AODA Cocaine and Inhalants

• Journal: The “high” from cocaine lasts…how long?

• Info. From Journal• Myth• Facts/Notes• Poster• Definition of Inhalant• Poster• Video• Test Questions

The high from cocaine lasts …• To describe what a cocaine high is like and how long it lasts we are going to

compare it to a person not on drugs, and a person using marijuana.• A person who does not use drugs has highs and lows, but usually stays close to the

same.• A person who uses marijuana gets a high that lasts hours but ends up below the

persons’ normal state.• A person who uses cocaine has a very intense high but it only lasts for a minute or

two.• When the high is over, the person crashes or drops way below their normal state.

This causes the person to feel terrible, and so they want to get the feeling they had from the high. They are hooked after the first try.

• Not only are they hooked, but when they try cocaine again, the high is not as intense as the first time, so they try again and again to get to that first high. This is called chasing the high, which is very dangerous.

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Cocaine is O.K. to use Once or Twice?

• People don’t usually use cocaine once or twice because the drug is so addictive.

• Cocaine may cause brain seizures, heart attacks and death, even on the first try.

Facts/Notes

1. Cocaine is _________ addictive.2. Small doses of cocaine can infect the _____, and

harm the _____3. If you use cocaine you ____ interest in everything that

was important to you including friends.4. When you come down from a cocaine high you

_____, meaning you feel depressed, anxious and very tired.

5. The cocaine high lasts a few _______.6. Your _____ pressure, _____ rate, breathing rate, and

body ___________ all go up, at the same time when using cocaine, which may cause you to die, even on the first try.

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Where Does It Hurt?

• 1. ____ blood pressure

• 2. Brain seizures

• 3. _____ and _____ in your nose

• 4. Damaged vocal cords

• 5. Infections and sores in your ______

• 6.Damaged _____

• 7. Crystals in the retinas of your ____

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Cocaine Poster Child

Inhalants:

• Definition: A chemical that gives off fumes that affects the brain and nerves.

• Types: Gas, aerosol, glue, paints, markers.

Inhalants Poster Child

Video:

Test Questions• Which of the following statements about cocaine is

true?a. It is illegalb. It is extremely addictivec. It’s high only last a minute or twod. All of the above

• Which of the following is an inhalant?a. gasolineb. Hair sprayc. glued. They are all inhalants