Addiction and Illicit Drugs

11th Grade Health

Mr. Butts

Addiction

• A ___________________________ dependence a on substance or an activity.

Physiological Dependence

• The body has gotten used to alcohol and other drugs and __________________

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Tolerance

• The need for a ____________________ ________________________________ achieved earlier with a smaller amount.

Withdrawal

• _______________________________ _______________________________ to which the body has become dependent.

Psychological Dependence

• Means the person has come to depend on______________________________.

Abuse

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Types of Drugs

• Depressants- Drugs that _____________ _____________________ (ex. Alcohol, K)

• Hallucinogens- Drugs that _____________ ___________________________________ ______________________ . (LSD, PCP)

• Inhalants- Substances whose fumes are sniffed _____________________________. (Glues, Spray Paints, Gas)

Types (cont.)

• Narcotics- are ___________________ _______________________________ ____________________________ to slow down body functions. (Heroin)

• Stimulants- ______________________ ________________________________ _________________________. (Crack, Cocaine, and Diet Pills)

Marijuana

• Marijuana is a mixture of crushed leaves & flowers of the plant______________, or hemp.

• ___________________________was declared illegal.

• It can be smoked in a pipe, cigarette, or cigar.

• It can also be put in food (Brownies, Etc.).

Different Kinds

• Marijuana- a.k.a. pot, grass, weed, mary jane, bud, reefer, etc………

• Hashish-___________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Effects of Marijuana

• THC, tetrahydrocannabinol (the ______ ___________________________).

• Marijuana has more ________________ than tobacco.

Types of Drugs

Ecstasy

What is ecstasy?

• Ecstasy or MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is a _____________.

• This drug combines the effects of ________ with the mind altering effects of a ________________.

Who uses it?What are its nicknames?

• Used most frequently by____________, ______________ and other who attend night clubs and raves.

• Nicknames include: ______, ______, _____, _______, Stacy, Lover’s speed, Adam, Eve, roll, among other names.

How is it used?

• Most often found in tablet, capsule or powder form, but can be injected.

• Is sometimes combined with methadone, ___________,____________.

Price?

* $____ - $______ per pill

How it works!

• ______________________________________________________________________.

• This chemical is responsible for feelings of empathy, bliss and perceived insight.

Side effects• Emotional

– Causes euphoria, clarity, well being, anxiety and paranoia

– Heavier doses cause _____________, ________________,_____________,__________________.

• Physical– Loss of appetite,________________, nausea, vomiting,

blurred vision, inc. HR and BP, faintness, chills, tremors, insomnia, ______________, and loss of voluntary body movements

Long lasting side effects

• Decreased normal levels of_____________.

• This causes the body’s inability to control ___________, mood, _______________, sleep, and sensitivity to pain.

Is ecstasy legal?

• No! It is considered a ________________ ____________________. Any drug that has a high potential for abuse and no acceptable medical use.

• Fines up to $_______________ and up to ______ years in jail.

A Deadly Knockoff!

• Fake ecstasy is more harmful than the real thing.

• DXM (dextromethorpan) causes hallucinations and loss of motor control. _____________________________________________________________________

• Many cases end up in the ER.

HEROIN• A powerfully

addictive ____ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

Common Names•

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ADDICTION• Can develop in a matter of days• heroin contains _____________

________________, or feel-good chemicals

• Heroin ____________________ ______________, causing the user to forget other basic needs

ADDICTION• Many addicts lose the high

altogether, taking the drug _____ ______________________________________________________

SIDE EFFECTS• •

• kidney failure • skin abscesses• • hepatitis• severe itching• stroke

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• bone and joint functions

• constipation

• tooth decay

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• death

WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS

• Goosebumps• • aching joints• irritability• weakness• • hot & cold flashes•

• • sweating• depression• tears filling eyes• • • itching•

Club Drugs

Teenage Killers

GHB

• Gammahydroxybutyrate

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• – Also found in powder and capsule form

• Street names:– _______________, Grievous Bodily Harm,

_____________________, others.

GHB Cont.

• AKA: the Date Rape Drug– Because it can induce

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• Side effects–

– Dizziness

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– Coma

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Withdrawal symptoms

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- Insomnia

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- Tremors

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Rohypnola.k.a. “Roofies”

• Price - $• Usually taken with alc. or heroin• Quick acting – takes 30 minutes, peaks in 2

hours• Effects:

– Dec. BP, memory loss, dizzy, confused, urinary retention

– Because of ________________, also used as a date rape drug.

Roofies Cont.

• Withdrawal Symptoms –

Ketamine

• Rapid acting disassociative anesthetic which produces a_________________________.

• Street Names– K, Ket, Special K, Kit Kat, Vit. K, etc.

• Found in ________________________form– Most powerful effects when injected

Ketamine Cont.

• Similar side effects to PCP– Numbness– – Loss of Coordination– – Loss of pain feelings– – Convulsions

Methamphetamine

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• a.k.a. – ______, ______, & crank. In crystaline form – ____, ___________ or glass.

• Comes in pills, powder, or _____________ in crystal form.

Methamphetamine Cont.

• Effects include:_____ __________, insomnia, inc. phys. Act., dec. appetite, ___________, tremors, confusion, paranoia, damage to ______________________________ (strokes)

• Meth Lab Victim

OxyContin

Slang/Street Names

“_________________________________________________”

What is OxyContin?

• _______________ drug approved for the treatment of ________________ pain that requires treatment for more than a few days.

• Oxycodone is the active, narcotic ingredient.

• Time released to relieve pain over _____________________ of time.

How is it abused?

• OxyContin abusers remove the “time released” coating to get a rush of euphoria, similar to heroin.

• The tablets are _________________ ____________or the powder is boiled for _______________.

Common Side Effects

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• Nausea

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• Dizziness

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• Headache• • • Weakness