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Drug Abuse: Don't Lose Control - Know the Different Types and Risks

Learn about harmful drug abuse, including various drug classes, designer vs. street drugs, and how to identify signs of drug abuse. Discover risk factors and where to get help.

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Drug Abuse: Don't Lose Control - Know the Different Types and Risks

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  1. Harmful Drug Abuse Don’t Lose Control

  2. What Is A Drug? • Drugs – substances other than food that change the structure and function of the body or mind. • Medicines – drugs that are used to treat or prevent diseases and other conditions • Over the counter • Prescription • Antibiotics – medicines that reduce or kill harmful bacteria in the body.

  3. The Drug Classes • Inhalants- Chemical mixtures that alter mood or behavior when inhaled through nose mouth • Depressants-Slow down or enhance the bodies mood or function HR etc. neuron sensory etc. • Narcotic/Opiates- Pain killing drugs that can only be obtained through legal prescription by doctor • Hallucinogens-Drugs that alter the minds thought processes create hallucinations • Stimulants- Drugs that speed up bodily function by directly stimulating the nervous system in most cases.

  4. Designer VS Street • Designer drugs – drugs that are made from chemicals that resemble illegal substances • http://www.sharp.com/mental-health/ask-expert-designer-drugs.cfm • Street drugs – drugs that have limited, if any medical benefit; commonly abused and traded on the streets • Designer drugs – drugs that are made from chemicals that resemble illegal substances • http://www.sharp.com/mental-health/ask-expert-designer-drugs.cfm • Street drugs – drugs that have limited, if any medical benefit; commonly abused and traded on the streets

  5. Inhalants • Substances whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to give a hallucinogenic-like high • Paint • Rubber cement • Markers • Gas duster • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LpFqVyx62o

  6. Depressants = Drugs that slow down the body’s function, highly addictive Tranquilizers Barbiturates Hypnotics Drugs that speed up the body’s function (caffeine) Amphetamines Methamphetamine Cocaine Crack Cocaine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKoXCrg5dgM Stimulants VS Depresants

  7. Narcotics / Opiates • Specific drugs that are obtainable only by prescription and are used to relieve pain • Codeine • Oxycodone • Morphine • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks9BgchN4ps

  8. Hallucinogens • Drugs that distort moods, thoughts, and senses • PCP (phencyclidine) • LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) • Mescaline • Shrooms (Psilocybin) • DXM (Cough syrup, thera flu, etc…) • http://drugfacts.ca/Drug_pages/hallucinogens.html

  9. Using Marijuana • Marijuana – Plant containing psychoactive and physiological chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in its leaves, buds, and flowers. • Signs of use • Rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure/rate of breathing, blood shot eyes, dry mouth, increased appetite, slowed reaction time • Short term effects • Calmness, anxiety, paranoia, distorted sense of time, random thinking, short term memory loss, depression

  10. What Is A Club Drug? • Recreational drugs associated parties/raves that cause amnesia • Ecstasy (MDMA) • Rohypnol (date rape drugs) • GHB

  11. Performance Enhancing Drugs • Substances used by athletes to improve their performance • Steroids • Anabolic – promote growth • Androgenic – promote development of male characteristics • Blood Doping – Boosting the number of red blood cells in the blood stream • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXFYEb8_bKg

  12. How To Know Signs at Home • Withdrawal from responsibilities • Loss of interest in family activities • Verbally and/or physically abusive Signs at School • Sudden drop in grades / Not doing homework • Truancy or regularly being late to school • Loss interest in learning / Sleeping during class

  13. Risk Factors Risk Factors For Drug Use Include • Emotional problems • Friends who use • Being unable to delay gratification • Having access (parents grandparents opiates) • Rejection by peers • Inherited links to addictive personality • Role models who abuse • Lack of involvement in school activities • Failing in school • Home use by parents

  14. Where to Turn • Drug abusers cannot recover from addiction on their own • Detoxification (Detox) – freeing the body of an addictive substance, also overcoming psychological dependence • Support groups (alcoholics anonymous) and other community programs • Counseling

  15. New Age Street Drugs • Devils Breath (Scopolamine ) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOILFlYjN7I • Crokodil and Fake Pot • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu1ADbhUuEQ • Bath Salts • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTYNw_2yOkI

  16. Where To Get Help

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