Drugs – substances other than food that
change the structure and function of the
body or mind.
 Medicines – drugs that are used to treat
or prevent diseases and other conditions
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› Over the counter
› Prescription
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Antibiotics – medicines that reduce or kill
harmful bacteria in the body.
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Drugs that speed up the body’s function
(caffeine)
› Amphetamines
› Methamphetamine
› Cocaine
› Crack Cocaine
› http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKoXCr
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Drugs that slow down the body’s
function, highly addictive
› Tranquilizers
› Barbiturates
› Hypnotics
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Specific drugs that are obtainable only by
prescription and are used to relieve pain
› Codeine
› Oxycodone
› Morphine
› http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks9BgchN4
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 News paper article
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Drugs that distort moods, thoughts, and
senses
› PCP (phencyclidine)
› LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)
› Mescaline
› Shrooms (Psilocybin)
› DXM (Cough syrup, thera flu, etc…)
› http://drugfacts.ca/Drug_pages/hallucinog
ens.html
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Substances whose fumes are sniffed and
inhaled to give a hallucinogenic-like high
› Paint
› Rubber cement
› Markers
› Gas duster
› http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LpFqV
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Designer drugs – drugs that are made
from chemicals that resemble illegal
substances
› http://www.sharp.com/mental-health/ask-
expert-designer-drugs.cfm
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Street drugs – drugs that have limited, if
any medical benefit; commonly abused
and traded on the streets
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Marijuana – Plant containing psychoactive
and physiological chemical
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in its leaves,
buds, and flowers.
› Signs of use
 Rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure/rate of
breathing, blood shot eyes, dry mouth, increased
appetite, slowed reaction time
› Short term effects
 Calmness, anxiety, paranoia, distorted sense of
time, random thinking, short term memory loss,
depression
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Recreational drugs associated parties/raves
that cause amnesia
› Ecstasy (MDMA)
› Rohypnol (date rape drugs)
› GHB
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Because some club drugs are colorless,
odorless, and tasteless, they can be added
without detection to beverages by individuals
who want to intoxicate or sedate others in
order to commit sexual assaults.
http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/clubdrugs
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Substances used by athletes to improve
their performance
› Steroids
 Anabolic – promote growth
 Androgenic – promote development of male
characteristics
› Blood Doping – Boosting the number of red
blood cells in the blood stream
› http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXFYEb
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Signs at Home
 Withdrawl from responsibilities
 Loss of interest in family activities
 Verbally and/or physically abusive
Signs at School
 Sudden drop in grades / Not doing
homework
 Truancy or regularly being late to school
 Loss interest in learning / Sleeping during
class
Physical and Emotional Signs
 Unexplainable mood swings
 Changes in friends
 Smell of alcohol or marijuana on breath
or body/clothes
 Sudden weight loss or gain
http://www.drugabuse.gov/drugsabuse/commonly-abuseddrugs/commonly-abused-drugs-chart
Drug abusers cannot recover from
addiction on their own
 Detoxification (Detox) – freeing the body
of an addictive substance, also
overcoming psychological dependence
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› Support groups (alcoholics anonymous) and
other community programs
› Counseling