Club Drugs Cocaine Methamphetamines Ecstasy LSD Ketamine GHB Marijuana*

Club Drugs Risks in General– Overdosing, becoming addicted, legal issues, permanent health

issues

The Power of Choice Consider the situations Club Drugs are used in

Cocaine

Comes from the coca plant– Found in the mountains of Peru and

Columbia Street Names

– Coke, Snow, Nose Candy, Dust, White Lady, Toot, Llello

Mechanism of Action– Inhibits Synaptic Reuptake of Dopamine and

Norepinephrine– EXTREMELY ADDICTING

Side Effects– Pupil dilation, increased heart rate, increased

respiratory rate, increased sweating, fever, highly addictive

Overdose Signs– Agitation, hostility, hallucinations,

convulsions, hyperthermia, stroke, heart attack

Effects of Cocaine On The Heart

Cocaine

Methamphetamines

Methamphetamines

Street names: meth, crystal meth, speed, ice, crank, tweek, glass, uppers, tweeking

What is Meth– Stimulant made from common house hold chemicals– Usually smoked– Becoming an epidemic in certain states.

Regulations on cold medication purchases

Side effects– Paranoia, auditory and visual hallucinations, self-

absorption, irritability, aggressive and erratic behavior

– FORMICATION Picking at the skin

Overdose effects– Hyperthermia, heart attack, psychosis

Ecstasy(MDMA)

What is ecstasy?– The actual chemical in ecstasy is MDMA. MDMA is a synthetic chemical

that was originally produced in 1912 by Merck in the hope that it could treat psychiatric disorders.

Purity Issues– In general the demand for MDMA exceeds the supply, this allows

unscrupulous individuals to pass off virtually anything as “ecstasy”– Because of this, unless you’re a chemist, you’ll never know what is in any

particular batch of ecstasy

Ecstasy

Street names– MDMA, ecstasy, X, XTC, E, M, adam, bean

Side Effects– Overheating, vomiting, jaw-clenching, eye-

twitching, dizziness, blackouts,

Overdoses

-Coma, death, induction of clinical depression

Ecstasy: “The Crash”

What is “The Crash”

-”The Crash” is a general term used to describe the effects of ecstasy in the days following use.

-Many users report depression, fatigue, malaise, and a desire to “end these feelings”

-Unfortunately, “The Crash” leads to desires to retake the drug, and some users have become addicted to heroin to lessen these effects.

LSD Lysergic acid Diethylamide, accidentally

synthesized in 1943 in Europe Street names

– Acid, cid, L, blotter, tabs, LAD, doses, trips, microdots Side Effects

– Dilated pupils, high temp, rapid heartbeat, increased blood pressure, sweating, tremors, sleeplessness, appetite loss, decreased mental capacity, persistent hallucinations

Long Term Side Effects– Long-term psychoses such as schizophrenia or other

such types of problems, flashbacks, and clinical depression

Psychedelic Mushrooms– In midwest, most “schrooms” are normal edible

mushrooms laced with LSD

LSD: “Bad Trips”

Clips from an LSD user’s experience, he titled it: “Why I'm Never Touching LSD again”

– I have had near death experiences before and this was exactly the same as the others. I existed in everything simultaneously yet I did not exist myself. I could only experience, I could not act.

– I remember one thought going through my head continuously 'I am the biggest lunatic alive. People will charge admission to see me. My parents will feel I am a disgrace and disown me. All because I know the meaning of it all but cannot explain it.'

– ‘My brain was in a hell, and I couldn’t get out. All I could think about was this experience ending, and that if it didn’t, I’d rather be dead.

For example, people under the influence of LSD jumping to their deaths off high buildings thinking they could fly.

Ketamine What is Ketamine

– Animal tranquilizer– Dissociative anesthetic sometimes used in humans

Street Names– Special K, Lady K, K, Vitamin K

• Side-effects• Tachycardia, dry mouth, nervousness, depressed breathing• Both physically and psychologically addicting• Nausea & vomiting after use.

• Long term use• Permanent brain damage• Vision problems• Paranoia, hallucinations

GHB(Date Rape Drug)

What is GHB?– GHB is a chemical used by athletes to supplement steroid use,

to sedate the user similarly to a heavy dose of alcohol, and, more notoriously, to “date rape” unsuspecting individuals

Side Effects– Since it is tasteless in liquid, it is nearly impossible to be sure of

the dose taken or given, thus lending the drug to overdoses– Dizziness, difficulty focusing the eyes, mood changes, hyper

activity, loss of motor control, loss of inhibitions, slurring of speech, nausea, and grogginess.

GHB(Date Rape Drug)

Overdosing– The primary problem: the difference between a safe dose and a

lethal dose is very small. Users, knowingly or unknowingly often do not know the dose they are taking, or even what a lethal dose would be for themselves

Overdose effects– Users may experience coma, convulsions, vomiting, and

depressed breathing all leading to death.

Marijuana

Marijuana

What Is Marijuana– Leafy plant that grows in the tropics and temperate climates– Main method of ingestion is through smoking

Active ingredient is δ -9-tetrahydrocannabinol

– Side Affects Paranoia, dry mouth, respiratory problems, nervousness, racing heart

(tachycardia), increaser blood pressure (hypertension), tiredness, impaired memory, confusion

Has been linked to neuroses and psychoses, severe memory storage problems

Long term use: Increased lung infections, decreased lung capacity, lung cancer, emphysema,

– Street Names Mary Jane, weed, hash, grass, reefer, pot, dope

Marijuana

Marijuana

MARIJUANA HAS KILLED PEOPLE IN THE PAST– 54 y/o, History of Cardiovascular Disease– 14 y/o, History of Asthma

Commonly Abused Drugs

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