Post on 22-Dec-2015
DrugsAn introduction into some of the various kinds of
drugs: both illegal and legal
Legal DrugsThe most common drug:
What does it do?
Why can it be dangerous?
Why can it be good?
Who drinks more than one cup a day?
Are you addict?
Legal Drugs
• Smoking is another common legal drug
• What is it used for?
• What are
the dangers?
Legal Drugs
• What is this drug?
• Do you like it?
• What problems can it cause?
Legal Drugs
• Sleeping pills.• Is a legal drug
that is causing a lot of problems
• What kinds of problems do you think that sleeping may cause?
Legal Drugs• They make the brain
too sleepy to work properly
• They can also destroy the brain
• Because one is so sleepy one confuses one’s dreams with the real world
• For example, a person might see a devil but is actually dreaming (it is not real)
Legal Drugs
• Prozac:• This is a drug
that makes you happy. It is called the happiness drug
• This drug can be quite dangerous
Fluoxetine
Prozac oral capsules
Legal Drugs• What kinds of problems do you think over
use of this drug may bring?
• A) One may become too happy
• B) One might forget how to be without the drug
• C) One will become dependent on the drug
Legal Drugs
• All of these are in someway correct
• A happy drug can be dangerous
Illegal drugs
• Opium
Illegal drugs
• Daoguang Emperor
What did he try and do?
Illegal drugs
He tried to stop the British Trading Company and their allies (France etc) selling the dangerous and highly addictive drug Opium.
This drug was responsible for destroying Chinese society and removing much of China’s wealth (gold and silver) to the west.
Illegal drugs
Where is this picture from
What time 1850 1750 1950 ?
Illegal drugs
Where do you think this picture is from?
LSD
Illegal drugs
Invented by this man
Basically allows you to see your dreams while you are awake
Why would this be a dangerous thing?
Illegal drugs
• Obviously, the problem could be when someone is having a very bad dream. They may become completely crazy.
Illegal Drugs
Other Drugs which are like LSD also make one hallucinate
Some in some cultures they use it as part of a religious practice (and so are legal).
They believe it can help them see their Gods
Illegal Drugs
What is the name of this drug?
Is it very addictive?
Illegal Drugs
It is highly addictive. It is also extremely bad for one’s health
Furthermore it can make a person become very violent
Some illegal and legal drugs
This is just a short introduction to some of the more famous illegal and legal drugs.
So, be careful what your doctor gives you!