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Understanding Drugs: Prescription, Misuse, and Effects on Body and Mind

This chapter explores the complex world of drugs, including what constitutes a drug, the distinction between prescription and over-the-counter medications, and the issues surrounding drug misuse and abuse. It details the various categories of drugs such as cannabis, club drugs, narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, and inhalants, along with their short- and long-term effects. Additionally, the text discusses addiction, tolerance, and the importance of recognizing drug problems, seeking help, and making proactive decisions to remain drug-free.

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Understanding Drugs: Prescription, Misuse, and Effects on Body and Mind

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  1. CHAPTER 14 DRUGS

  2. I. DRUG USE • A. DRUG -A substance other than food that changes the structure or function of the body and mind.

  3. 1. MEDICINES • a. PERSCRIPTION MEDICNIES CAN BE SOLD ONLY WITH A WRITTEN ORDER FROM A PHYSICIAN. • b. OVER THE COUNTER MEDICINES (OTC) ARE MEDICINES THAT ARE SAFE ENOUGH TO BE TAKEN WITHOUT A WRITTEN ORDER.

  4. B. DRUG MISUSE • used ina way not intended

  5. 1. SIDE EFFECT • ANY EFFECT OF A MEDICINE OTHER THAN THE ONE INTEDED. • a. UPSET STOMACH • b. DROWSINESS • c. DIZZINESS

  6. 2. TOLERANCE • A condition in which a person’s body becomes used to the effect of a medicine and needs greater and greater amounts of it to be effective.

  7. C. Drug abuse 1. taking drugs in a way they are not medically intended or 2. using it illegally

  8. 3. ADDICTION • A PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL NEED FOR A DRUG.

  9. II. Cannabis (marijuana) • A. THC is the chemical that produces psychoactive effect • 1. Hash a. tops or the buds of cannabis b. has more THC

  10. SHORT-TERM EFFECTS – REDUCES REACTION TIME AND COORDINATION. • PANIC ATTACKS • IMPAIRED JUDGEMENT

  11. C. LONG-TERM EFFECTS • 1. LUNG DISEASE • 2. DEPRESSION • 3. ANXIETY • 4. PERSONALITY DISTURBANCES

  12. III.CLUB DRUGS • A. ECSTASY (MDMA) – SPEEDS UP THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

  13. B. ROHYPNOL (ROOFIE) • SUPPRESSES THE CNS, THE PERSON IS UNABLE TO RESIST ATTACK. • 1. PRODUCES AMNESIA – THIS IS WHERE THE VICTIM CANNOT RECALL WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM.

  14. C. GHB • DEPRESSANT OF THE CNS.

  15. D. KETAMINE • SPECIAL K IS USED IN MEDICAL PROCEDURES. • 1. CAUSES – HALLUCINATIONS, MEMORY LOSS, AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE.

  16. E. ANABOLIC STEROIDS • SYNTHETIC SUBSTANCES RELATED TO THE MALE SEX HORMONE.

  17. IV. NARCOTICS • PERSCRIPTION ONLY AND USED TO RELIEVE PAIN. • A. OPIUM – LIQUID FROM THE POPPY PLANT CONTAINING SUBSTANCES THAT NUMB THE BODY.

  18. B.HEROIN • severe withdrawal symptoms • C. OXYCOTIN – INCREASED TOLERANCE TO THE DRUG.

  19. V. STIMULANTS • DRUGS THAT SPEED UP ACTIVITY IN THE HUMAN BRAIN. SOME MILD STIMULANTS ARE: • 1. COFFEE • 2. CHOCOLATE • 3. SODA POP

  20. A. AMPHETAMINES (SPEED) • HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS, AND LOSS OF PHYSICAL STRENGTH

  21. B. Cocaine • 1. DAMAGE TO NOSE LINING AND LIVER; HEART ATTACK, SEIZURES, STROKE AND DEATH • 2. Produces a feeling of energy

  22. C. Crack • strong pure cocaine-1. very addictive

  23. D.Methamphetamines • VERY STRONG STIMULANT

  24. VI. Depressants • - slows the body systems down

  25. A. Tranquilizers • B. Barbiturates • C. Hypnotic

  26. VII. HALLUCINOGENS • DRUGS THAT DISTORT MOODS, THOUGHTS, AND SENSES.

  27. A. Lysergic acid diethyl amide (LSD) 1. ergot fungus on rye 2. high tolerance 3. blotter, microdot 4. flashbacks

  28. B.PHENCYCLIDINE (PCP) • 1. CAUSES VIOLENT AND UNPREDICTIABLE BEHAVIOR.

  29. C. Psilocybin • chemical found in certain mushrooms (magic mushrooms)

  30. VIII. INHLANTS • ANY SUBSTANCE WHOSE FUMES ARE SNIFFED AND INHALED TO PRODUCE MIND-ALTERING SENSATIONS. • A. ABUSING INHALANTS CAN DAMAGE THE MYELIN AROUND THE BRAIN.

  31. IX. GETTING HELP • A. FIRST STEP IS TO RECOGNIZE YOU MAY HAVE A PROBLEM. • B. ASK FOR HELP

  32. C. SYMPTOMS OF DRUG ABUSE • 1. TOLERANCE IS HIGHER • 2. CRAVINGS ARE MORE INTENSE • 3. LOSS OF CONTROL • 4. PHYISCAL DEPENDENCE OR WITHDRAWL SYMPTOMS

  33. D. DETOXIFICATION • PHYISCAL PROCESS OF FREEING TH BODY OF AN ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCE.

  34. X. CHOOSING TO BE DRUG FREE • A. USE THE STOP METHOD WHEN REFUSING DRUGS • 1. SAY NO IN A FIRM VOICE • 2. TELL WHY OR WHY NOT • 3. OFFER ALTERNATIVE IDEAS • 4. PROMPTLY LEAVE

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