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DrugsChapter 10
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Drug
A substance other than food that changes the structure or function of the body or mind
Some are harmful to your health
Other drugs can save your life
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“Over-the-counter” Medicines
Found on the shelves of local pharmacy or grocery stores
Anyone can buy them without a prescription
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Prescription Medications
A medicine that can be obtained legally only with a doctor’s written permission
Your doctor will write out instructions on how to use the medication
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Drug Misuse
Taking or using medicine in a way that is not intended
Example: Taking a medication that was prescribed for someone else
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Drug Abuse
Intentionally using drugs in a way that is unhealthful or illegal
Studies show less people using illegal drugs but more are abusing prescription medications
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Physical Risks of Drug Abuse
Serious illness/allergic reactions
Cause damage to brain and nervous system
Cause memory loss, seizures, and comas
Death
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Drug Addiction
When people can’t stop taking drugs
A dependency on a chemical substance that is very difficult to quit
It is considered a disease
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Mental Risks of Drugs
Weakens a person’s ability to think and learn
Low self-esteemDepressionAnxietyConfusion
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Overdose
Taking more of a drug than the body can tolerate
Leads to death or hospitalization
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Stimulants
A drug that speeds up the body’s functions
Speeds up heart rate, breathing rates, and raises blood pressure
Gives a false sense of energy, confidence and power
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Amphetamines
Very strong stimulant drugs that speed up the nervous system
Prescribed for ADD and ADHDOften called “speed” on the street
Crystal meth can cause a person’s heart to suddenly stop working
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Crystal Meth
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Cocaine
Illegal stimulant made from the coca plant
Inhaled through the nose, smoked, or injected in the veins
Produces a sense of confidence when you first try it but wears off fast and need more
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Cocaine
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Depressants
Drugs that slow down the body’s functions and reactions
Slow down a person’s motor skills and coordination
Are legal when prescribed by a doctor
Example: tranquilizers for anxiety
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Marijuana (Pot or Weed)
Made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant
IllegalAffects people differentlyMay hear or see things that are not really there
May talk a lotMemory loss
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Problems Marijuana causes…
Lung damageLowers testosterone levels in males causes sterility
Causes females to have irregular periods
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Club Drugs
Illegal drugs that are found mostly in nightclubs or at all-night dance parties called raves
Used to make people feel more relaxed
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Rohypnol
“Date Rape Drug”Makes a person’s blood pressure drop
You feel very dizzy and sleepySlipped into your drink and you don’t remember anything
Hard to detect in urine samples
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Ecstacy
Can kill you taking it one timeCauses heart rate and body temperature to increase
Causes clenched jaws and tingly skin
Causes severe brain damageCauses severe dehydrationKills tons of brain cells and memory
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Ecstacy
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Narcotics
Drugs that get rid of pain and dull the senses
Morphine and codeine – used as medicineHeroin – injected, very addictive, an
instant “high”Withdrawal – nausea, stomach cramps
and vomitingOverdosing is highHuge cause of HIV = users sharing
needles
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Hallucinogens
Drugs that distort moods, thoughts, and senses
Create imaginary images in the user’s mind
May become very violent
Example: Shrooms
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Inhalants
The vapors of chemicals that are sniffed or inhaled to get a “high”
Can cause nausea, dizziness, mental confusion, and loss of motor skills
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Steroids/Abuse
Synthetic substances similar to the male hormone testosterone prescribed for delayed puberty
Abused by people taking them to build muscles and enhance performances
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Steroid use is DANGEROUS
Increases the risk of: HIV, Heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes, cancer, sterility, hair loss, and severe acne
In teens: permanently stunted growth, testicles to shrink, anger issues “roid rage”
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STEROID ABUSE
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STEROID ABUSE
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STEROID ABUSE
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Why Do Some Teens Use Drugs?
Peer PressureDrug use in the media/tv & movies
To try and hide from their problems
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Drugs Harmful for Boys Because…
Negatively affects: *Height*Weight*Testicle size and function*Muscle mass and development
*The age at which voice lowers
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Drugs Harmful for Girls Because…
Negatively affects:*Height *Weight*Onset of first menstrual period*Regularity of periods*Breast development*Function of ovaries*Pregnancy*Health of unborn babies
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“Drug-Free Zone”
1000-yard distance around a school where anyone caught with drugs can be arrested
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Drug Possession
When a person has or keeps illegal drugs
Teens can be arrested or spend time in a detention center or jail, and they as well as their parents may be fined
Teens can also get a criminal record
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Probation
A set period of time during which a person who has been arrested must check in regularly with a court officer
Violators face stiffer penalties
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SAY NO TO DRUGS!!!!!