Club Drugs
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Cocaine
Methamphetamines
Ecstasy
LSD
Ketamine
GHB
Marijuana*
Club Drugs Risks in General
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Overdosing, becoming addicted, legal issues, permanent health
issues
The Power of Choice
Consider the situations Club Drugs are used in
Cocaine
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Comes from the coca plant
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Street Names
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Inhibits Synaptic Reuptake of Dopamine and
Norepinephrine
EXTREMELY ADDICTING
Side Effects
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Coke, Snow, Nose Candy, Dust, White Lady,
Toot, Llello
Mechanism of Action
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Found in the mountains of Peru and
Columbia
Pupil dilation, increased heart rate,
increased respiratory rate, increased
sweating, fever, highly addictive
Overdose Signs
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Agitation, hostility, hallucinations,
convulsions, hyperthermia, stroke, heart
attack
Effects of Cocaine On The Heart
Cocaine
Methamphetamines
Methamphetamines
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Street names: meth, crystal meth, speed, ice, crank,
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tweek, glass, uppers, tweeking
What is Meth
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Stimulant made from common house hold chemicals
Usually smoked
Becoming an epidemic in certain states.
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Side effects
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Paranoia, auditory and visual hallucinations, selfabsorption, irritability, aggressive and erratic
behavior
FORMICATION
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Regulations on cold medication purchases
Picking at the skin
Overdose effects
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Hyperthermia, heart attack, psychosis
Ecstasy(MDMA)
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What is ecstasy?
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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
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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
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Street names
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Side Effects
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MDMA, ecstasy, X, XTC, E, M, adam, bean
Overheating, vomiting, jaw-clenching, eyetwitching, dizziness, blackouts,
Overdoses
-Coma, death, induction of clinical
depression
Ecstasy: “The Crash”
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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
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Lysergic acid Diethylamide, accidentally
synthesized in 1943 in Europe
Street names
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Side Effects
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Dilated pupils, high temp, rapid heartbeat, increased
blood pressure, sweating, tremors, sleeplessness,
appetite loss, decreased mental capacity, persistent
hallucinations
Long Term Side Effects
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Acid, cid, L, blotter, tabs, LAD, doses, trips, microdots
Long-term psychoses such as schizophrenia or other
such types of problems, flashbacks, and clinical
depression
Psychedelic Mushrooms
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In midwest, most “schrooms” are normal edible
mushrooms laced with LSD
LSD: “Bad Trips”
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Clips from an LSD user’s experience, he titled it: “Why
I'm Never Touching LSD again”
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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
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What is Ketamine
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Animal tranquilizer
Dissociative anesthetic sometimes used in humans
Special K, Lady K, K, Vitamin K
Side-effects
Tachycardia, dry mouth, nervousness, depressed
breathing
• Both physically and psychologically addicting
• Nausea & vomiting after use.
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Long term use
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Permanent brain damage
Vision problems
Paranoia, hallucinations
GHB(Date Rape Drug)
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What is GHB?
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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
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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)
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Overdosing
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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
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Users may experience coma, convulsions, vomiting, and
depressed breathing all leading to death.
Marijuana
Marijuana
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What Is Marijuana
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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
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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
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Mary Jane, weed, hash, grass, reefer, pot, dope
Marijuana
Marijuana
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MARIJUANA HAS KILLED PEOPLE IN THE PAST
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54 y/o, History of Cardiovascular Disease
14 y/o, History of Asthma
Commonly Abused Drugs
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