DRUGS

• a.k.a "uppers"
• short term effects
  • feel alert
  • awake and active
  • increase blood pressure
  • heart rate and breathing rate
• long term effects
  • sores and burns around the nose
  • runny nose
  • sore throat
  • hoarse voice
• kinds of stimulants
  • cocaine
    • street names
      • coke
      • blow
      • dust
      • snow
  • amphetamines - used as diet pills
    • street names
      • meth
      • crank
      • chrystal
      • ice
  • methcathinone
    • street names
      • cat
      • speed
      • goob
  • ephedrine - decongestant
    • street names
      • effies
      • white cross
  • methylpheniate - used for ADD or ADHD
  • caffeine - in many drinks and chocolates

• long term effects
  • severe depression
  • laziness
  • tiredness
  • coma
• short term effects
  • calmness
  • muscles relax
  • slow reflexes
  • poor judgment
• types of sedative hypnotics
  • benodiazepines
    • street names
      • roofies
      • barbs
      • bank bandits
      • ludes
      • beds
      • blockbusters
  • barbituate
    • street names
      • black beauties

• used as pain relievers
• short term effects
  • increased BP and heart rate
  • euforia
  • clamy skin
• long term effects
  • skin rash
  • depression
  • laziness
  • mood swing
• types of narcotics
  • opium
    • morphine (morph, miss emma)
  • codeine
    • made from morphine
    • heroin
      • street names
        • smack
        • junk
        • brother
        • garbage

• a.k.a superman drugs
  • makes you feel invinceable
• type of hallucinogens
  • LSD
    • blotter acid
      • street names
        • trip
        • acid
        • lucy
    • long term effects
      • flashbacks
    • short term effects
      • nausia
      • vomiting
  • PCP (dust)
    • makes you feel invinceable
  • mescaline - cactus
    • street names
      • mesc
      • deyote
      • microdots
      • buttons
  • psilocybin - mushrooms
    • street names
      • magic mushrooms
      • shrooms
      • mushrooms
  • MDMA
    • street names
      • XTC
      • ecstasy

• a narcotic
• number 1 drug
• active ingredient
  • THC - comes from helmp plants
• cause chemical dependence
• short term effects
  • euphoria
  • increased appetite
  • dowsiness
• long term effects
  • same as smoking
  • anti-modivational syndrome

• most dangerous of all drugs
• 90% of this category are not made for human consumption
• ways they enter the body
  • huffing
  • bagging
• short term effects
  • euphoria
  • vomit
  • uncontrolable laughing
• long term effects
  • irregular heart beat
  • luckemia
  • headeaches

1. lack of self respect
2. being unable to express emotion in healthful ways
3. having friends who use drugs
4. being able to delay gradification
5. access to drugs
6. being rejected by peers
7. having biological family member(s) who is drug dependent
8. having difficult family replationships
9. role model who uses drugs
10. using drugs early in life
11. doing poorly in school and/or having a learning diability
12. being uninvolved in school and athletics
13. lacking respect for authority and laws

• detoxification
• inpatient care
• outpatient care
• halfway houses
• recovery programs
• school resources