DRUG / ALCOHOL UNIT

What is a drug? Any substance that alters

perception or behavior reducing that individuals ability to function appropriate in the academic environment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1liTPa8jIS8

Why do people use drug?

Altered Consciousness Bored – Lonely –

Rebellion - Experiment Avoid Problems Depression Peer Pressure

Indicators of drug abuse

Changes in….. Behavior

Personal hygiene

Physical changes

Friends Grades

Definition of Addiction Obsessive – Compulsive

BehaviorThink about it all the time

Inability to stopCan’t stop for 3 months

Continued use despite adverse consequencesHealth and family suffers, no job or money

Perception of Drug and Alcohol Use

DenialYourself and parents

Minimization I only do it once in awhile

RationalizationAt least I’m not dealing or using coke

Individual PerceptionAlcohol isn’t a drug

Family Perception: Minimize and hide http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT6p2RthUeo

Fetal Alcohol SyndromeFAS

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2018109029_apusmednewbornsdrugwithdrawal.html

FAS

Behavior problems and learning disabilities

Gateway Drugs Tobacco Alcohol Marijuana Harder Drugs: for example

Meth, Cocaine or Heroin

7 Drug Categories Depressants Stimulants Hallucinogens Dissociative Anesthetics Narcotic Analgesics Inhalants Cannabis

Central Nervous System

Depressants

Alcohol Methaqualone (Quaaludes) Valium Xanax Prozac

Alcohol Ethyl Alcohol: A family of

closely-related chemicals whose molecules are made up of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBSoIa0s1Wc

Alcohol is the MOSTABUSED DRUG in the

United States

Alcohol Effects Slurred speech Disorientation Loss of Memory and Inhibitions Impaired Judgment

Overdose Coma Death

Standard Sized Drink

A Can of Beer12 ounces of fluid @ 4% alcohol equals 0.48 ounces of pure ethanol

A Glass of Wine4 ounces of fluid @ 12% alcohol equals 0.48 ounces of pure ethanol

A Shot of Whiskey (80-Proof)1 and 1/4 ounces @ 40% alcohol

equals 0.50 ounces of pure ethanol

Alcohol Limits and Police

Driving Under the Influence (DUI)

0.08% = 0.00% takes 5 hours

Over .25% taken to the hospital before jail

Drinking and Driving write down one fact

Every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes involving alcohol.

One death every 48 minutes.

The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $51 billion.

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

STIMULANTS• Methamphetamines

(Meth)• Cocaine / Crack• ADHD Drugs• Ecstasy• Caffeine• Bath Salts

Stimulant Effects Rapid jerky movements

Extremely high energy

Grind teeth down to nerve

Methamphetamine Don’t sleep or eat and burst of

"energy" lasts a few hours, then slams the user into an exhausted, weak, crash.

Unpredictable, acting friendly and then violence.

Pick at imaginary bugs on their skin until it bleeds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS8XY4GMnJk&feature=fvwrel

Methamphetaminehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy-nNQEQ1io&feature=fvwrel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOdE_iQawUw&feature=related

Caffeine High dose is a stimulate like

methamphetamines

Red Bull can raise blood pressure to 184/126 (120/80) 6x the amount of caffeine in a Mt.

Dew Lady in med-50’s was 8x the

normal amount of caffeine. Convicted for driving impaired

Cocaine Short high and expensive

Eats up flesh

ADHD Drugs Ritalin is speed for some

people.

Others it balances them out.

College students are taking Adderall to study. They’ll have bouncy, dilated eye

Hallucinogens LSD stored in the fatty tissues.

Flashbacks come back later. Emotional most dangerous Feelings of panic, fear sensation of a “bad trip”

MDMA – Ecstasy in pill form. Stays in the system for 24 hours

Salvia plant Somatic – altered bodily sensations…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyv21qW7SQo

Peyota Cactus Native American tribes smoked it

Hallucinogens Effects

Illusion Hallucinations Poor Perception of time and distance

Overdose Longer and more intense “trip” episodes Violence Possible death

Bath Salts

It’s a new hallucinogenSimilar to PCPVery Dangerous http://www.necn.com/searchNECN/search/v/43001621/bath-sa

lts-a-new-drug-similar-to-pcp-is-taking-off.htm

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015311562_bathsalts14m.html

Dissociative Anesthetics PCP

Dissociates person from pain and reality Brain receptors don’t feel pain: Used on burn

victims Very dangerous Some time only lethal force will stop the person http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLZq5GGPxws&feature=related

Dextromethorphan (cough syrup) Loss of memory Lasts the entire school day Blank stare and eyes look like they saw a ghost

Narcotic Analgesics Heroin Methadone Morphine Codeine Opium

Narcotic Analgesics Heroin

Track Marks Shooting up in muscles. Eats at the muscle,

holes, shares needles then fills with pus, can see to the bone

Under the finger nails Methadone

Less addictive than heroin. Methadone State Program: People can be on

this free program for 3 years. Made to get them off of it, but it’s abused.

Narcotic Analgesics Effects Euphoria

Drowsiness Respiratory depression Nausea

Overdose Slow and shallow breathing Convulsion Coma Death

Opiates and the Brain

Inhalants Displacing amount of oxygen in the

blood. People will die if too much is in the

lungs. Cooking spray acts differently and

coats the lungs. Short lived

Once they start breathing normal air it clears it out.

HUGE headaches!

Cannabis Marijuana Spice

Hashish: I like marijuana. It consists of the THC-rich resinous material of the cannabis plant, which is collected, dried, and then compressed. The Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan/Afghanistan are the main sources of hashish.

Sinsemilla: Marijuana from seedless female hemp plants that contain very high levels of THC.

Marijuana Smoking is fastest to the

brain. Marijuana impairs attention

span. “smoke themselves stupid” lasts 8 hours

THC is 10x more potent than the 1980’s. Genetically engineered

Marijuana Effects Difficulty concentrating Euphoria Short-term memory loss Loss of depth perception Lack of motivation Lowered productivity

Marijuana and the Brain

Spice Synthetic marijuana Made in labs and stores sell it Chemicals are sprinkled on top of

plants, like herbs 100% more potent than marijuana One step ahead of legislative to

make it illegal Not fit for human consumption http://

www.cnn.com/2011/US/02/28/dea.synthetic.marijuana/index.html?iref=allsearch

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/01/navy.drug.expulsions/index.html?iref=allsearch

Robert Downey Jr.

Iron Man….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d25WMA61rM