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Psychotropic drugs are the drugs which affect the psychic behavior of an individual and they include all form of drugs which are dangerous in high dose and can be leathal

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BIOTECHNOLOGY innovation for life

Psychotropic drugs

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What are drugs?

A drug is defined as

any chemical agent which affect protoplasm and is intended for use in the treatment , prevention or diagnosis of disease . The word ‘drug’ is derived from French word ‘drogue’ which means ‘a dry herb’ The Science which include whole of the knowledge about drugs is called “Pharmacology” the Greek word ‘pharmacon’ meaning ‘drug’ and logos meaning ‘study’ or discourse

And a drug is always related to addiction and mind

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What is addiction?When a person becomes dependent on a drug, so much so that he feels that he cannot live without it, then it is called addictionsAddicition,consist of psychic dependence, tolerance and physical dependence

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PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS

 This drugs act on the brain and alter behavior ,consciousness and capacity of perceptions. Hence these are called mood altering drugs. These include sedatives,tranculiseer,opiods and stimulant they are also known as psychoactive drug

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DRUGS

THERAPUTIC DRUGS

SUPPLEMENTING DRUGS

PSYCHOACTIVEDRUGS

HALLUCINOGENS

STIMULANTSOPIATE

NARCOTICS

DESPRESSANT

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Hallucinogens* Hallucinogens are a type of drug that cause you to have hallucinations. They effect the way you see and perceive things. The user may see or hear things that aren't really there, or what they see may be distorted in some way. The effects of hallucinogens vary greatly and it is impossible to predict how they may affect a particular person at a particular time.

Hallucinogens

cannabis

Pupil's dilation

Short term memory

loss

talking or laughing

L.S.D

stomach cramps

sweating

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Cannabis sativa

May also be other species One type is actually very low in THC and

quite useful for cloth, rope, paper, etc.

Speaking of THC, it is the active ingredient in pot Delta-9-Tetrahdrocannabinol Also Delta-8- Tetrahdrocannabinol

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Psychomotor stimulants They are psychoactive drugs which induce temporary

improvements in either mental or physical function or

both.  Heroin is a narcotic that is highly addictive; It is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seedpod of the Asian poppy plantPsychomotor

stimulant

insomniaThinking caliber

increase

Working ability

increase

Talkative and wakefulness

tobacco Caffeine

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Smoking 400,000

Accidents 94,000

2nd Hand Smoke 38,000

Alcohol 45,000

HIV/AIDS 32,600

Suicide 31,000

Homicide 21,000

Drugs 14,200

Consequences of Tobacco-Use: Preventable Causes of Death

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Tobacco & Cancer

Cancerous tumor in the lung

Small cell cancer in Smoker’s lung

Healthy lungs

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Opiates narcoticsthe term opiate describes any of the narcotic opioid alkaloids found as natural products in the opium poppy plant

opiates

Codeine

As a pain

reliever

Constriction of pupils

Constipation and body

temperature lowered

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Opioids are natural or synthetic substances that act on the brain’s opiate receptors. Opioids dull pain and relieve anxiety that comes from thinking about pain. People abuse opioids because they provide a feeling of euphoria (a “rush”).

What Are Opioids?

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Synthesis of heroin

It is synthesized form of morphine, derivative of opium poppy.

Does not occur naturally but it is produced by acetylation of morphine which leads to 3 folds increase in its potency.

Opium poppy morphine heroin

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Heroin

Heroin dealers often add substances such as sugar, starch, quinine, and powdered milk to heroin to increase profits, which increases the risk of overdose or death.

Very often, users are not aware of precisely what they are putting into their bodies…

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Intoxicant

The drug that produce mirthful and comfortable feelings due to depression of the cortical inhibitory centers are called intoxicants for example alcohol. Because it is used by vary large section of population, it need a detailed description

Alcohol

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Effects of Alcohol Use…

Bleeding Pancreas of an Alcoholic, he’s now dead!

How do you think these people turned out?

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Physical Effects of Drug Use

Same user of Methamphetamines 5 years later

1990 1995

Infection from IV drug use

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Factor associated with a high risk of drugs abuse ?

Broken heart

Broke

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me

s

Inappropri

ate friends

Social pressure about studies

Luxu

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fe sty

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TENSIONMoney

loss

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referenceBOOKS : Brooks ICSE Biology-2

URLs : http://www.americanscience.com http://www.google.com http://www.bioschool.com

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Any Questions?