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Depressants

Depressants. Slow body functions by decreasing heart and breathing rates and lowering blood pressure. Ex. Barbituates Tranquilizers, Opiates, Heroin. Barbiturates/Tranquilizers. Barbiturates- Sedative Hypnotics. They relax a person. In high doses they induce sleep.

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Depressants

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  1. Depressants • Slow body functions by decreasing heart and breathing rates and lowering blood pressure. • Ex. Barbituates Tranquilizers, Opiates, Heroin

  2. Barbiturates/Tranquilizers • Barbiturates- Sedative Hypnotics. They relax a person. In high doses they induce sleep. -Create a dependence to the drug quickly. If used with alcohol will intensify the effects greatly.

  3. Tranquilizers- Slow down the central nervous system. Used for people with panic attacks or anxiety attacks. • Injected or tablet. Mainly taken orally. • If taken to high a dose can cause unconsciousness, coma or even death. Slows down the body to much.

  4. Heroin • High Addictive. One of the most addictive drugs in the world. Made from the poppy plant. • Injected, swallowed, snorting, smoking. Side Effects: pleasurable senstaions, warm flushing of the skin, dry mouth, heavy feeling in the body. -Develop tolerance to drug quickly.

  5. Inhalants • Inhalants- A breathable chemical vapor that produces mind- altering effects. • Types: Shoe polish, glue, aerosol air fresheners, hair spray, nail polish, gasoline, and lighter fluid. • How its used: snorted, inhaled through the device or through a bag which they call huffing.

  6. Cont • Side Effects: Dizziness, nausea, Confusion and lack of coordination. • These effects are due to the fact that the oxygen in the inhaled breath has been replaced with a chemical that has either stimulated the heart or depressed the brain. • Causes either cardiac arrest, suffocation or brain damage.

  7. Club Drugs • Ecstasy(MDMA) Combined stimulant and hallucinogen. • How it is used- Tablet. • Side Effects: Increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, Increased sense of smell, touch, sight, and sound. Increased body temperature. • Long Term Effects: Sleep disorders, memory loss, depression and anxiety.

  8. Stimulants • Increase heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate and alertness. • Ex. Amphetamines, Methamphetamines, Cocaine.

  9. Amphetamines • Amphetamines- Artifical drugs commonly called speed or uppers. Increase the central nervous system. - Taken in pill form. - Amphetamines may be prescribed to people dealing with fatigue, depression, obesity, ADD.

  10. Methamphetamine Methamphetamines- Highly addicitive. • Come in powder, crystal, tablets. Crystal meth. Highly addictive • After initial rush or high the user may become confused, shaky, anxious, irritable, or violent.

  11. LSD • Overload the brain with sensory information, causing a distorted sense of reality. • Category: Hallucinogen • How it’s Taken: Usually orally, but can be administered through injection. • Side Effects- Unpredictable, can either stimulate or depress the brain. May experience hallucinations in which they may see colorful visions and mistakenly feel they have superhuman powers

  12. Cont • Long Term- Bad Trips- Extreme night terrors and flashbacks sometimes years after drug was taken.

  13. Marijuana • Has characteristics that fit into all different categories. Listed under Hallucinogens. • Derived by the Hemp plant. • How its taken: Smoked, Pipes, vapor inhaled • Side Effects: Distorted perceptions: sights, sounds, time, and touch, lack of coordination, increased heart rate, Anxiety • Long Term- Stroke, Heart Attack,

  14. Anabolic Steroids • Are synthetic drugs that are similar to the hormone testosterone. • Ex.

  15. Cocaine • Powerful but short acting- stimulant. • Abusers sniff the drug into the nose, smoked, or injected. • Highly addictive • Quick tolerance to drug • Use may result in seizures, heart failure. • Free-basing. (Crack cocaine)

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