Health
Mrs. Wagner
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1. Depressant – decreases CNS – Alcohol
2. Hallucinogens – Distorts reality – LSD,
Ecstasy, PCP
3. Inhalants – Take in fumes – paint, glue, gas –
Huffing
4. Narcotics – Pain Relievers – Heroin,
Oxycodone, Opium
5. Stimulants – Increase CNS – Meth, Cocaine,
Caffeine
6. Cannabis – Naturally grown - Marijuana
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Contains 100 – 150 carcinogens – cause cancer
98% started with marijuana now do heroin,
cocaine, meth
Gateway Drug
THC – not used, stored in fat – test 6wks – 6
months – Today 20%
Can be laced with crack or LSD
Most relaxed state, euphoria, increases heart
rate, short term memory loss, trouble walking,
bloodshot eyes, dizziness
Effects temporal – frontal lobe – kills brain cells
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Smoke or eat (smoking more powerful)
421 Chemicals
1 arrest every 45 seconds, 700,00 a year
23% of 8th graders tried
21% 10th graders regular users
50% tried by 12th grade
25% 12th graders use on regular basis
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CNS stimulant from Coca Plant
Street Names – coke, snow, flake
Sometimes diluted with cornstarch/talcum powder
Faster – more powerful – more addictive
Snort/Sniff – 3 minutes
Inject – 15 seconds
Smoke – 6-7 seconds
Crack – Purest, most addictive form
Psychologically addictive
Feel euphoric, energetic and talkative
Fatal – heart failure
Crash – long-term users feel paranoia, extreme
nervousness
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Produces a trance-like high
On street – 36% pure
White/brown powder dissolved
in water for injection
Street dealers cut the drug with
other substances
Dope Sickness – 24 hours
without - huge problem
Methadone (narcotic) given to
treat dope sickness (rehabs)
HIV – high rate – dirty needles
Physically and psychologically
addictive
8 overdoses deaths in Campbell
Co. in last 10 years
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Hallucinogen “Acid”
Chemically manufactured – No legal uses
Most powerful hallucinogenic drug
White, odorless – usually placed on sugar
cube/litmus paper
Can be taken orally or injected
Effects: Muscle weakness, numbness, elevated
heart rate, elevated blood pressure, impaired
motor skills
Dramatic change in perception – fusion of sense
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“Bad Trips” – Hallucinations turn violent
“Flashbacks”
Tolerance develops rapidly
High psychological dependence
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Time release agent
OxyContin – Brand name
Hydrocodone, Codeine, percocet (all
variations)
Taken orally – sometimes crushed and
snorted or injected
Similar to heroin
Dope Sickness – painful withdraw
Prescribed for moderate to severe pain
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Stimulant & Hallucinogen
E or X
Increase in temperature, increase in energy
Shut down kidneys
Dead spots on brain – Alzheimers
3 Ways to Die: Dehydrate, Temperature
increase, water poisoning
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Stimulant
Meth, ice, crystal meth, crank
Ephedrine & Pseudoephrine,
Ammonia/fertilizer
Cook at 450 degrees
1 lb. of meth = 10 lbs. of toxic waste
22% in rehab get clean
Increase in dopamine in brain
Smoking, snorting, orally
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Depressants
Slows down heart rate and breathing
Light headed
Death from irregular heart beat
Some physical and psychological dependence
More kids die from inhalants than cocaine
Common – glue, gas, paint thinner