Health Risks of Drug Use

Illegal Drugs

Substance abuseSubstance Abuse: any unnecessary or improper

use of chemical substances for non medical purposes.

Illegal Drugs: chemical substances that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy or sell.

Illicit Drug Use: the use or sale of any substance that is illegal or otherwise not permitted.

-the crime of using illegal drugs.-includes the sale of prescription drugs for

those who they are not intended for.

Health Risks of Drug UseOverdose: a strong, sometimes fatal reaction

to taking a large amount of a drug.

Effects of Drug Use-Tolerance-Psychological dependence-Physiological dependence-Addiction

These effects can happen with just one try. Cycle of Addiction: takes drug and

experience a short pleasure, drug wears off, physical and psychological withdrawal, to relieve the symptoms take drug again.

A plant whose leaves, buds, and flowers are usually smoked for their intoxicating effects.

(Grass, weed, or pot)Gateway Drug

Unfiltered SmokeMore Cancer causing chemicals than tobacco

Marijuana

Health Effects of Using MarijuanaHallucinations Impaired short-term memory, reaction

time, concentration, and coordinationDecreased initiative and ambitionBloodshot eyes, dry mouthLung irritation, coughingHeart and lung damage (lung cancer)Increased appetiteWeakened immunity to infection

Health Effects of Using MarijuanaInterferes with sperm production, lowers

testosterone levels. (Men)Infertility, raised testosterone levels.

(Women)Raised dopamine levels (sense of pleasure)AnxietyParanoia-irrational suspiciousness or distrust

of others. Dizzy, trouble walking, can’t remember

-Short term memory affectedSleepy

Facts1 in 7 have tried Marijuana by the time

they graduateThose that start in teens more likely to be

addicted

InhalantsSubstances whose fumes are sniffed or inhaled to give effect.

Inhalants•Some are prescribed by doctors to treat

allergies, asthma, or other medical conditions.

•Sniffed to get High•Depress the central nervous system.•Glassy Stair, slurred speech, impaired

judgment, nausea, coughing, nose bleeds, fatigue and lack or coordination.

•Loose Brain cells, liver/kidney damage, blindness, brain damage, paralysis, cardiac arrest and death.

Anabolic = muscle buildingAndrogenic = increased male

characteristics

Can be used for medical condition

Result in Unnatural muscle growth

Anabolic-Androgenic SteroidsTendons and ligaments don’t strengthen,

which leads to injury.Other side effects- weight gain, acne, high

blood pressure, liver and kidney tumors.Roid Rage: violent behavior, extreme

mood swings, depression, and paranoia.Shrinking testicles, reduced sperm count,

baldness, menstrual cycle changes, and deepened voice.

Chemicals that affect the central nervous system and alter activity

in the brain.

Four Main Groups:-Stimulants

-Depressants-Opiates

-Hallucinogens

Stimulants: Drugs that speed up the central nervous system. Depressants: (sedatives) drugs that tend to slow the central nervous system. Opiates: (Narcotics) drugs such as those derived from the opium plant that are obtainable only by prescription and are used to relieve pain. Hallucinogens: drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions, including vision, hearing, smell, and touch.

What Are Club Drugs?• drugs found at concerts, dance clubs, and drug parties called raves.

• List a few that you have heard of…..

Stimulants• Drugs that speed up the CNS.

Stimulants

Stimulants

Before and After on Meth

Depressants• Drugs that tend to slow the CNS • Slow Heart and Respiration, lower BP• Combining small amounts of depressants can cause shallow breathing, weak or rapid pulse, coma, and death

Depressants

Depressants

Hallucinogens• Overload the Brains sensory controls• Cause serious mental/emotional and physical consequences for users. • Alter mood, and impair judgment, thoughts, and sense perception.• Hallucinations, confusion, intensified sensations• Have feelings of invincibility • Increases in Heart and respiratory rates. Heart Failure and coma• Are not used for any medical purpose.

Hallucinogens

Hallucinogens

Hallucinogens

Opiates/Narcotics• drugs such as those derived from the opium plant that are obtainable only by prescription and are used to relieve pain.• misuse dulls the senses, causes drowsiness, constipation, slow and shallow breathing, convulsions, coma, and death.• very addictive

Opiates

Opiates