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DRUGS

DRUGS. A drug is as any substance taken into the body that modifies or affects chemical reactions in the body. TYPES OF DRUGS- DEPRESSANTS STIMULANTS HALLUCINOGENIC ANTIBIOTICS PAIN KILLER. How drugs are taken. Inhaled , (breathed into the lungs) Injected  .

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DRUGS

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  1. DRUGS

  2. A drug is as any substance taken into the body that modifies or affects chemical reactions in the body

  3. TYPES OF DRUGS- DEPRESSANTS STIMULANTS HALLUCINOGENIC ANTIBIOTICS PAIN KILLER

  4. Howdrugs are taken • Inhaled, (breathed into the lungs) • Injected . • Insufflation, or snorted into the nose. • Orally, absorbed through the intestines. • Rectally as a suppository, • Sublingually, diffusing into the blood through tissues under the tongue. • Topically, usually as a cream or ointment.

  5. Heroin • Heroin is a member of the opiate family. • It comes from poppy seeds. • It is the same family as morphine, Which is used medically

  6. Heroin Heroin is a powerful DEPRESSANT It quickly enters the brain where it causes a rush of euphoric feeling, this is followed by several hours of drowsiness

  7. Heroin is a one of the most ADDICTIVEsubstances known. • Addiction is a characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, and by neurochemical and molecular changes in the brain. Heroin also produces profound degrees of tolerance and physical dependence, which are also powerful motivating factors for compulsive use and abuse. Heroin also has severe withdrawl symptoms.

  8. SecondaryProblems • Because addiction is so strong, any additional problems arise from efforts to get heroin. • It becomes extremely expensive to maintain a heroin habbit, and so turning to crime to get money is very common. • Many heroin addicts also stop Eatingwell, tofurtherfundthier Adiction

  9. SecondaryProblems • Usingshared/dirtyneedles can lead toinfectionssuch as septecima, hepatitusor HIV/AIDS.

  10. Overdose • Thereis a highrisk of accidental deathbyoverdose • Heroin is often mixed with sugar, starch, quinine, and sometimes, strychnine or other poisons, adding other potential dangers

  11. ALCOHOL Excessive consumption of alcohol in the short term results in: • reduced self-control • depressant, • Reduced reaction times

  12. ALCOHOL • Long termeffects of excess alcohol consumption: • Liverdamage • Social Problems

  13. TOBACCO

  14. NICOTINE • It is absorbed into the blood and affects the brain within 10 seconds. It causes smokers to feel good because of the neurotransmitters (chemicals in the brain) that it releases. • It also causes a surge of heart rate, blood pressure, and adrenaline (which also feels good). • When the effects of nicotine on the brain and body wear off, the smoker feels worse than before. This reinforces the craving for another cigarette.

  15. Tar • Tar is a thick, sticky substance, and when inhaled it sticks to the cilia. These normally protect the lungs from dirt and infection, but when covered in tar they can't do their job. • Tar also narrows the bronchioles and reduces elasticity of the lungs.

  16. CARBON MONOXIDE • It decreases the amount of oxygen in the blood, which deprives all the organs of oxygen and puts a strain on the heart.

  17. P182 • Whatisanantibiotic and whatdoesit do? • Whatispenicillin? • Do antibioticsworkon virus’? P300 (at thebottom) • Whatisantibioticresistance? • Why do you thinkthiswould be a problem in medicine

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