer: Valium
Slows Down Pain Pills
________ _______
Slow Down Breathing
Relieves Anxiety
Reduces coordination
Attention Span
 Marijuana
**Most Commonly used street drug
_________ ________ ____ _________
THC = Affects Brain, its the mind altering
ingredient
Pot, Weed, Grass, Joint, Herb_____ ____
_____ _______
Not classified as a depressant or stimulant
Because it ________ ______ ________
 Marijuana Leaf and Hemp plant
Cannabis Sativa or Hashish
Leaves and flowers used to smoke
Tough fiberous stem used for rope
 Effects of Marijuana
Reduces________,
reaction time, coordination,
initiative and ambition
Changes hormone levels
in teens and
body development
Red, bloodshot eyes,
paranoid, giggle, confused
Impairs judgement
Increases heart rate
and appetite
Damages heart and
lungs
Contains 3x to 5x
more tar than tobacco
Affects people
differently
Medical
Marijuana Drug Testing
Used to alleviate Stays in urine up to
nausea in one month
__________patients - Stays in hair up to 3 months.
Uses most recent growth up
Used to stimulate
to 1 &
appetite in AIDS inches
patients _________-not long, not very
Pill form accurate
Testing in High School,
College, and workplace
 Club Drugs-Date Rape Drugs
Ecstasy or X DEADLY
Roofies-date rape Homemade , dont
drug know whats in them ,
Special K so dangerous
Causes blackouts,
Oderless, tasteless, memory loss, death
colorless
Sedates you
Prescription drugs- ___most abused drug
Physical
dependance-
Drug Tolerance- An addiction in which the
Bodys need for larger and body develops a
larger amounts of the same physical ______for a
drug to produce same drug
affect
Withdrawal Symptoms-
Unpleasant/painful
Overdose-taking more experience when
than the body can addictive substance
_______. Death may use is stopped
result
 Caffeine is a ______________

Is a drug Withdrawal effects-

Causes addiction ___________, fatigue,
Increases stomach muscle pain
acid
Increases nervous Used in some aspirin and
pain relievers
and respiratory
system.jitteriness *Bad for pregnant
women, it increases
Increases urination
babys heart rate and
Increases heart rate can cause miscarriage