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The Seven Dwarfs

The Seven Dwarfs. MOST ALL DRUGS AFFECT THE AMYGDALA- THE PLEASURE CENTER OF THE BRAIN. Grumpy. Methamphetamine Stimulant. Stimulants. Increase alertness, concentration, and energy, blood pressure, pulse & respiration

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The Seven Dwarfs

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  1. The Seven Dwarfs

  2. MOST ALL DRUGS AFFECT THE AMYGDALA- THE PLEASURE CENTER OF THE BRAIN

  3. Grumpy Methamphetamine Stimulant

  4. Stimulants • Increase alertness, concentration, and energy, blood pressure, pulse & respiration • Prescribed to treat narcolepsy (sleep disorder), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), & depression • Biphetamine, Dexedrine, and methylphenidates such as Ritalin & Adderall.

  5. Methamphetamine • Speed, ice, meth, crank, crystal, fire, glass • Smoked, snorted, injected, orally ingested • White, odorless powder • Serious health consequences- memory loss, aggression, violence, psychotic behavior, potential cardiac and neurological damage • Reduces dopamine transporters

  6. Meth causes rashes, absesses & “Meth Mouth” rotting teeth

  7. Sneezy Cocaine Stimulant

  8. Cocaine • Snow White, Coke, Blow, Flake, Lady, Snow Bird, Nose Candy • Rapid acting, powerful stimulant • Effects can last from 20 minutes to hours • Feeling of confidence---leads to letdown • Physical and psychological dependence • Causes tissue damage of nose & nasal septum • Can Cause heart attack

  9. Sleepy Heroin Narcotic Pain Killer

  10. Narcotics • Derived from poppy plant • Morphine, codeine- used medically as pain killers • Heroin- “junk, horse, smack” • White powder, tastes bitter • Diluted with sugars, starch, powered milk, strychnine

  11. Narcotics • Harmful Effects- physically & psychologically addictive • Withdrawal symptoms- “Kicking the Habit”, shaking, sweating, vomiting, chills, runny nose & eyes • Overdose- shallow breathing, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, possibly death

  12. Happy Marijuana Classified as depressant, Stimulant & hallucinogen

  13. Marijuana • Stimulant- increases heart rate, hunger • Depressant- decreases body temperature, reaction time, interferes with muscle function • Hallucinogen – distorts perception

  14. Marijuana • Hemp plant • 421 chemicals • 60 cannabinoids- including THC • Tetrahydrocannabinol • “Grass, weed, MJ, Acapulco Gold, Panama Red, THC, hashish”

  15. Marijuana • In the 1920s, as a result of the Eighteenth Amendment forbidding alcoholic beverages (Prohibition), the use of marijuana as a psychoactive drug began to grow. • After the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, marijuana continued to be used. • In 1937, states banned the use of marijuana

  16. Physical Effects • Marijuana affects the cardiovascular system by increasing heart rate and dilating (expanding) blood vessels in the eyes. • Difficulty in coordinating body movements and pains in the chest may be other effects of the drug. • Long-term use of marijuana damages the lungs in a manner similar to tobacco smoking.

  17. Long Term Effects • Bronchial irritation • Lung infections, decreased lung capacity • Temporary loss of memory • Weakens immune system • Irregular menstrual cycle • Slows body’s rate of development • Amotivational syndrome

  18. Marijuana & accidents • In one study conducted in Memphis, TN, researchers found that, of 150 reckless drivers who were tested for drugs at the arrest scene, 33 percent tested positive for marijuana, • Additionally 12 percent tested positive for both marijuana and cocaine

  19. Dopey MDMA (Ecstasy)

  20. Doc LSD or Acid Hallucinogen Distorts perception of time, place, things, colors

  21. Types of Hallucinogens • LSD- Lysergic Acid Diethylamide • PCP- phencyclidine- angel dust, rocket fuel • Mescaline- Peyote cactus • Psilocybin mushrooms- • Ecstasy- XTC

  22. Hallucinogens • Drugs that cause altered perception of reality • Changes in sensation of depth perception, time, body image, comprehension, limitations • Psychological addictive- tolerance develops rapidly • Can cause physical withdrawal

  23. Bashful Alcohol Depressant Makes people who are Shy or have anxiety in social settings more confident

  24. Cost of Substance Abuse • Economic burden in health care, crime, lost work is >$400 billion per year • $1 out of every $8 spent on health care in U.S. People suffering from diseases caused by substance abuse

  25. Combined, the effects of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs inflict a greater toll on the health & well-being of Americans than any other single preventable factor

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